Biography
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.
Filmography (11)
Lucky
as Fred
A Hologram for the King
as Ron Clay
Whiteout
as Dr. John Fury
Tears of the Sun
as Captain Bill Rhodes
Contact
as David Drumlin
A River Runs Through It
as Rev. Maclean
Poison Ivy
as Darryl Cooper
The Rookie
as Eugene Ackerman
Steel Magnolias
as Drum Eatenton
Top Gun
as Viper
Alien
as Dallas