Episode 3460
Tom Skerritt
Fri, 2026-Oct-23 02:52 UTC
Length - 2:19
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With 371,141 views on Thursday, 22 October 2026 our article of the day is Tom Skerritt.
Thomas Roy Skerritt (August 25, 1933 – October 21, 2026) was an American actor and director who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1962 and 2025. 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 (1978), Ice Castles (1978), Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), and A River Runs Through It (1992).
On television, Skerritt played the leading role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock on the family drama Picket Fences (1992–1996), earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations. He also had a recurring role as Evan Drake on the sixth season of the sitcom Cheers (1987–1988).
Skerritt was also a three-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee, a Genie Award nominee, an American Television Award nominee, and is both a Saturn Award and Western Heritage Award winner. In 2022, he received the International Press Academy's honorary Mary Pickford Award for "Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry."
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