Tom Skerritt - Actor Profile

Tom Skerritt

Acting
50Total Films
9.4 Highest Rated
Born: Aug 25, 1933
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

About Tom Skerritt

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.

Best Tom Skerritt Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Tom Skerritt's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Tom Skerritt.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2025 Broke Cliff Hit Similar →
2025 Alien: Terror in Space Self - Actor Hit Similar →
2019 The Phantom 52 The Phantom Super Hit Similar →
2019 Memory: The Origins of Alien Self Average Similar →
2017 Lucky Fred Hit Similar →
2016 Journey Back to Christmas Tobias Cook Hit Similar →
2015 Field of Lost Shoes Ulysses S. Grant Average Similar →
2014 The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway Narrator (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2013 At Middleton Dr. Roland Emerson Average Similar →
2012 Ted Tom Skerritt Average Similar →
2009 The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club Narrator Average Similar →
2009 The Velveteen Rabbit Horse (voice) Hit Similar →
2006 Fallen Zeke Hit Similar →
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Colonel Mike Davis Average Similar →
2003 The Beast Within: Making Alien Self Super Hit Similar →
2003 Path to War William Westmoreland Hit Similar →
2003 Swing George Verdi Super Hit Similar →
2003 Tears of the Sun Captain Bill Rhodes Hit Similar →
2002 The Alien Saga Self Hit Similar →
2002 Changing Hearts Johnny Pinkley Average Similar →
2001 Texas Rangers Richard Dukes Average Similar →
2000 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' Self Average Similar →
1999 The Other Sister Radley Tate Average Similar →
1998 Smoke Signals Police Chief Hit Similar →
1998 Two for Texas Sam Houston Average Similar →
1997 What the Deaf Man Heard Norm Jenkins Average Similar →
1997 Contact David Drumlin Hit Similar →
1997 Divided by Hate Steve Riordan Hit Similar →
1994 Over California in High Definition Narrator (voice) Hit Similar →
1992 A River Runs Through It Rev. Maclean Hit Similar →
1992 Singles Mayor Weber Average Similar →
1989 Big Man on Campus Dr. Webster Average Similar →
1989 Red King, White Knight Stoner Average Similar →
1989 Steel Magnolias Drum Eatenton Hit Similar →
1988 Moving Target Joseph Kellogg Average Similar →
1987 Poker Alice Jeremy Collins Average Similar →
1986 Top Gun Viper Hit Similar →
1983 The Dead Zone Sheriff Bannerman Hit Similar →
1979 Alien Dallas Super Hit Similar →
1978 Ice Castles Marcus Winston Hit Similar →
1978 Up in Smoke Strawberry Hit Similar →
1977 The Turning Point Wayne Hit Similar →
1975 The Last Day Bill Powers Average Similar →
1974 Thieves Like Us Dee Mobley Hit Similar →
1973 The Birdmen Orville Fitzgerald Super Hit Similar →
1971 Harold and Maude Motorcycle Officer Super Hit Similar →
1971 Wild Rovers John Buckman Average Similar →
1970 M*A*S*H Duke Forrest Hit Similar →
1964 Those Calloways Whit Turner Average Similar →
1962 War Hunt Sgt. Stan Showalter Hit Similar →

Tom Skerritt - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Tom Skerritt?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Tom Skerritt is "The Phantom 52" with a rating of 9.4/10.

How many movies has Tom Skerritt acted in?

Tom Skerritt has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Tom Skerritt?

Other notable films include "The Beast Within: Making Alien", "Alien", and "Swing".