Tom Skerritt
Known For
Acting
Born
1933-08-25 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Oliver Taft
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The West Wing
as Chris Carrick
The Good Wife
as James Paisley
The Closer
as Det. Joey 'O' Olin
Bonanza
as Jerry
Bonanza
as Corporal Bill Tanner
Cheers
as Evan Drake
The Colbert Report
as Viper (archive footage)
Will & Grace
as Dr. Jay Markus
White Collar
as Alan Mitchell
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "What Are Friends For?")
The Fugitive
as Neely Hollister
The Fugitive
as Pete Edwards
Hawaii Five-O
as Lew Morgan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Frank Farmer
Madam Secretary
as Patrick McCord