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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
Whiteout (2009)
as Dr. John Fury
Tears of the Sun (2003)
as Captain Bill Rhodes
Contact (1997)
as David Drumlin
The Rookie (1990)
as Eugene Ackerman
Red King, White Knight (1989)
as Stoner
Steel Magnolias (1989)
as Drum Eatenton
Poltergeist III (1988)
as Bruce Gardner
Opposing Force (1986)
as Logan
Top Gun (1986)
as Viper
Alien (1979)
as Dallas