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Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Highest Rated: 100% Path to War (2002)

Lowest Rated: 0% Beer for My Horses (2008)

Birthday: Aug 25, 1933

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Audiences have seen actor Tom Skerritt in roles as a soldier, police officer, father and villains in prominent features and television series over several decades. After first gaining attention as the irreverent Southern doctor Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" (1970), Skerritt went on to an accomplished career that was marked with intelligent, penetrating performances. Perhaps most identified with the thoughtful gentleness he brought to his role as Shirley MacLaine's husband in "The Turning Point" (1977), Skerritt went on to score memorable film roles in Ridley Scott's sci-fi film "Alien" (1979), the Tony Scott blockbuster "Top Gun" (1986), and old friend Robert Redford's "A River Runs Through It" (1992). Switching gears to the small screen after years of big screen success, Skerritt starred as the perplexed town sheriff of an odd, fictional community on the hit series "Picket Fences" (CBS, 1992-96), a role that earned him an Emmy Award. After the show was cancelled, Skerritt remained busy with roles on "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06) and "Brothers and Sisters" (ABC, 2006- ), solidifying his place as one of the most prolific character actors working in Hollywood.

Highest rated movies

100% East of the Mountains
100% Path to War
97% Lucky
94% Alien: The Director's Cut
93% Alien
90% Smoke Signals
89% The Dead Zone
86% Harold and Maude

Photos

Tom Skerritt A DANGEROUS SUMMER, (aka FLASH FIRE), from left: Tom Skerritt, James Mason, 1982. ©Reel Media International SILENCE OF THE NORTH, Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, 1981, (c) Universal FUZZ, Tom Skerritt (top), Raquel Welch, 1972 POISON IVY, Tom Skerritt, Drew Barrymore, 1992 MASH, Tom Skerritt (left), Rene Auberjonois, 1970 TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. MASH, Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, 1970, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE TURNING POINT, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt, 1977, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE TURNING POINT, Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Tom Skerritt, Phillip Saunders, 1977, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. White Collar, Debra Monk (L), Tiffani Thiessen (C), Tom Skerritt (R), 'Pulling Strings', Season 3, Ep. #14, 02/07/2012, ©USA FUZZ, Tom Skerritt (left), Jack Weston (right), 1972 MASH, Roger Bowen, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, John Schuck, Fred Williamson, Elliott Gould, 1970 TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. MASH, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Donald Sutherland, 1970, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM and Copyright MASH, Tom Skerritt, John Schuck, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, 1970 TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. BIG BAD MAMA, Tom Skerritt, Robbie Lee, Angie Dickinson, Susan Sennett, 1974. BIG BAD MAMA, William Shatner, Angie Dickinson, Susan Sennett, Tom Skerritt, Robbie Lee, 1974. ALIEN, Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, 1979, TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. HELL CAMP, (aka OPPOSING FORCE), Tom Skerritt (left), Richard Roundtree (center), 1986. ©Orion Pictures FIGHTING BACK, from left: Patti LuPone, Tom Skerritt, 1982. ©Paramount Pictures BIG BAD MAMA, Tom Skerritt, 1974.
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
100% 57% East of the Mountains Ben Givens (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2021
No Score Yet 11% Catch the Bullet Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Day of Days Walter (Character) - 2017
97% 81% Lucky Fred (Character) $955.7K 2017
No Score Yet 67% Journey Back to Christmas Tobias Cook (Character) - 2016
70% 54% A Hologram for the King Ron (Character) $4.2M 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Return of the River Grant Humes (Voice) - 2014
40% 51% Field of Lost Shoes Ulysses S. Grant (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings: Sky Force Heroes Colonel (Voice) - 2014
80% 52% Redwood Highway Pete (Character) $1.3M 2013
61% 46% At Middleton Dr. Roland Emerson (Character) $53.1K 2013
No Score Yet 57% Soda Springs Walt Jackson (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 28% Wings Colonel (Voice) - 2012
69% 73% Ted Self $218.6M 2012
No Score Yet 51% A Valentine's Date Jack Conners (Character) - 2011
57% 58% Black, White and Blues Santa (Character) $27.0K 2010
7% 21% Whiteout Dr. John Fury (Character) $10.3M 2009
86% 67% The Velveteen Rabbit Horse (Voice) - 2009
0% 62% Beer for My Horses Sheriff Landry (Character) $666.0K 2008
No Score Yet 27% Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Gabe Utterson (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 60% The Trojan Horse Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fallen the Journey Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 67% Fallen Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fallen III: The Destiny Zeke (Character) - 2006
41% 43% Bonneville Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 15% Mammoth Simon Abernathy (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 33% Stephen King's Desperation John Edward Marinville (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 17% Killer Wave Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 29% Vinegar Hill Fritz Grier (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 18% Homeland Security Admiral Ted McKee (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 100% The Grid Unknown (Character) - 2004
42% No Score Yet Swing George Verdi (Character) - 2003
94% 95% Alien: The Director's Cut Captain A.J. Dallas (Character) - 2003
34% 69% Tears of the Sun Captain Bill Rhodes (Character) $43.4M 2003
No Score Yet 64% Changing Hearts Johnny Pinkley (Character) - 2002
100% 74% Path to War Gen. William Westmoreland (Character) - 2002
2% 29% Texas Rangers Richard Dukes (Character) $623.4K 2001
No Score Yet 0% Greenmail Tom Bradshaw (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet An American Daughter Walter (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy (Character) - 2000
50% 62% High Noon Will Kane (Character) - 2000
29% 71% The Other Sister Radley Tate (Character) $27.8M 1999
No Score Yet 60% Two for Texas Sam Houston (Character) - 1998
90% 82% Smoke Signals Police Chief (Character) $6.8M 1998
68% 78% Contact David Drumlin (Character) $100.9M 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Divided by Hate Steve Riordan (Character),
Director 		- 1997
No Score Yet 88% What the Deaf Man Heard Norm Jenkins (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Getting Up and Going Home Jack Montgomery (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet In Sickness and in Health Jarrett Mattison (Character) - 1992
79% 73% Singles Mayor Weber (Character) $15.9M 1992
39% 36% Poison Ivy Darryl Cooper (Character) $1.8M 1992
80% 83% A River Runs Through It Rev. Maclean (Character) $43.4M 1992
17% 39% Knight Moves Capt. Frank Sedman (Character) $493.1K 1992
No Score Yet 41% Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue Ham McDonald (Character) $534.8K 1991
33% 36% The Rookie Eugene Ackerman (Character) $20.3M 1990
No Score Yet 60% Child in the Night Bass (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 69% The China Lake Murders Sheriff Sam Brodie (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet I'll Take Romance Judge Warren Danvers (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 85% Big Man on Campus Dr. Webster (Character) - 1989
73% 89% Steel Magnolias Drum Eatenton (Character) $79.4M 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red King, White Knight Stoner (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 49% The Heist Ebbet Berens (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nightmare at Bitter Creek Ding (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 21% Moving Target Joseph Kellogg (Character) - 1988
16% 22% Poltergeist III Bruce Gardner (Character) $13.1M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bitter Creek Ding (Character) - 1988
50% 36% The Big Town Phil Carpenter (Character) $776.7K 1987
42% 55% Maid to Order Charles Montgomery (Character) $8.2M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Poker Alice Jeremy Collins (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 39% Opposing Force Logan (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Miles to Go Stuart Browning (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 49% Wisdom Lloyd Wisdom (Character) $5.7M 1986
50% 50% SpaceCamp Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Character) $9.1M 1986
57% 83% Top Gun Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Character) $179.8M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Miles to Go... Unknown (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 60% Parent Trap II Bill Grand (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 24% The Calendar Girl Murders Lieutenant Dan Stoner (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Touch of Scandal Father Dwelle (Character) - 1984
89% 77% The Dead Zone Sheriff Bannerman (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ryan's Four Dr. Ryan (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dangerous Summer Howard Anderson (Character) - 1982
20% 47% Fighting Back John D'Angelo (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 60% Silence of the North Walter Reamer (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Savage Harvest Casey (Character) - 1980
44% 68% Ice Castles Marcus Winston (Character) - 1979
93% 94% Alien Captain A.J. Dallas (Character) $82.6M 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maneaters Are Loose! John Gosford (Character) - 1978
47% 82% Up in Smoke Strawberry (Character) - 1978
63% 67% The Turning Point Wayne (Character) - 1977
17% 34% The Devil's Rain Tom Preston (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Day Bill Powers (Character) - 1975
84% 72% Thieves Like Us Dee Mobley (Character) - 1974
75% 41% Big Bad Mama Fred Diller (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Run, Run, Joe! Marguerito (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 17% Fuzz Det. Bert Kling (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Escape of the Birdmen Orville `'Fitz'` Fitzgerald (Character) - 1971
60% 46% Wild Rovers John Buckman (Character) - 1971
86% 93% Harold and Maude Motorcycle Officer (Character) - 1971
84% 83% M*A*S*H Duke Forrest (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bell for Adano Trapani (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 52% Those Calloways Whit Turner (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 43% War Hunt Sgt. Stan Showalter (Character) - 1962

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Patrick McCord (Guest Star) 2015
93% 91% The Good Wife James Paisley (Guest Star) 2014
96% 93% White Collar Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
92% 89% Leverage Jimmy Ford (Guest Star) 2010 2012
83% 85% The Closer Det. Joey "O" Olin (Guest Star) 2009
79% 84% Brothers & Sisters William Walker (Guest Star) 2006-2009
No Score Yet 67% The Dead Zone Herb Smith (Character) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Category 7: The End of the World Colonel Mike Davis (Character) 2005
78% 82% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Oliver Taft (Guest Star) 2004
81% 95% The West Wing Senator Chris Carrick (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Unknown (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
82% 92% Picket Fences Sheriff Jimmy Brock (Character),
Director 		1992-1996
87% 95% Cheers Evan Drake (Guest Star) 1987-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Danger Bay Unknown (Guest Star),
Director 		1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hitchhiker Unknown (Character) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Bud (Guest Star) 1971-1972 1975
100% 88% Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1964 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Bobby Allen (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Name of the Game Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Fred Garth (Guest Star) 1965-1966 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lancer Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Felony Squad Tony Breer (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Morgan Carpenter (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Combat! Unknown (Guest Star) 1962 1965-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet 12 O'Clock High Unknown (Guest Star) 1965-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Pete Edwards (Guest Star) 1965-1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Favorite Martian Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Price (Guest Star) 1963