Tom Skerritt Add to My Celebs Age 78 Birthday Aug. 25th, 1933 Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA Height 6' 0"

Tom Skerritt's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Fallen Zeke Picket Fences Sheriff Jim… Stephen King's Desperation John Edward… Category 7: End Of The World Colonel Mik… Ryan's Four Dr. Thomas … Storefront Lawyers Paul Marek

Main Movie Roles 2009 - For Sale By Owner 2009 - Whiteout 2009 - The Velveteen Rabbit 2008 - Beer for My Horses 2003 - Tears of the Sun 2001 - Texas Rangers 1999 - The Other Sister 1998 - Smoke Signals 1997 - Contact 1992 - A River Runs Through It 1992 - Singles 1992 - Poison Ivy 1992 - Knight Moves 1990 - The Rookie 1989 - Big Man on Campus 1989 - Steel Magnolias 1988 - Poltergeist III 1987 - Maid to Order 1986 - Space Camp 1986 - Opposing Force 1986 - Top Gun 1984 - Terror in the Aisles 1983 - The Dead Zone 1981 - Savage Harvest 1979 - Alien 1978 - Up In Smoke 1975 - The Devil's Rain 1974 - Big Bad Mama 1974 - Thieves Like Us 1972 - Fuzz 1971 - Wild Rovers 1971 - Harold and Maude 1970 - MASH 1965 - Those Calloways 1962 - War Hunt

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Lean, ruggedly handsome leading man and supporting actor whose "outdoor" looks have improved with age, Tom Skerritt attended Wayne State University and UCLA, and was first noticed in a UCLA production of "The Rainmaker" before making his movie debut in War Hunt (1962). However, he spent most of the next decade in television, regularly appearing in "Combat!" (1962), "The Virginian" (1962), "Gunsmoke" (1955) and "12 O'Clock High" (1964). Skerritt's next big break was appearing alongside Donald Sutherland (I) and Elliott Gould in Robert Altman (I)'s biting satire MASH (1970). Several other film roles quickly followed, before he landed the plum role of Capt. Dallas of the ill-fated commercial towing vehicle Nostromo in the creepy sci-fi epic Alien (1979).

Skerritt turned up again in another thriller playing a cop hunting a serial killer in the eerie The Dead Zone (1983), as a Navy Officer Flight instructor in Top Gun (1986) , in the six-chick flick Steel Magnolias (1989), and then as the poster boy for a "Guess" Jeans ad campaign utilizing his mature, weather-beaten features. Skerritt didn't neglect his TV background and reappeared on the small screen in "Cheers" (1982), The China Lake Murders (1990) (TV) and picked up an Emmy in 1994 for his performance as Sheriff Brock in the superb series "Picket Fences" (1992).

Skerritt has remained continually busy for the past decade, contributing natural, entertaining and reliable performances in TV series, made-for-TV movies and major theatrical releases. He recreated the role of Will Kane in the TV production of High Noon (2000) (TV), and appeared alongside Bruce Willis in the mercenary war drama Tears of the Sun (2003).


TRIVIA:

• Uncle of 'Jessica Skerritt' (qv).
• Seldom seen on stage, Tom appeared with the late 'Lee Remick' (qv) in a performance of "Love Letters" in 1990, her last appearance before her death from cancer. He also performed in the same play with 'Kathy Baker (I)' (qv) for several benefits in the Los Angeles area. In 2004 he returned once more as the Stage Manager in a Seattle production of "Our Town".
• Plays the motorcycle cop in "Harold & Maude" but is billed in the credits as "M. Borman."
• Attended Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan.
• Children: Andy (b. 1962), Erin (b. 1964) and Matt (b. 1969) with Charlotte Skerritt and Colin (b. 1978) with Sue Skerritt.

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