Actor

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt’s screen credits include Dallas in Alien, David Drumlin in Contact, and Viper in Top Gun.

Born August 25, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, USA4 movies on MoviHero

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Alien

1979 · 1h 57m · Horror · Science Fiction

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Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

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Top Gun

1986 · 1h 50m · Action · Drama

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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.

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2025
Broke
Cliff
2025
Alien: Terror in Space
Self - Actor
2024
A Look Through His Lens
Self
2021
East of the Mountains
Producer · Ben Givens
2021
Catch the Bullet
Dex
2019
The Phantom 52
The Phantom
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
2017
Lucky
Fred
2017
Day of Days
Walter
2016
Journey Back to Christmas
Tobias Cook
2016
A Hologram for the King
Ron Clay
2015
Field of Lost Shoes
Ulysses S. Grant
2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
Narrator (voice)
2014
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
Colonel (voice)
2013
At Middleton
Roland Emerson
2013
Redwood Highway
Pete Peterson
2012
Ted
Tom Skerritt
2012
Soda Springs
Walt Jackson
2011
Redemption Road
Santa
2011
Your Love Never Fails
Jack Connors
2011
Over Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
2010
Soaring Over America
Actor
2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Narrator
2009
For Sale by Owner
Clive Farrier
2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Narrator (voice)
2009
Whiteout
Dr. John Fury
2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
Horse (voice)
2008
Beer for My Horses
Sheriff Wilson Landry
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Gabe Utterson
2006
Bonneville
Emmett L. Johnson
2006
Fallen
Zeke
2006
Desperation
John Edward Marinville
2006
Mammoth
Simon Abernathy
2005
Vinegar Hill
Fritz Grier
2004
Homeland Security
Admiral McKee
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
Path to War
William Westmoreland
2003
Swing
George Verdi
2002
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Greenmail
Tom Bradshaw
2002
Changing Hearts
Johnny Pinkley
2001
Texas Rangers
Richard Dukes
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
High Noon
Will Kane
2000
An American Daughter
Walter
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Fred Maddux
1999
Into the Wild Blue
Host
1999
The Other Sister
Radley Tate
1998
Smoke Signals
Police Chief
1998
Two for Texas
Sam Houston
1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
Norm Jenkins
1997
Divided by Hate
Director · Steve Riordan
1995
Over America
Actor
1994
Over California
Narrator (voice)
1992
A River Runs Through It
Reverend Maclean
1992
Singles
Mayor Weber
1992
Getting Up and Going Home
Jack Montgomery
1992
Poison Ivy
Darryl Cooper
1992
In Sickness and in Health
Jerritt Mattison
1992
Knight Moves
Frank Sedman
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'
Self
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Ham McDonald
1990
The Rookie
Eugene Ackerman
1990
She'll Take Romance
Judge Warren Danvers
1990
A Question About Sex
Director · Jim
1990
Child in the Night
Detective Bass
1990
The China Lake Murders
Sheriff Sam Brodie
1989
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Webster
1989
Red King, White Knight
Stoner
1989
Steel Magnolias
Drum Eatenton
1989
The Heist
Ebbet Berens
1988
Poltergeist III
Bruce Gardner
1988
Nightmare at Bittercreek
Ding
1988
Moving Target
Joseph Kellogg
1988
Honor Bound
Sam Cahill
1987
The Big Town
Phil Carpenter
1987
Maid to Order
Charles Montgomery
1987
Poker Alice
Jeremy Collins
1986
Wisdom
Lloyd Wisdom
1986
Miles to Go…
Stuart Browning
1986
Opposing Force
Logan
1986
The Parent Trap II
Bill Grand
1986
SpaceCamp
Zack
1984
A Touch of Scandal
Father Dwelle
1984
Calendar Girl Murders
Lieutenant Dan Stoner
1983
The Dead Zone
Sheriff Bannerman
1982
A Dangerous Summer
Howard Anderson
1982
Fighting Back
John D'Angelo
1981
Silence of the North
Walter Reamer
1981
Savage Harvest
Casey
1978
Ice Castles
Marcus Winston
1978
Up in Smoke
Strawberry
1978
Maneaters Are Loose!
John Gosford
1977
The Turning Point
Wayne

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Contact

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Anthony Edwards

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Top Gun

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Actor

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt’s screen credits include Dallas in Alien, David Drumlin in Contact, and Viper in Top Gun.

Born August 25, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, USA4 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Alien

1979 · 1h 57m · Horror · Science Fiction

See the performance as Dallas.

Open movie guide

Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

See the performance as David Drumlin.

Open movie guide

Top Gun

1986 · 1h 50m · Action · Drama

See the performance as Viper.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Tom Skerritt

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Portraits of Tom Skerritt.

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2025
Broke
Cliff
2025
Alien: Terror in Space
Self - Actor
2024
A Look Through His Lens
Self
2021
East of the Mountains
Producer · Ben Givens
2021
Catch the Bullet
Dex
2019
The Phantom 52
The Phantom
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
2017
Lucky
Fred
2017
Day of Days
Walter
2016
Journey Back to Christmas
Tobias Cook
2016
A Hologram for the King
Ron Clay
2015
Field of Lost Shoes
Ulysses S. Grant
2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
Narrator (voice)
2014
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
Colonel (voice)
2013
At Middleton
Roland Emerson
2013
Redwood Highway
Pete Peterson
2012
Ted
Tom Skerritt
2012
Soda Springs
Walt Jackson
2011
Redemption Road
Santa
2011
Your Love Never Fails
Jack Connors
2011
Over Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
2010
Soaring Over America
Actor
2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Narrator
2009
For Sale by Owner
Clive Farrier
2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Narrator (voice)
2009
Whiteout
Dr. John Fury
2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
Horse (voice)
2008
Beer for My Horses
Sheriff Wilson Landry
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Gabe Utterson
2006
Bonneville
Emmett L. Johnson
2006
Fallen
Zeke
2006
Desperation
John Edward Marinville
2006
Mammoth
Simon Abernathy
2005
Vinegar Hill
Fritz Grier
2004
Homeland Security
Admiral McKee
2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
Path to War
William Westmoreland
2003
Swing
George Verdi
2002
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Greenmail
Tom Bradshaw
2002
Changing Hearts
Johnny Pinkley
2001
Texas Rangers
Richard Dukes
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
High Noon
Will Kane
2000
An American Daughter
Walter
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Fred Maddux
1999
Into the Wild Blue
Host
1999
The Other Sister
Radley Tate
1998
Smoke Signals
Police Chief
1998
Two for Texas
Sam Houston
1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
Norm Jenkins
1997
Divided by Hate
Director · Steve Riordan
1995
Over America
Actor
1994
Over California
Narrator (voice)
1992
A River Runs Through It
Reverend Maclean
1992
Singles
Mayor Weber
1992
Getting Up and Going Home
Jack Montgomery
1992
Poison Ivy
Darryl Cooper
1992
In Sickness and in Health
Jerritt Mattison
1992
Knight Moves
Frank Sedman
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'
Self
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Ham McDonald
1990
The Rookie
Eugene Ackerman
1990
She'll Take Romance
Judge Warren Danvers
1990
A Question About Sex
Director · Jim
1990
Child in the Night
Detective Bass
1990
The China Lake Murders
Sheriff Sam Brodie
1989
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Webster
1989
Red King, White Knight
Stoner
1989
Steel Magnolias
Drum Eatenton
1989
The Heist
Ebbet Berens
1988
Poltergeist III
Bruce Gardner
1988
Nightmare at Bittercreek
Ding
1988
Moving Target
Joseph Kellogg
1988
Honor Bound
Sam Cahill
1987
The Big Town
Phil Carpenter
1987
Maid to Order
Charles Montgomery
1987
Poker Alice
Jeremy Collins
1986
Wisdom
Lloyd Wisdom
1986
Miles to Go…
Stuart Browning
1986
Opposing Force
Logan
1986
The Parent Trap II
Bill Grand
1986
SpaceCamp
Zack
1984
A Touch of Scandal
Father Dwelle
1984
Calendar Girl Murders
Lieutenant Dan Stoner
1983
The Dead Zone
Sheriff Bannerman
1982
A Dangerous Summer
Howard Anderson
1982
Fighting Back
John D'Angelo
1981
Silence of the North
Walter Reamer
1981
Savage Harvest
Casey
1978
Ice Castles
Marcus Winston
1978
Up in Smoke
Strawberry
1978
Maneaters Are Loose!
John Gosford
1977
The Turning Point
Wayne

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Dallas

Alien

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Actor

John Hurt

2 shared films on MoviHero

Alien Contact

Actor

Akosua Busia

1 shared film on MoviHero

Tears of the Sun

Actor

Angela Bassett

1 shared film on MoviHero

Contact

Actor

Anthony Edwards

1 shared film on MoviHero

Top Gun

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