About
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
The West WingSeries • 1999
BonanzaSeries • 1959
CheersSeries • 1982
The CloserSeries • 2005
Will & GraceSeries • 1998
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
White CollarSeries • 2009
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
MannixSeries • 1967
Madam SecretarySeries • 2014
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Combat!Series • 1962
CannonSeries • 1971
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The Dead ZoneSeries • 2002
LeverageSeries • 2008
AlienMovie • 1979