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Tom Skerritt is perhaps most well know for his role as Dallas in the movie Alien, but in the fifty years he has appear in a multitude of different roles such as M*A*S*H, Top Gun and Contact; proving to be a diverse actor ready to take on any role.

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2012 Ted Himself
2011 Redemption Road
2010 Black, White and Blues
2009 Whiteout Dr. John Fury
2009 The Closer (1) Det. Joey 'O' Olin
2009 Brothers & Sisters (6)
2008 Beer for My Horses Sheriff Wilson Landry
2008 Bonneville Emmett
2008 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (1) Himself
2008 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2007 The Dead Zone (1) Herb Smith
2007 Killer Wave Victor Bannister
2007 The Velveteen Rabbit
2006 Desperation
2006 Huff (3)
2006 Mammoth Simon Abernathy
2006 Fallen
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Colonel Mike Davis
2004 The Grid (2) Deputy Director Acton Sandman
2004 TV Land Moguls (1) Himself
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1) Judge Oliver Taft
2004 Swing George Verdi
2003 The West Wing (1) Senator Chris Carrick
2003 Tears of the Sun Captain Bill Rhodes
2002 Will & Grace (0)
2002 Path to War General William Westmoreland
2002 Changing Hearts Johnny Pinkley
2001 Texas Rangers Richard Dukes
1999 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Thomas Ahearn
1999 The Other Sister Dr. Radley Tate
1998 E! True Hollywood Story (1) Himself
1998 Smoke Signals Police Chief
1997 Chicago Hope (1)
1997 Contact David Drumlin
  • 1996 Picket Fences (87) Sheriff Jimmy Brock
    1995 Today Tonight (1) Dallas
    1994 HBO First Look (1)
    1993 Knight Moves Capt. Frank Sedman
    1992 A River Runs Through It Rev. Maclean
    1992 Singles Mayor Weber
    1992 Poison Ivy Darryl Cooper
    1992 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue Ham McDonald
    1990 The Rookie Eugene Ackerman
    1990 Cheers (7)
    1990 Child in the Night Bass
    1989 Red King, White Knight Stoner
    1989 Steel Magnolias Drum Eatenton
    1989 The Heist Ebbet Berens
    1989 The Hitchhiker (1) Detective Frank Sheen
    1988 Poltergeist III Bruce Gardner
    1988 Nightmare at Bitter Creek Ding
    1988 Moving Target Joseph Kellogg
    1987 The Big Town Phil Carpenter
    1987 Maid to Order Charles Montgomery
    1987 Poker Alice Jeremy Collins
    1986 Wisdom Lloyd Wisdom
    1986 The Twilight Zone (1)
    1986 The Parent Trap II Bill Grand
    1986 SpaceCamp Cmdr. Zach Bergstrom (Andie's husband)
    1986 Top Gun Cmdr. Mike Metcalf
    1984 Terror in the Aisles Dallas
    1983 The Dead Zone Sheriff George Bannerman
    1983 Ryan's Four Dr. Thomas Ryan
    1982 A Dangerous Summer Howard Anderson
    1982 Fighting Back John D'Angelo
    1981 Silence of the North Walter Reamer
    1981 Savage Harvest Casey
    1979 Alien Captain Dallas
    1978 Ice Castles
    1978 Maneaters Are Loose! John Gosford
    1978 Baretta (1)
    1977 The Turning Point Wayne
    1976 Plot of Fear Chief Inspector
    1975 The Devil's Rain Tom Preston
    1975 Cannon (2)
    1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1)
    1974 Big Bad Mama Fred Diller
    1974 Thieves Like Us Dee Mobley
    1973 Fuzz Det. Bert Kling
    1973 Bonanza (2)
    1972 Gunsmoke (5)
    1972 The F.B.I. (4)
    1971 Nichols (1)
    1971 Harold and Maude Motorcycle Officer
    1971 Wild Rovers John Buckman
    1971 The Virginian (3)
    1970 The Name of the Game (1)
    1970 MASH Duke Forrest
    1968 Run for Your Life (1)
    1968 Cimarron Strip (1)
    1967 Hallmark Hall of Fame (1)
    1967 Combat! (6)
    1967 12 O'Clock High (5)
    1966 The Time Tunnel (1)
    1966 Those Calloways Whit Turner
    1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1)
    1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1)
    1964 One Man's Way Leonard Peale, Grown
    1964 Wagon Train (1)
    1963 The Real McCoys (1)
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  • 1996 Picket Fences (3)
    General Information Edit
    Credited Name Tom Skerritt
    Gender Male
    Birthday Aug. 25, 1933
    Death
    Primary Role Actor
    Hometown Detroit, Michigan
    Country USA
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