Known For
Acting
Known Credits
200
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 25, 1933 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
| 2025 | Brokeas Cliff | |
| 2025 | Alien: Terror in Spaceas Self - Actor | |
| 2024 | A Look Through His Lensas Self | |
| 2022 | Going Homeas Vance Baker | |
| 2021 | East of the Mountainsas Ben Givens | |
| 2021 | Catch the Bulletas Dex | |
| 2019 | The Phantom 52as The Phantom | |
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alienas Self | |
| 2017 | Luckyas Fred | |
| 2017 | Day of Daysas Walter | |
| 2016 | Journey Back to Christmasas Tobias Cook | |
| 2016 | The American Westas Self | |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the Kingas Ron Clay | |
| 2015 | Field of Lost Shoesas Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas Patrick McCord | |
| 2014 | The Rocky Mountain Fly Highwayas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Wings: Sky Force Heroesas Colonel (voice) | |
| 2013 | At Middletonas Dr. Roland Emerson | |
| 2013 | Redwood Highwayas Pete Peterson | |
| 2012 | Tedas Tom Skerritt | |
| 2012 | Soda Springsas Walt Jackson | |
| 2011 | Redemption Roadas Santa | |
| 2011 | Your Love Never Failsas Jack Connors | |
| 2011 | Over Hawaiias Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 | Soaring Over Americaas | |
| 2009 | The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Clubas Narrator | |
| 2009 | For Sale by Owneras Clive Farrier | |
| 2009 | White Collaras Alan Mitchell | |
| 2009 | Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expositionas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | The Good Wifeas James Paisley | |
| 2009 | Whiteoutas Dr. John Fury | |
| 2009 | The Velveteen Rabbitas Horse (voice) | |
| 2008 | Leverageas Jimmy Ford | |
| 2008 | Beer for My Horsesas Sheriff Wilson Landry | |
| 2008 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Gabe Utterson | |
| 2008 | The Trojan Horseas President Stanfield | |
| 2007 | Fallenas Zeke | |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as Self | |
| 2007 | Killer Waveas Victor Bannister | |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sistersas William Walker | |
| 2006 | Bonnevilleas Emmett L. Johnson | |
| 2006 | Fallenas Zeke | |
| 2006 | Desperationas John Edward Marinville | |
| 2006 | Mammothas Simon Abernathy | |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the Worldas Colonel Mike Davis | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Reportas Viper (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Det. Joey 'O' Olin | |
| 2005 | Vinegar Hillas Fritz Grier | |
| 2004 | Huffas | |
| 2004 | The Gridas | |
| 2004 | Homeland Securityas Admiral McKee | |
| 2004 | Homeland Securityas Admiral Theodore McKee | |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alienas Self | |
| 2003 | Path to Waras William Westmoreland | |
| 2003 | Swingas George Verdi | |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sunas Captain Bill Rhodes | |
| 2002 | The Alien Sagaas Self | |
| 2002 | Greenmailas Tom Bradshaw | |
| 2002 | The Dead Zoneas Herb Smith | |
| 2002 | Changing Heartsas Johnny Pinkley | |
| 2001 | Texas Rangersas Richard Dukes | |
| 2001 | History vs. Hollywoodas Self | |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy | |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy | |
| 2000 | High Noonas Will Kane | |
| 2000 | Backstoryas Self | |
| 2000 | An American Daughteras Walter | |
| 2000 | Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'as Self | |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Termsas Self | |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New Yorkas Thomas Ahearn | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Chris Carrick | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Oliver Taft | |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killeras Fred Maddux | |
| 1999 | The Hunt For The Unicorn Killeras Fred Maddux | |
| 1999 | Into the Wild Blueas Host | |
| 1999 | The Other Sisteras Radley Tate | |
| 1998 | Will & Graceas Dr. Jay Markus | |
| 1998 | Smoke Signalsas Police Chief | |
| 1998 | Two for Texasas Sam Houston | |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heardas Norm Jenkins | |
| 1997 | Contactas David Drumlin | |
| 1997 | Divided by Hateas Steve Riordan | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Storyas | |
| 1995 | Over Americaas | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Jim Kellner | |
| 1994 | Over Californiaas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through Itas Rev. Maclean | |
| 1992 | Singlesas Mayor Weber | |
| 1992 | Picket Fencesas Jimmy Brock | |
| 1992 | Getting Up and Going Homeas Jack Montgomery | |
| 1992 | Poison Ivyas Darryl Cooper | |
| 1992 | In Sickness and in Healthas Jerritt Mattison | |
| 1992 | Knight Movesas Frank Sedman | |
| 1991 | Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blueas Ham McDonald | |
| 1990 | The Rookieas Eugene Ackerman | |
| 1990 | She'll Take Romanceas Judge Warren Danvers | |
| 1990 | A Question About Sexas Jim | |
| 1990 | Child in the Nightas Detective Bass | |
| 1990 | The China Lake Murdersas Sheriff Sam Brodie | |
| 1989 | Big Man on Campusas Dr. Webster | |
| 1989 | Red King, White Knightas Stoner | |
| 1989 | Steel Magnoliasas Drum Eatenton | |
| 1989 | The Heistas Ebbet Berens | |
| 1988 | Poltergeist IIIas Bruce Gardner | |
| 1988 | Nightmare at Bittercreekas Ding | |
| 1988 | Moving Targetas Joseph Kellogg | |
| 1988 | Honor Boundas Sam Cahill | |
| 1987 | The Big Townas Phil Carpenter | |
| 1987 | Maid to Orderas Charles Montgomery | |
| 1987 | Poker Aliceas Jeremy Collins | |
| 1986 | Wisdomas Lloyd Wisdom | |
| 1986 | Miles to Go…as Stuart Browning | |
| 1986 | Opposing Forceas Logan | |
| 1986 | The Parent Trap IIas Bill Grand | |
| 1986 | SpaceCampas Zack | |
| 1986 | Top Gunas Viper | |
| 1985 | Danger Bayas Don Bared | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas (segment "What Are Friends For?") | |
| 1984 | A Touch of Scandalas Father Dwelle | |
| 1984 | Calendar Girl Murdersas Lieutenant Dan Stoner | |
| 1983 | The Hitchhikeras Detective Frank Sheen | |
| 1983 | The Dead Zoneas Sheriff Bannerman | |
| 1983 | Ryan's Fouras Dr. Thomas Ryan | |
| 1982 | A Dangerous Summeras Howard Anderson | |
| 1982 | Cheersas Evan Drake | |
| 1982 | Fighting Backas John D'Angelo | |
| 1981 | Silence of the Northas Walter Reamer | |
| 1981 | Savage Harvestas Casey | |
| 1979 | Alienas Dallas | |
| 1978 | Ice Castlesas Marcus Winston | |
| 1978 | Up in Smokeas Strawberry | |
| 1978 | Maneaters Are Loose!as John Gosford | |
| 1977 | The Turning Pointas Wayne | |
| 1976 | Origins of the Mafiaas Bernardino Campo | |
| 1976 | Plot of Fearas Chief Inspector | |
| 1976 | La madamaas Jack | |
| 1975 | The Devil’s Rainas Tom Preston | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T.as | |
| 1975 | The Last Dayas Bill Powers | |
| 1975 | Barettaas | |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mamaas Fred | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Robert W. Palmer | |
| 1974 | The Manhunteras | |
| 1974 | Run, Run, Joe!as Margherito | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Usas Dee Mobley | |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love!as | |
| 1973 | The Birdmenas Orville Fitzgerald | |
| 1972 | Fuzzas Det. Bert Kling | |
| 1971 | Harold and Maudeas Motorcycle Officer | |
| 1971 | Nicholsas Charley Doyle | |
| 1971 | Cannonas Bud | |
| 1971 | Wild Roversas John Buckman | |
| 1970 | The Moonshine Waras Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*Has Duke Forrest | |
| 1968 | Lanceras | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Lew Morgan | |
| 1968 | The Outsideras Arnie Cambor | |
| 1967 | A Bell for Adanoas Sgt. Trapani | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Morgan Carpenter | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Stripas Enoch Shelton | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas | |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnelas Matthew Gebhardt | |
| 1965 | The Further Adventures of Gallegheras Corky Mardis | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Bill Leonard | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as John Clarence Rim | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Robert Hastings | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Thorn Hazard | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Lifeas Lou Patterson | |
| 1964 | Those Callowaysas Whit Turner | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Lt. Paddy Gialella | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Lt. Steve Parmalee | |
| 1964 | One Man's Wayas Leonard Peale, Grown | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Neely Hollister | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Pete Edwards | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Burke | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Hicks | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Sgt. Decker | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Frank Farmer | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Billy Landers | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Eric Kroeger | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Moran | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Rev. Paul Martinson | |
| 1962 | War Huntas Sgt. Stan Showalter | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Corporal Bill Tanner | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Jerry | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoysas Mailman | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Hamish Browne | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Ben Stone | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Edmund Dano | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Fred Garth | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Orv Timpson | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Tuck Frye | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Corky Mardis | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Norm Jenkins | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
| 2021 | East of the Mountains...Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate...Director | |
| 1990 | A Question About Sex...Director | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special...Director |
