Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for roles in 'Picket Fences', 'Alien', 'Top Gun' and 'M*A*S*H', died on Wednesday at age 93 from natural causes.
01Summary
- 01Skerritt died on 12 February of natural causes at his home, according to his publicist.
- 02He won an Emmy in 1993 for playing Sheriff Jimmy Brock in the CBS dramedy 'Picket Fences'.
- 03He starred as Dallas, captain of the Nostromo, in Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film 'Alien'.
- 04Skerritt played Commander Mike 'Viper' Metcalf in the 1986 Tony Scott film 'Top Gun'.
- 05He appeared as a Presbyterian minister in Robert Redford's 1992 film 'A River Runs Through It'.
02Why it matters
Skerritt was a prolific character actor whose decades-spanning career touched multiple iconic film and television projects, making his passing a notable loss for fans of classic Hollywood and genre cinema.
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