Tom Skerritt Biography (1933-)

Born August 25, 1933, in Detroit, MI; son of Roy (in business) and Helen (a homemaker) Skerritt; married Charlotte (divorced); married Sue Aran (an operator of a bed and breakfast establishment; divorced, 1992); children: (first marriage) Andy (a screenwriter), Erin, Matt; (second marriage) Collin. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Guttman Associates PR, 118 South Beverly Dr.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o 335 North Maple Dr., #360, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: August 25, 1933; Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Sergeant Stan Showalter, War Hunt, United Artists, 1962
Whit Turner, Those Callaways, Buena Vista, 1964
Leonard Peale as an adult, One Man's Way, 1964
Captain Augustus Bedford "Duke" Forrest, M*A*S*H (also known as MASH), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
(As M. Borman) Police officer on motorcycle, Harold and Maude, Paramount, 1971
(Uncredited) Himself, The Moviemakers, 1971
John Buckman, Wild Rovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
Detective Bert Kling, Fuzz, United Artists, 1972
Fred Diller, Big Bad Mama, New World Pictures, 1974
Dee Mobley, Thieves Like Us, United Artists, 1974
Margherito, Arrivano Joe e Margherito (also known as Run, Run,Joe!, Dynamit in der Schnauze, and Joe y Margherito), 1974
Tom Preston, The Devil's Rain, Bryanston, 1975
La madama, Filmes, 1975
Chief inspector, E tanta paura (also known as Too Much Fearand Plot of Fear), C.P.C. Cinematografica/G.P.E. Enterprises, 1976
Wayne Rodger, The Turning Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Strawberry, Up in Smoke (also known as Cheech and Chong: Up inSmoke and Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke), Paramount, 1978
Captain Dallas, Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Marcus Winston, Ice Castles, Columbia, 1979
Walter Reamer, Silence of the North, Universal, 1981
Howard Anderson, A Dangerous Summer (also known as A Burning Man and Flash Fire), Virgin Vision, 1981
Casey, Savage Harvest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
John D'Angelo, Fighting Back (also known as Death Vengeance), EMI, 1982
Sheriff George Bannerman, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983
(In archive footage) Dallas in segment Alien, Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalfe, Top Gun, Paramount, 1986
Commander Zach Burkstroom, Andie's husband, Space Camp (also knownas SpaceCamp), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Phil Carpenter, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
Lloyd Wisdom, Wisdom, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Major Logan, Opposing Force (also known as Hellcamp), Orion, 1987
Charles Montgomery, Maid to Order, New Century/Vista, 1987
Bruce Gardner, Poltergeist III (also known as Poltergeist III:The Final Chapter), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Sam Cahill, Honor Bound, 1988
Dr. Webster, Big Man on Campus (also known as The Hunchback Hairball of L.A. and The Hunchback of UCLA), Vestron, 1989
Drum Eatenton, Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989
Eugene Ackerman, The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990
Darryl Cooper, Poison Ivy, New Line Cinema, 1992
Reverend Maclean, A River Runs through It, Columbia, 1992
Mayor Weber, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
Ham McDonald, Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (also known as Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue), Triumph Releasing, 1992
Captain Frank Sedman, Knight Moves (also known as Face to Face and Knight Moves--Ein moerderisches Spiel), Columbia/TriStar, 1992
Narrator, The Art of Nature (documentary), 1995
Dr. David Drumlin, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997
Police chief, Smoke Signals (also known as This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona), Miramax, 1997
Radley Tate, The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999
Himself at Los Angeles premiere, Breaking the Silence: The Making of "Hannibal," MGM Home Entertainment, 2001
Richard Dukes, Texas Rangers, Miramax, 2001
Tom Bradshaw, Greenmail, 2001
Johnny Pinkley, Changing Hearts, PorchLight Entertainment, 2002
Captain Bill Rhodes, Tears of the Sun, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
George Verdi, Swing, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Dr. Thomas Ryan, Ryan's Four, ABC, 1983
Evan Drake, a recurring role, Cheers, NBC, 1987-1988
Sheriff Jimmy Brock, Picket Fences, CBS, 1992-1996
Miniseries
Bernardino Campo, Origins of the Mafia, 1974
Fred Maddux, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, NBC, 1999
Thomas Ahearn, Aftershock: Earthquake in New York, CBS, 1999
Joe Kennedy, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, CBS, 2000
Movies
Orville "Fitz" Fitzgerald, The Birdmen (also known as Escape ofthe Birdmen and Operation Braindrain--Codename: Chessboard), ABC,1971
Bill Powers, The Last Day, NBC, 1975
John Gosford, Maneaters Are Loose!, CBS, 1978
A Question of Honor, CBS, 1982
Dan Stoner, Calendar Girl Murders (also known as Insatiableand Victimized), ABC, 1984
Father Dwelle, A Touch of Scandal (also known as Somebody Knows), CBS, 1984
Stuart Browning, Miles to Go ... (also known as Leaving Home), CBS, 1986
Bill Grant, Parent Trap II, The Disney Channel, 1986
Jeremy Collins, Poker Alice, CBS, 1987
Ding Harris, Nightmare at Bitter Creek, CBS, 1988
John Kellogg, Moving Target, NBC, 1988
Ebbet Berens, The Heist, HBO, 1989
Bill Stoner, Red King, White Knight, HBO, 1989
Thurston "T" Bass, Child in the Night (also known as Murder inthe Family and Testimone oculare), CBS, 1990
Sheriff Sam Brodie, The China Lake Murders, USA Network, 1990
Judge Warren T. Danvers, I'll Take Romance (also known as She'll Take Romance), ABC, 1990
Jarrett Mattison, In Sickness and in Health (also known as Hearts on Fire), CBS, 1992
Jack Montgomery, Getting Up and Going Home (also known as Unfaithful), Lifetime, 1992
Steve Riordan, Divided by Hate (also known as Bitter Markings), USA Network, 1997
Sam Houston, Two for Texas, TNT, 1998
Walter, An American Daughter (also known as Trial by Media), Lifetime, 2000
Will Kane, High Noon, TBS, 2000
General William Westmoreland, Path to War, HBO, 2002
Specials

"Inherit the Wind," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1967
Trapani, A Bell for Adano, NBC, 1967
Himself, The Horror Hall of Fame, 1990
Jim, "A Question about Sex" (also known as "Kelly vs. Kelly"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1990
Himself, The Making of "Alien 3," 1992
Himself, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1994
Host, Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend, CBS, 1994
Narrator, Over America, PBS, 1995
Norm Jenkins, "What the Deaf Man Heard," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1997
Elizabeth Taylor: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Host, Into the Wild Blue (also known as Into the Wild Blue: TheWorld's Best Flight Teams), History Channel, 1999
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Narrator, Mount St. Helen's Fury, The Learning Channel, 2000
Himself/Captain Dallas, Alien Evolution, Channel 4, 2001
Host, The Voyage to Atlantis: The Los Empire, ABC, 2001
(Uncredited) Himself/interviewee, The Alien Saga (documentary), 2002
Robert Redford (documentary), Bravo, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 47th Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1996
Pilots
Dr. Thomas Ryan, Ryan's Four, ABC, 1983
Jack Shake, On the Edge (also known as Dirty Work), NBC, 1987
Daniel Eastman, Chestnut Hill, NBC, 2001
Admiral McKee, Homeland Security, NBC, 2003
Episodic
Eric Kroeger, "Impasse," The Virginian, NBC, 1962
(Uncredited) "A Day in June," Combat!, ABC, 1962
Glinski, "The Prisoner," Combat!, ABC, 1962
Soldier, "Forgotten Front," Combat!, 1962
Dr. Frank Farmer, "Run for Doom," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, NBC,1963
"Thunder Gap," Temple Houston, NBC, 1963
"No Place to Run," Laramie, 1963
Mailman, "Aunt Win Steps In," The Real McCoys, 1963
Emmett Dalton, "Three Minutes to Eternity," Death Valley Days, 1963
Young Steve, "The Proposals," My Three Sons, 1963
"Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1964
Reverend Paul Martin, "The Secret of Brynmar Hall," The Virginian,NBC, 1964
Hamish Browne, "The Last Circle Up," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964
Edgar, "Miss Jekyll and Hyde," My Favorite Martian, 1964
Jerry, "Thanks for Everything, Friend," Bonanza, 1964
Lieutenant Ryan, "Soldiers Sometimes Kill," Twelve O'Clock High, 1964
Lieutenant Parmalee, "Those Who Are About to Die," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1965
Hicks, "Losers Cry Deal," Combat!, ABC, 1965
Richardson, "The Enemies," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1965
Sergeant Ben Rodale, "Then Came the Mighty Hunter," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1965
Edmund Dano, "The Pretender," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
Corky Mardis, "Gallagher," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color,NBC, 1965
Corky Mardis, "The Further Adventures of Gallagher," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1965
Corky Mardis, "The Daily Press vs. City Hall," The Further Adventuresof Gallagher, 1965
Neely Hollister, "Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
Billy Landers, "The Showdown," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
"The Book," Death Valley Days, 1965
Burke, "Nothing to Lose," Combat!, ABC, 1966
Lieutenant Paddy Gialella, "The 25th Mission," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1966
Ben Stone, "The Jailer," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
Robert Hastings, "The Assassin," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966
Pete, "Joshua's Kingdom," The Fugitive, ABC, 1966
Matthew, "The Deadly Trap," Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966
Rov Timpson, "The Moonstone," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
"Sense of Justice," Death Valley Days, 1966
"A Long Way Down," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1967
Tech Sergeant Neely, "Long Time Dead," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1967
Sergeant Decker, "The Gauntlet," Combat!, ABC, 1967
"Warning: Live Blueberries," Mannix, CBS, 1967
John Clarence Rim, "The Legend of John Rim," The F.B.I., ABC, 1967
Corky Mardis, "Gallagher Goes West," Walt Disney's Wonderful World ofColor, NBC, 1967
Enoch Shelton, "Knife in the Darkness" (also known as "Killer with a Knife"), Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1968
"The Killing Scene," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1968
Moran, "The Crooked Path," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
Rafe, "The Saddle Warmer," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
Gerald Gardner, "Matched for Murder," Felony Squad, ABC, 1968
Sam Clemens, "Ten Day Millionaires," Death Valley Days, 1968
Bill Blake, "The Knot," Lancer, CBS, 1969
Arnie Cambor, "A Bowl of Cherries," The Outsider, 1969
Lew Morgan, "Most Likely to Murder," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1970
"Between Dark and Daylight," Medical Center, CBS, 1970
Fred Garth, "The Noose," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970
"Cynthia Is Alive and Well and Living in Avalon," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
"A Team of One-Legged Acrobats," Bracken's World, NBC, 1970
Thorn Hazard, "The Unknown Victim," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971
Bobby Allen, "Nan Allen," The Virginian, NBC, 1971
"This Money Kills Dreams," Men at Law, CBS, 1971
Dude, "Salinas Jackpot," Cannon, CBS, 1971
"The Marrying Fool," Nichols, NBC, 1971
"The Deadly Species," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972
Tuck Frye, "Jubilee," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
Toby Hauser, "Nobody Beats the House," Cannon, CBS, 1972
Corporal Bill Tanner, "The Hunter," Bonanza, NBC, 1973
"Deadly Betrayal," Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974
"Flight to Nowhere," Manhunter, CBS, 1974
Senator Robert W. Palmer, "The Devil's Platform," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974
Sheriff Andrews, "The Conspirators," Cannon, CBS, 1975
Darrin Addison, "Image of Evil," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
Maynard Hill, "Dragons and Owls," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1976
Sara, 1976
"The Appointment," Baretta, ABC, 1978
Detective Sheen, "True Believer," The Hitchhiker (also known as Le voyageur), HBO, 1985
"Aqua Vita," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Alex Mattingly, "What Are Friends For?," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Guest, The Johnny Carson Show, 1992
Jim Kellner, "Guns 'n' Roses," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
Dr. Jay Markus, "The Needle and the Omelet's Done," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
Also appeared in "MASH," Backstory, AMC.
Television Work
Movies
Director, Divided by Hate (also known as Bitter Markings),USA Network, 1997
Also worked as producer and director, Last of the Grape Jelly Glasses.
Television Director
Specials
"A Question about Sex" (also known as "Kelly vs. Kelly"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1990
Episodic
"Rebels with Causes," Picket Fences, CBS, 1994
"Bloodbrothers," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
"To Forgive Is Divine," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
Stage Appearances
Appeared as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III in Love Letters.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Robert Stone's Outerbridge Reach, 1992
WRITINGS
Television Movies
Divided by Hate (also known as Bitter Markings), USA Network, 1997
Also wrote The Last of the Grape Jelly Glasses.
Plays
Wrote The Piano Teacher.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, April 17, 1995, p. 71

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