Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor.
He has appeared in countless films and TV series since the 1960s. He won a 1993 Emmy Award for his portrayal of Sheriff Jimmy Brock on the drama series Picket Fences.
Filmography on this wiki:
Film roles
- War Hunt (1962) as Sgt. Showalter
- M*A*S*H (1970) as Capt. Duke Forrest
- Harold and Maude (1971) as Motorcycle Officer (as M. Borman)
- Thieves Like Us (1974) as Dee Mobley
- The Devil's Rain (1975) as Tom Preston
- The Turning Point (1977) as Wayne Rodgers
- Up in Smoke (1978) as Strawberry
- Alien (1979) as Arthur Dallas
- The Dead Zone (1983) as Sheriff George Bannerman
- Top Gun (1986) as Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf
- SpaceCamp (1986) as Zach Bergstrom
- Maid to Order (1987) as Charles Montgomery
- Poltergeist III (1988) as Bruce Gardner
- Steel Magnolias (1989) as Drum Eatenton
- The Heist (1989) as Ebbet Berens
- The Rookie (1990) as Eugene Ackerman
- Poison Ivy (1992) as Darryl Cooper
- Knight Moves (1992) as Capt. Frank Sedman
- A River Runs Through It (1992) as Rev. John Maclean
- Singles (1992) as Mayor Weber
- Contact (1997) as David Drumlin
- Smoke Signals (1998) as Police Chief
- The Other Sister (1999) as Dr. Radley Tate
- Tears of the Sun (2003) as Capt. Bill Rhodes
- Whiteout (2009) as Dr. John Fury
- Ted (2012) as Himself
TV roles
- Combat! (1962–67) as various roles (6 episodes)
- The Virginian (1962–71) as various roles (6 episodes)
- My Three Sons (1963) as Young Steve (1 episode)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) as Dr. Frank Farmer (1 episode)
- Wagon Train (1964) as Hamish Browne (1 episode)
- My Favorite Martian (1964) as Edgar (1 episode)
- Bonanza (1964–73) as Jerry (1 episode), Cpl. Bill Tanner (1 episode)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1965) as Richardson (1 episode)
- The Fugitive (1965–66) as Neely Hollister (1 episode), Pete Edwards (1 episode)
- Gunsmoke (1965–72) as various roles (5 episodes)
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Matthew Gebhardt (1 episode)
- The F.B.I. (1966–72) as various roles (4 episodes)
- Mannix (1967) as Morgan Carpenter (1 episode)
- Cimarron Strip (1968) as Enoch Shelton (1 episode)
- The Felony Squad (1968) as Tony Breer (1 episode)
- Hawaii Five-O (1970) as Lew Morgan (1 episode)
- Nichols (1971) as Charley Doyle (1 episode)
- Cannon (1971–75) as various characters (3 episodes)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Robert Palmer (1 episode)
- Barnaby Jones (1975) as Darrin Addison (1 episode)
- S.W.A.T. (1976) as Maynard Hill (1 episode)
- Baretta (1978) as Al Brimmer (1 episode)
- The Hitchhiker (1986) as Det. Frank Sheen (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (1986) as Alex Mattingly (1 episode)
- Cheers (1987–88) as Evan Drake (6 episodes)
- Picket Fences (1992–96) as Sheriff Jimmy Brock (88 episodes)
- Chicago Hope (1997) as Jim Kellner (1 episode)
- Will & Grace (2002) as Dr. Jay Markus (1 episode)
- The West Wing (2003) as Sen. Chris Carrick (1 episode)
- The Grid (2004) as Acton Sandman (miniseries)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004) as Judge Oliver Taft (1 episode)
- The Dead Zone (2007) as Herb Smith (1 episode)
- Brothers & Sisters (2006–09) as William Walker (6 episodes)
- The Closer (2009) as Det. Joey "O" Olin (1 episode)
- Leverage (2010–12) as Jimmy Ford (2 episodes)
- White Collar (2012) as Alan Mitchell (1 episode)
- The Good Wife (2014) as James Paisley (1 episode)
- Madam Secretary (2015) as Patrick McCord (1 episode)
