Cast

Tom Skerritt

1933

Active years (films on this site)

1970–1997

Genres

DramaSci-FiComedyWarCrime

Schools and movements

Blockbuster AuteursNew HollywoodCanadian CinemaHorror and the Uncanny

Directors worked with

Robert Altman2 filmsRidley Scott1 filmDavid Cronenberg1 filmRobert Zemeckis1 film

Biography

Thomas Roy Skerritt is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthrough role as Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (1970). He then starred in notable films like The Turning Point (1977), Up in Smoke, Ice Castles, Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), and A River Runs Through It (1992).

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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1993

National / local

• Mary Pickford Award

5 films on this site

1. M*A*S*H 1970 · Robert Altman · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
2. Thieves Like Us 1974 · Robert Altman · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
3. Alien 1979 · Ridley Scott · IMDb 8.4 · Cast
4. The Dead Zone 1983 · David Cronenberg · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
5. Contact 1997 · Robert Zemeckis · IMDb 7.5 · Cast