Tom Skerritt
Date of birth: 1933-08-25
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Tom Skerrit, Thomas Roy Skerritt, Τομ Σκέριτ, 汤姆·斯凯里特, 톰 스커릿, 湯姆·史基瑞, M. Borman, تام اسکریت
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Skerritt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
A River Runs Through It
1992-10-09
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending muc
M*A*S*H
1970-02-18
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of t
Contact
1997-07-11
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the
Desperation
2006-05-23
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell
Top Gun
1986-05-16
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being acc
Poltergeist III
1988-06-10
Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches
Maid to Order
1987-07-10
Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exas
Steel Magnolias
1989-11-15
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991-10-31
Blue is a teenage girl who lives with her Jazz playing father Ham. Ham gets very sick and dies, and
Fuzz
1972-07-14
Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Singles
1992-09-18
A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on
The Dead Zone
1983-10-21
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's ho
Whiteout
2009-09-09
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment be
Path to War
2003-10-28
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at
Knight Moves
1992-01-14
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood dra
Savage Harvest
1981-04-11
A family in Africa is besieged by a group of lions, driven to desperation by the drought.
The Rookie
1990-12-07
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the
One Man's Way
1964-02-26
Reverend Norman Vincent Peale fights to bring his message to the nation.
The Moonshine War
1970-06-30
A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sig
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978-05-03
Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is fo
Thieves Like Us
1974-02-11
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of t
For Sale By Owner
2009-10-27
One man's journey to find his past leads him to discover the secret to one of America's most hauntin
War Hunt
1962-05-01
Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the ho
Poison Ivy
1992-05-08
A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of
Tears of the Sun
2003-03-07
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose
Texas Rangers
2001-11-30
Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a compan
Opposing Force
1986-08-01
A group of elite soldiers, including one woman, sign up for the ultimate training mission. The group
SpaceCamp
1986-06-06
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teena
Wisdom
1986-12-31
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-c
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2008-05-17
Dr. Henry Jekyll is a well-regarded physician whose evenings are spent researching a rare and sacred
Mammoth
2006-04-22
On a hot summer afternoon in the sleepy town of Blackwater Louisiana, a meteor streaks across the sk
The Velveteen Rabbit
2009-02-27
A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen ra
Wild Rovers
1971-06-23
Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods
Those Calloways
1964-11-10
Story of Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam dreams o
The Turning Point
1977-11-14
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and m
Plot of Fear
1976-09-17
Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts o
Big Bad Mama
1974-09-19
Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across
The Devil's Rain
1975-07-01
A Satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and ens
Bonneville
2006-09-11
Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off in a
The Other Sister
1999-02-26
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when sh
Divided by Hate
1997-01-01
When Carol Gibbs becomes involved with religious- and political-cult leader Steve Riordan's anti-gov
Fallen
2006-07-23
For high schooler Aaron Corbett, turning 18 means becoming not just a man but a nephilim, too -- hal
The Parent Trap II
1986-07-26
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New Yo
Ice Castles
1978-12-31
Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a worl
Changing Hearts
2002-04-22
Based on Daniel Wright's award-winning play "Colored Eggs", is a drama/comedy about life, loss and l
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003-12-02
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew tra
High Noon
2000-08-20
High Noon tells the story of a lawman named Will Kane (Skerritt) who has just married a young bride,
Ted
2012-06-29
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must deci
The Heist
1989-09-16
Ex-con Neal Skinner seeks revenge against track owner Ebbet Berens for framing him in an emerald smu
Redemption Road
2011-08-26
In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named
A Bell for Adano
1967-11-11
A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintrod
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965-09-26
The young copyboy helps the town’s first female newspaper reporter, who is writing a series on confi
Soda Springs
2012-03-27
The story of a man's struggle to claim his future by confronting his past. The road is not an easy o
Vinegar Hill
2005-03-06
Family secrets surface when a married couple returns to the husband’s hometown, where his overbearin
Swing
2003-10-09
Anthony is caught between dreams of being a musician and pleasing his father and fiance. Encouraged
Fighting Back
1982-05-21
An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
Homeland Security
2004-04-11
Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999-05-09
An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and the
Two for Texas
1998-01-18
Kris Kristofferson and Scott Bairstow are hunted fugitives from a Louisiana prison camp who come Two
A Dangerous Summer
1982-10-22
Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the
Calendar Girl Murders
1984-04-08
During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black glov
An American Daughter
2000-06-05
A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a backgro
Child in the Night
1990-05-01
Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is ta
The China Lake Murders
1990-01-31
A small town sheriff has his suspicions in a murder case which involves a rogue cop who goes on a mu
Poker Alice
1987-05-21
She's a New Orleans gambler with a poker face no man can resist. And when she unwittingly wins a "ho
Over California in High Definition
1994-02-08
You have never seen the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Pacific Coastline like this before! Take to
At Middleton
2013-10-09
George is an uptight surgeon with a rebellious teenage son. Edith is a free spirit with an overachie
Greenmail
2002-07-16
After huge explosions rip through a chemical processing plant, Alexander Scott, the leader of the ra
Over Hawaii
2011-01-01
Go to the Big Island and hover above erupting craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, watch flowi
Nightmare at Bittercreek
1988-05-24
In a deadly battle for survival, four women are hunted by a ruthless group of killers they accidenta
Moving Target
1988-02-08
A teenage musician goes on the run from killers and the police when he returns home to find his home
Big Man on Campus
1989-12-12
In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of U
Redwood Highway
2013-04-05
Marie, a reluctant resident of a retirement community in Southern Oregon, decides to walk 80 miles d
Run, Run, Joe!
1974-04-11
When a don who they were suppose to protect ends up dead, his bodyguard and bodyguard's friend must
A Hologram for the King
2016-04-22
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to th
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
2009-10-17
In 1909, looking to shed its rough frontier past, the young city of Seattle decided to host a World’
Red King, White Knight
1989-11-25
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an age
Broke
2025-06-10
A bronc rider in denial about his fading rodeo career battles against brain injury and a sudden bliz
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
2014-07-08
When Ace, a cocky young firefighter, defies his orders and recklessly puts his team in jeopardy, he
La madama
1976-01-16
In the slang of the underworld or "mala" there is a special term for cop: "Madama". But if word wer
Up in Smoke
1978-05-16
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and
The Big Town
1987-09-25
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who le
Silence of the North
1981-10-23
Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman
Beer for My Horses
2008-08-08
"Beer for My Horses" tells the story of two best friends that work together as deputies in a small t
The Last Day
1975-02-15
The Dalton gang is riding again, forcing a retired gunman to use his weapons once more.
She'll Take Romance
1990-11-25
A TV reporter leads a search for the most romantic man in Seattle and finds one for herself.
Getting Up and Going Home
1992-07-21
A middle-aged lawyer struggles to face his inner demons as he finds himself embroiled in affairs wit
Your Love Never Fails
2011-02-04
Your Love Never Fails is the story of Laura (Elisa Donovan), a working mother who just wants to spen
A Look Through His Lens
2024-01-06
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insight
Harold and Maude
1971-12-20
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery o
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000-01-08
A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie M*A*S*H. The documentary reveals all of the chao
Soaring Over America
2010-01-01
Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above lan
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997-11-23
In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000-11-04
Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy a
Alien
1979-05-25
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a di
Field of Lost Shoes
2015-03-30
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the ho
Miles to Go…
1986-10-14
After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a p
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
2014-09-03
In the heart of the Northern Rockies, one 500-mile stretch of highway connects the West's most renow
A Touch of Scandal
1984-11-27
Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by h
The Alien Saga
2002-11-13
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weave
Journey Back to Christmas
2016-11-27
WWII has ended and Hanna is still grieving over her husband's disappearance. When the Christmas Come
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
2009-12-10
A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho"
Category 7: The End of the World
2005-11-06
It's tornadoes, hurricanes, electrical storms, and mass destruction as the effects of global warming
Lucky
2017-09-29
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map
In Sickness and in Health
1992-03-08
A man hires a nurse to care for his wife, who suffers from Multiple Scleroses, but a relationship so
Honor Bound
1988-01-01
US soldier gets involved in Cold War shenanigans in East Germany.
Day of Days
2017-07-27
A reclusive, God-fearing 91-year-old man and a young Cuban refugee home-aid worker struggle to come
Over America
2008-02-05
Get rare views of some of America's most beloved landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty to the iconic
The Phantom 52
2019-01-25
Loneliness: a trucker who calls out on his CB radio waiting for a reply that never comes. A ghost th
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019-01-24
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, unde
Smoke Signals
1998-06-26
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling
Into the Wild Blue
1999-05-08
Originally aired on the History Channel. Get ready for high speed thrills as we soar through the ski
East of the Mountains
2021-09-24
When retired heart surgeon Ben Givens learns that he has terminal cancer, he takes his beloved dog b
The Birdmen
1973-11-08
During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on the
Catch the Bullet
2021-09-10
U.S. marshal Britt MacMasters returns from a mission to find his father wounded and his son kidnappe
A Question About Sex
1990-09-13
Teenage girl who advocates sex education at her school finds herself butting heads with her mother w
Alien: Terror in Space
2025-02-21
A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece direc
Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. T