Tom Skerritt Biography

Birthday: 1933-08-25
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki 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 and Elliott Gould in Robert Altman'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).
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Thieves Like Us | 1974 | Crime | |
Ryan's Four | Dr. Ryan | 1983 | Drama |
Big Town | 1987 | Drama | |
Big Man on Campus | 1989 | Comedy | |
Singles | 1992 | Comedy | |
Picket Fences | Sheriff Jimmy Brock | 1992 - 1996 | Drama |
The Grid | 2004 | Action | |
Category 7: The End of the World | 2005 | Action | |
Stephen King's Desperation | John Edward Marinville | 2006 - 2006 | |
The Dead Zone | Sheriff Bannerman | 2007 | Sci Fi |
Swing | George Verdi | 2011 |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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War Hunt | 1962 | ||
Wild Rovers | 1971 | ||
Harold and Maude | 1971 | Comedy, Romance | |
Big Bad Mama | 1974 | 0, 0, Comedy | |
Thieves Like Us | 1974 | Crime, Drama, Romance | |
The Turning Point | 1977 | 0 | |
Ice Castles | Marcus Winston | 1978 | Drama, Romance, Sport |
Alien | Dallas | 1979 | Sport |
The Alien | Dallas | 1979 | Horror, Sci Fi |
Silence of the North | 1981 | Drama | |
The Dead Zone | Sheriff Bannerman | 1983 | Reality Tv, Sport, Game Show, 0 |
Dead Zone | Sheriff Bannerman | 1983 | Horror, Thriller |
Calendar Girl Murders | 1984 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | |
Top Gun | Viper | 1986 | 0, Biography |
SpaceCamp | Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Andie's husband) | 1986 | Adventure, Family, Sci Fi |
The Parent Trap II | 1986 | Family, Comedy | |
Opposing Force | Logan | 1986 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
Wisdom | Lloyd Wisdom | 1986 | |
Maid to Order | 1987 | Fantasy, Comedy | |
The Big Town | 1987 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | |
Nightmare at Bittercreek | 1988 | Action, Thriller | |
Poltergeist III | Bruce Gardner | 1988 | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
Big Man on Campus | Dr. Webster | 1989 | Comedy, Fantasy |
The China Lake Murders | 1990 | Thriller | |
Child in the Night | 1990 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | |
The Rookie | Eugene Ackerman | 1990 | Action, Comedy, Crime |
Singles | 1992 | 0, Biography | |
Poison Ivy | Darryl Cooper | 1992 | Drama, Thriller |
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Ham McDonald | 1992 | Drama, Romance |
A River Runs Through It | Rev. Maclean | 1992 | Drama |
Knight Moves | 1993 | Mystery, Thriller | |
Contact | David Drumlin | 1997 | Drama, Mystery, Sci Fi |
The Contact | David Drumlin | 1997 | |
What the Deaf Man Heard | 1997 | Comedy, Drama | |
The Other Sister | Dr. Radley Tate | 1999 | Comedy, Romance |
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | 1999 | Thriller, Drama | |
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | 1999 | Action, Thriller, Drama | |
Texas Rangers | 2001 | Adventure, Drama | |
Changing Hearts | Johnny Pinkley | 2002 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Path to War | General William Westmoreland | 2002 | Drama |
Tears of the Sun | Captain Bill Rhodes | 2003 | 0, 0, Romance |
Swing | George Verdi | 2003 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
Category 7: The End of the World | 2005 | Action, Thriller | |
Desperation | John Edward Marinville | 2006 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
The Velveteen Rabbit | The Horse | 2008 | |
Beer for My Horses | 2008 | 0 | |
Whiteout | Dr. John Fury | 2009 | Action, Crime, Mystery |
For Sale by Owner | Clive Farrier | 2009 | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
Redemption Road | 2011 | ||
Steel Magnolias | Drum Eatenton | 2012 | Biography |
Soda Springs | Walt Jackson | 2012 | 0 |
Ted | Tom Skerritt | 2012 | Comedy, Fantasy |
The Velveteen Rabbit | Horse | 2012 | Family |
Field of Lost Shoes | Ulysses S. Grant | 2013 | |
Middleton | Emerson | 2013 | Romance |