Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt | |
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Skerritt at the Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest, December 2014 | |
Born |
Thomas Roy Skerritt August 25, 1933 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Wayne State University University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
Spouse(s) |
Charlotte Shanks (1957–1972) Sue Oran (1977–1992) Julie Tokashiki (1998–present) |
Thomas Roy "Tom" 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 roles in MASH, Alien, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.
Early life
Skerritt was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Helen, a homemaker, and Roy Skerritt, a businessman. He is the youngest of three children.[1][2][3][4] A 1951 graduate of Detroit's Mackenzie High School, Skerritt attended Wayne State University and the University of California, Los Angeles.[5] Skerritt served a tour of duty in the United States Air Force.
Career
Skerritt made his film debut in War Hunt, produced by Terry Sanders and released in 1962. Skerritt's notable film appearances include MASH (1970), Harold and Maude (credited as "M. Borman", 1971), Big Bad Mama, Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978), Ice Castles (1978), as Captain Dallas in Alien (1979),[6] as a would-be astronaut in Contact (1997) and SpaceCamp (1986), and in Top Gun (1986) as Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf. In 1988, he starred with Nancy Allen and Lara Flynn Boyle in Poltergeist III. In 1989, he played the role of Thomas Drummond "Drum" Eatenton in Steel Magnolias, it was a highly acclaimed movie. In 1992, he appeared in the critically acclaimed Robert Redford-directed film A River Runs Through It, playing a fly-fish loving minister and father of the two brother protagonists in the film.
Skerritt guest-starred in the television series The Real McCoys (1963), as a letter carrier in the episode "Aunt Win Steps In". He was cast in Bonanza in 1964 and on Death Valley Days in 1965, as a young gambler, Patrick Hogan, who meets a tragic fate after winning a small fortune in the saloon in Calico in San Bernardino County, California. In another Death Valley Days episode, "A Sense of Justice" (1966), he played a young Roy Bean in San Diego, California, c. 1850, with his older brother, Joshua Bean, played by Tris Coffin.[7]
He also appeared in the ABC series, Twelve O'Clock High (1964-1967), five episodes; Gunsmoke (1965-1972), also five episodes), and as Evan Drake on Cheers. He then appeared in CBS's Picket Fences (1992–1996), in the role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock, for which he won an Emmy Award. More recently, he has starred in Homeland Security and The Grid.
He portrayed the deceased William Walker on Brothers and Sisters, having appeared in the pilot as well as in several flashbacks scenes. This was his second time playing the husband of Sally Field, the first having been in Steel Magnolias, set in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
He played the role of Ezekiel on ABC Family's Fallen miniseries. He also appeared as the guide on the showcase website for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. He lent his voice in the video game Gun (2005), where he voices as Clay Allison.
He guest-starred in seasons three and four of Leverage as Nate Ford's father.[8]
In February 2012, Skerritt played the title role in Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of Don Quixote.[9]
In 2014, Skerritt was reunited with ex-Picket Fences co-star, Lauren Holly, to star with her in Field of Lost Shoes.[10]
Skerritt is a co-founder of TheFilmSchool, in which he is also an instructor.
Personal life
Since 1988, he has divided his domestic life between his Lake Washington home in suburban Seattle, Washington, and a second home on Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands.
Skerritt's first wife, Charlotte, is the mother of Skerritt's three older children. His second wife, Sue, operates a Seattle bed and breakfast. She and Skerritt had one child Colin. Skerritt has an adopted daughter with his current wife Julie Tokahashi.[11][12]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | War Hunt | Sgt. Stan Showalter | |
1964 | One Man's Way | Leonard Peal (Grown) | |
1965 | Those Calloways | Whit Turner | |
1970 | MASH | Capt. Augustus Bedford 'Duke' Forrest | |
1971 | Wild Rovers | John Buckman | |
Harold and Maude | Motorcycle Officer | Credited as M. Borman | |
1972 | Fuzz | Detective Bert Kling | |
1974 | Thieves Like Us | Dee Mobley | |
Run, Run, Joe! | Margherito | ||
Big Bad Mama | Fred Diller | ||
The Night Stalker | Senator Robert (Bob) Palmer | ||
1975 | The Devil's Rain | Tom Preston | |
1976 | Plot of Fear | Chief Inspector | |
Madama, La | Rick Dylan | ||
1977 | The Turning Point | Wayne Rodgers | |
1978 | Up in Smoke | Strawberry | |
Ice Castles | Marcus Winston | ||
1979 | Alien | Dallas | DVDX Award for Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) (2003 re-issue in Alien Quadrilogy, shared with Ridley Scott, Ronald Shusett, Terry Rawlings, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt) |
1981 | A Dangerous Summer | Howard Anderson | |
Savage Harvest | Casey | ||
Silence of the North | Walter Reamer | ||
1982 | Fighting Back | John D'Angelo | |
1983 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff George Bannerman | |
1986 | Top Gun | Cmdr. Mike 'Viper' Metcalf | |
SpaceCamp | Zach Bergstrom | ||
Opposing Force | Logan | ||
Wisdom | Lloyd Wisdom | ||
1987 | Maid to Order | Charles Montgomery | |
The Big Town | Phil Carpenter | ||
1988 | Honor Bound | Sam Cahill | |
Poltergeist III | Bruce Gardner | ||
1989 | Big Man on Campus | Dr. Webster | |
Steel Magnolias | Drum Eatenton | ||
1990 | The Rookie | Eugene Ackerman | |
1992 | Poison Ivy | Darryl Cooper | |
Knight Moves | Captain Frank Sedman | ||
Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue | Ham McDonald | Direct-to-video release | |
A River Runs Through It | Reverend John Maclean | ||
Singles | Mayor Weber | ||
1997 | Contact | David Drumlin | |
1998 | Smoke Signals | Police Chief | |
1999 | The Other Sister | Dr. Radley Tate | |
2001 | Texas Rangers | Richard Dukes | |
2002 | Tuscaloosa | ||
Changing Hearts | Johnny Pinkley | ||
Greenmail | Tom Bradshaw | Direct-to-video release | |
2003 | Tears of the Sun | Captain Bill Rhodes | |
Swing | George Verdi | ||
2006 | Bonneville | Emmett | |
2007 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Horse | |
2008 | Beer for My Horses | Sheriff Wilson Landry | |
2009 | Whiteout | Dr. John Fury | |
For Sale by Owner | Clive Farrier | ||
Rivers of a Lost Coast | Narrator | ||
2010 | Redemption Road | Santa | |
2011 | Your Love Never Fails | Jack | |
2012 | Ted | Himself | |
2013 | Redwood Highway | Pete | |
2014 | Field of Lost Shoes | Ulysses S. Grant | |
2016 | A Hologram for the King | Ron |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962–1967 | Combat! | Soldier (uncredited) Glinski (uncredited) Hicks Burke Sgt. Decker |
Episode: Combat Front Episode: A Day in June Episode: The Prisoner Episode: Losers Cry Deal Episode: Nothing to Lose Episode: The Gantlet |
1962–1971 | The Virginian | Eric Kroeger Rev. Paul Martin Billy Landers Moran Rafe Bobby Allen |
Episode: Impasse Episode: The Secret of Brynmar Hall Episode: The Showdown Episode: The Crooked Path Episode: The Saddle Warmer Episode: Nan Allen |
1963 | Laramie | Episode: No Place to Run | |
The Real McCoys | Mailman | Episode: Aunt Win Steps In | |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Dr. Frank Farmer | Episode: Run for Doom | |
My Three Sons | Young Steve | Episode: The Proposals | |
1963–1968 | Death Valley Days | Emmett Dalton (capture in Coffeyville, Kansas) Patrick Hogan Sam Clemens |
Episode: Three Minutes to Eternity Episode: Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll Episode: The Book Episode: Sense of Justice Episode: Ten Day Millionaires |
1964 | Wagon Train | Hamish Browne | Episode: The Last Circle Up |
My Favorite Martian | Dr. Edgar Edgarton | Episode: Miss Jekyll and Hyde | |
1964–1967 | Twelve O'Clock High | Lt. Ryan Lt. Parmalee Sgt. Ben Rodale Lt. Paddy Gialella Tech. Sgt. Neely |
Episode: Soldiers Sometimes Kill Episode: Those Who Are About to Die Episode: The Came the Mighty Hunter Episode: Twenty Fifth Mission Episode: Long Time Dead |
1964, 1973 | Bonanza | Jerry Corporal Bill Tanner |
Episode: Thanks for Everything, Friend Episode: The Hunter |
1965 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Frank Richardson | Episode: The Enemies |
Disney's Wonderful World | Corky Mardis | Episode: ...The Daily Press vs. City Hall | |
1965, 1966 | The Fugitive | Neely Hollister Pete |
Episode: Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet Episode: Joshua's Kingdom |
1965–1972 | Gunsmoke | Edmund Dano Ben Stone Orv Timpson Fred Garth Tuck Frye |
Episode: The Pretender Episode: The Jailer Episode: The Moonstone Episode: The Noose Episode: Jubilee |
1966 | The Time Tunnel | Matthew Gebhardt | Episode: The Death Trap |
1966–1972 | The F.B.I. | Robert Hastings John Clarence Rim Thorn Hazard Bill Leonard |
Episode: The Assassin Episode: The Legend of John Rim |
1967 | Mannix | Morgan Carpenter | Episode: Warning - Live Blueberries |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Trapani | Episode: A Bell for Adano | |
1968 | Cimarron Strip | Enoch Shelton | Episode: Knife in the Darkness |
Run for Your Life | Lou Patterson | Episode: The Killing Scene | |
Felony Squad | Gerald Gardner | Episode: Matched for Murder | |
1969 | The Outsider | Arnie Cambor | Episode: A Bowl of Cherries |
Lancer | Bill Blake | Episode: The Knot | |
1970 | Hawaii Five-O | Lew Morgan | Episode: Most Likely to Murder |
Medical Center | Artie Atwood | Episode: Between Dark and Daylight | |
The Name of the Game | Pete | Episode: Cynthia is Alive and Living in Avalon | |
Bracken's World | Gil Dobie | Episode: A Team of One-Legged Acrobats | |
1971 | Storefront Lawyers | Paul Marek | Episode: This Money Kills Dreams |
The Birdmen | Orville 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | ABC Television film | |
Nichols | Episode: The Marrying Fool | ||
1971, 1972, 1975 | Cannon | Dude Toby Hauser Sheriff Andrews |
Episode: The Salinas Jackpot Episode: Nobody Beats the House Episode: The Conspirators |
1974 | Get Christie Love! | Episode: Deadly Betrayal | |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Senator Robert W. Palmer | Episode: The Devil's Platform | |
The Manhunter | Episode: Flight to Nowhere | ||
1975 | The Last Day | Bill Powers | NBC Television film |
Barnaby Jones | Darrin Addison | Episode: Image of Evil | |
1976 | S.W.A.T. | Maynard Hill | Episode: Dragons and Owls |
Sara | Newt Johnson | Episode: "The Child Bride" | |
Alle origini della mafia | Bernardino Campo | ITC Miniseries Episode: La Speranza | |
1978 | Baretta | Al Brimmer | Episode: The Appointment |
Maneaters are Loose! | John Gosford | CBS Television film | |
1983 | Ryan's Four | Dr. Thomas Ryan | |
1984 | Calendar Girl Murders | Lieutenant Dan Stoner | ABC Television film |
A Touch of Scandal | Father Dwelle | CBS Television film | |
1986 | Miles to Go... | Stuart Browning | CBS Television film |
The Hitchhiker | Detective Frank Sheen | Episode: True Believer | |
The Parent Trap II | Bill Grand | ABC Television film | |
The New Twilight Zone | Alex Mattingly | Episode: What Are Friends For? | |
Danger Bay | Don Bared | Episode: The Fish Who Walks | |
1987 | Poker Alice, based on the frontier gambler Poker Alice, with Elizabeth Taylor in the lead role | Jeremy Collins | CBS Television film |
1987, 1988 | Cheers | Evan Drake | Episode: A Kiss is Still a Kiss Episode: Tale of Two Cuties Episode: Yacht of Fools Episode: Let Sleeping Drakes Lie Episode: The Sam in the Grey Flannel Suit Episode: Backseat Becky, Up Front |
1988 | Moving Target | Joseph Kellogg | NBC Television film |
Nightmare at Bittercreek | Ding | CBS Television film | |
1989 | The Heist | Ebbet Berens | HBO Television film |
Red King, White Knight | Stoner | HBO Television film | |
1990 | The China Lake Murders | Sheriff Sam Brodie | Television film |
Child in the Night | Bass | CBS Television film | |
ABC Afterschool Special | Jim | Episode: A Question About Sex | |
She'll Take Romance | Judge Warren Danvers | ABC Television film | |
1992 | Getting Up and Going Home | Jack Montgomery | Television film |
In Sickness and In Health | Jarrett Mattison | CBS Television film | |
1992–1996 | Picket Fences | Sheriff Jimmy Brock | |
1997 | Divided by Hate | Steve Riordan | USA Television film |
Chicago Hope | Jim Kellner | Episode: Guns N' Roses | |
What the Deaf Man Heard | Norm Jenkins | CBS Television film | |
1998 | Two for Texas | Sam Houston | TNT Television film |
1999 | Into the Wild Blue | Host | History Documentary |
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | Fred Maddux | NBC Miniseries | |
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Thomas Ahearn | CBS Television film | |
2000 | An American Daughter | Walter | Lifetime Television film |
High Noon | Will Kane | TBS Television film | |
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy | CBS Television film | |
2001 | Chestnut Hill | Daniel Eastman | Unsold TV-Pilot |
The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Host | Short Documentary | |
2002 | Path to War | Gen. William Westmoreland | HBO Television film |
Will & Grace | Dr. Jay Markus | Episode: The Needle and the Omelet's Done | |
2003 | Biography | Passages Read By | Episode: Jack London - Forces of Nature |
The West Wing | Senator Chris Carrick | Episode: Constituency of One | |
2004 | Homeland Security | Admiral McKee | NBC Television film |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Oliver Taft | Episode: Poison | |
The Grid | CIA Dep. Director Acton Sandman | TNT Miniseries | |
2005 | Vinegar Hill | Fritz Grier | CBS Television film |
Category 7: The End of the World | Colonel Mike Davis | CBS Miniseries | |
2006 | Mammoth | Simon Abernathy | Sci-Fi Television film |
Huff | Ben Huffstodt | Episode: Red Meat Episode: So...What Brings You to Armageddon? Episode: Radio Silence | |
Desperation | John Edward Marinville | ABC Television film | |
Fallen | Zeke | ABC Miniseries | |
2006–2008 | Brothers & Sisters | William Walker | Episode: Patriarchy (pilot)[13] Episode: Mistakes Were Made (Part 1 & 2) |
2007 | Killer Wave | Victor Bannister | Miniseries |
The Dead Zone | Herb Smith | Episode: Denouement | |
2008 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself | |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gabe Utterson | Television film | |
The Trojan Horse | President Stanfield | CBC Miniseries | |
2010 | Leverage | Jimmy Ford | Episode: "The Three Card Monte Job" |
The Closer | Joey O | ||
2012 | Leverage | Jimmy Ford | Episode: "The Radio Job" |
White Collar | Alan Mitchell | Episode: "Pulling Strings" | |
2015 | Madam Secretary | Patrick McCord | Episode: "Chains of Command" |
Awards and nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- 1998: Nominated, "Favorite Supporting Actor in a Drama" - Contact
- 2003: Won, "Best Audio Commentary" - Alien
- 1993: Won, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Picket Fences
- 1994: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" - Picket Fences
- 1982: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Foreign Actor" - Silence of the North
- 1994: Nominated, "Best Performance By an Actor in a Dramatic TV series" - Picket Fences
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Performance By an Actor in a Dramatic TV series" - Picket Fences
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
- 1977: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - The Turning Point
- 2011: Won, "Best Guest Performer on Television" - Leverage
- 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" - Picket Fences
- 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - Picket Fences
- 1996: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - Picket Fences
- 1999: Won, "Best Television Feature Film" - Two for Texas
References
- ↑ Dietrich, William (May 7, 2007). "A Familiar Face". The Seattle Times.
- ↑ Tom Skerritt Biography (1933-)
- ↑ Tom Skerritt Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ↑
- ↑ "NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS". UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Ridley Scott Dishes the Dirt on the Upcoming Alien Prequel".
- ↑ ""A Sense of Justice" on Death Valley Days"". Internet Movie Data Base. October 6, 1966. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Look Who's Playing Nate's Dad on Leverage =TVGuide.com".
- ↑ La Rocco, Claudia (February 6, 2012). "Ratmansky's 'Don Quixote' Has Premiere in Seattle". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-arquette-lauren-holly-join-562229
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/178773%7C147907/Tom-Skerritt/
- ↑ http://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/tom-skerritt-lsquoyou-see-how-it-feels-to-just-unravelrsquo/
- ↑ Patriarchy at the Internet Movie Database