Tom Skerritt

Actor, Director, Producer

August 25, 1933 (92 years)
Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • A Hologram for the King
    A Hologram for the King2016
  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • The Dead Zone
    The Dead Zone6 seasons
  • At Middleton
    At Middleton2013
  • The Devil's Rain
    The Devil's Rain1975
  • Big Bad Mama
    Big Bad Mama1974
  • My Favorite Martian
    My Favorite Martian3 seasons
  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
    Aftershock: Earthquake in New York2 episodes
  • Big Man on Campus
    Big Man on Campus1989
  • The Real McCoys
    The Real McCoys6 seasons
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2008
  • What the Deaf Man Heard
    What the Deaf Man Heard1997
  • East of the Mountains
    East of the Mountains2021
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days18 seasons
  • Killer Wave
    Killer Wave2 episodes
  • Your Love Never Fails
    Your Love Never Fails2011
  • Catch the Bullet
    Catch the Bullet2021
  • Redemption Road
    Redemption Road2011
  • A Dangerous Summer
    A Dangerous Summer1982
  • Vinegar Hill
    Vinegar Hill2005

Known For

  • Alien
    Alien1979
  • Top Gun
    Top Gun1986
  • Contact
    Contact1997
  • The Dead Zone
    The Dead Zone1983
  • M*A*S*H
    M*A*S*H1970
  • A River Runs Through It
    A River Runs Through It1992
  • Poltergeist III
    Poltergeist III1988
  • Tears of the Sun
    Tears of the Sun2003
  • Whiteout
    Whiteout2009
  • Desperation
    Desperation2006
  • Poison Ivy
    Poison Ivy1992
  • Picket Fences
    Picket Fences4 seasons
  • A Hologram for the King
    A Hologram for the King2016
  • Steel Magnolias
    Steel Magnolias1989
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie1990
  • Lucky
    Lucky2017
  • The Other Sister
    The Other Sister1999
  • Knight Moves
    Knight Moves1992
  • Leverage
    Leverage5 seasons
  • SpaceCamp
    SpaceCamp1986

Featured Videos

  • Dallas Dies
    Dallas DiesAlienApr 27, 2023
  • I Want Viper
    I Want ViperTop GunMay 5, 2021

Filmography

2025
Broke · as Cliff
2024
An Old Friend · as William
2022
Going Home · as Vance Baker
2021
East of the Mountains · as Ben GivensOn Plex
2021
Catch the Bullet · as DexOn Plex
2017
Lucky · as Fred
2017
Day of Days · as Walter
2016
Journey Back to Christmas · as Tobias Cook
2016
A Hologram for the King · as Ron ClayOn Plex
2015
Field of Lost Shoes · as Ulysses S. Grant
2014
Return of the River · as Grant Humes
2014
Madam Secretary · as Patrick Mccord
2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway · as Narrator (voice)On Plex
2014
Wings: Sky Force Heroes · as Colonel (voice)On Plex
2013
At Middleton · as Dr. Roland EmersonOn Plex
2013
Redwood Highway · as Pete Peterson
2012
Wings · as Colonel
2012
Soda Springs · as Walt Jackson
2011
Your Love Never Fails · as Jack ConnorsOn Plex
2010
Redemption Road · as SantaOn Plex
2009
2009
For Sale by Owner · as Clive Farrier
2009
White Collar · as Alan Mitchell
2009
The Good Wife · as James Paisley
2009
Whiteout · as Dr. John Fury
2009
The Velveteen Rabbit · as Horse (voice)
2008
Leverage · as Jimmy Ford
2008
Beer for My Horses · as Sheriff Wilson Landry
2008
The Trojan Horse · as President Stanfield
2008
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Gabe UttersonOn Plex
2007
Fallen (2007) · as Zeke
2007
Killer Wave · as Victor BannisterOn Plex
2006
Desperation · as John Edward Marinville
2006
Brothers & Sisters · as William Walker
2006
Bonneville · as Emmett L. Johnson
2006
Fallen · as Zeke
2006
Mammoth · as Simon Abernathy
2005
Category 7: The End of the World · as Colonel Mike Davis
2005
The Colbert Report · as Viper (archive Footage)
2005
The Closer · as Det. Joey 'o' Olin
2005
Vinegar Hill · as Fritz GrierOn Plex
2004
2004
2004
Homeland Security · as Admiral Mckee
2003
Swing · as George VerdiOn Plex
2003
Tears of the Sun · as Captain Bill Rhodes
2002
The Dead Zone · as Herb SmithOn Plex
2002
Greenmail · as Tom Bradshaw
2002
Path to War · as William Westmoreland
2002
Changing Hearts · as Johnny Pinkley
2001
Texas Rangers · as Richard Dukes
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis · as Joseph P. "joe" Kennedy
2000
2000
High Noon · as Will Kane
2000
Trial by Media · as Walter
1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York · as Thomas AhearnOn Plex
1999
The West Wing · as Chris Carrick
1999
1999
1999
1999
The Other Sister · as Radley Tate
1998
Smoke Signals · as Police Chief
1998
Will & Grace · as Dr. Jay Markus
1998
Two for Texas · as Sam Houston
1997
What the Deaf Man Heard · as Norm JenkinsOn Plex
1997
Divided by Hate · as Steve Riordan
1997
Contact · as David Drumlin
1996
1994
Chicago Hope · as Jim Kellner
1992
A River Runs Through It · as Rev. Maclean
1992
Singles · as Mayor Weber
1992
Picket Fences · as Jimmy Brock
1992
Getting Up and Going Home · as Jack Montgomery
1992
Poison Ivy · as Darryl Cooper
1992
In Sickness and in Health · as Jerritt Mattison
1992
Knight Moves · as Frank Sedman
1991
1990
The Rookie · as Eugene Ackerman
1990
She'll Take Romance · as Judge Warren Danvers
1990
Child in the Night · as Detective Bass
1990
The China Lake Murders · as Sheriff Sam Brodie
1989
Big Man on Campus · as Dr. WebsterOn Plex
1989
Steel Magnolias · as Drum Eatenton
1989
1989
The Heist · as Ebbet Berens
1988
Poltergeist III · as Bruce Gardner
1988
1988
Moving Target · as Joseph Kellogg
1988
Honor Bound · as Sam Cahill
1987
The Big Town · as Phil Carpenter
1987
Maid to Order · as Charles Montgomery
1987
Poker Alice · as Jeremy Collins
1987
Biography · as Passages Read By
1986
Wisdom · as Lloyd Wisdom
1986
Miles to Go... · as Stuart Browning
1986
Opposing Force · as Logan
1986
The Parent Trap II · as Bill Grand
1986
SpaceCamp · as Zack
1986
Top Gun · as Viper
1985
The Twilight Zone (1985) · as (segment "what Are Friends For?")
1984
A Touch of Scandal · as Father Dwelle
1984
Calendar Girl Murders · as Lieutenant Dan Stoner
1983
The Hitchhiker · as Detective Frank Sheen
1983
The Dead Zone · as Sheriff Bannerman
1983
Danger Bay · as Don Bared
1982
A Dangerous Summer · as Howard AndersonOn Plex
1982
Cheers · as Evan Drake
1982
Fighting Back · as John D'angelo
1981
Silence of the North · as Walter Reamer
1981
Savage Harvest · as Casey
1979
Alien · as Dallas
1978
Ice Castles · as Marcus Winston
1978
Up in Smoke · as Strawberry
1978
Maneaters Are Loose! · as John Gosford
1977
The Turning Point · as Wayne
1976
Plot of Fear · as Chief Inspector
1976
Origins of the Mafia · as Bernardino Campo
1976
Sara (1976) · as Newt Johnson
1976
La madama · as Jack
1975
The Devil's Rain · as Tom PrestonOn Plex
1975
1975
The Last Day · as Bill Powers
1975
1974
Big Bad Mama · as FredOn Plex
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker · as Robert W. Palmer
1974
1974
Thieves Like Us · as Dee Mobley
1974
Run, Run, Joe! · as Margherito
1974
1973
Barnaby Jones · as Darrin Addison
1973
The Dirty Movie · as Cast
1972
Fuzz · as Det. Bert Kling
1972
1971
Harold and Maude · as Motorcycle Officer
1971
The Birdmen · as Orville Fitzgerald
1971
Nichols · as Charley Doyle
1971
Cannon · as Bud
1971
Wild Rovers · as John Buckman
1970
The Moonshine War · as Neighbor (uncredited)
1970
1970
M*A*S*H · as Duke Forrest
1969
Bracken's World · as Gil Dobie
1969
Medical Center · as Artie Atwood
1968
1968
1968
Hawaii Five-O · as Lew Morgan
1968
The Outsider · as Arnie Cambor
1967
Mannix · as Morgan Carpenter
1967
Cimarron Strip · as Enoch Shelton
1966
1966
The Time Tunnel · as Matthew Gebhardt
1965
The F.B.I. · as Robert Hastings
1965
Run for Your Life · as Lou Patterson
1965
Those Calloways · as Whit Turner
1964
12 O'Clock High · as Lt. Paddy Gialella
1964
1964
One Man's Way · as Leonard Peale, Grown
1963
My Favorite Martian · as EdgarOn Plex
1963
Temple Houston · as Cast
1963
The Fugitive · as Pete Edwards
1962
Combat! · as Sgt. Decker
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Frank Farmer
1962
The Virginian · as Rev. Paul Martinson
1962
War Hunt · as Sgt. Stan Showalter
1960
My Three Sons · as Young Steve
1959
Laramie · as Price
1959
Bonanza · as JerryOn Plex
1957
The Real McCoys · as MailmanOn Plex
1957
Wagon Train · as Hamish Browne
1955
Gunsmoke · as Fred Garth
1954
Disneyland · as Corky Mardis
1952
Death Valley Days · as Dennis DriscollOn Plex
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Norm Jenkins