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Biography
Tom Skerritt. Actor: Alien. Lean, ruggedly handsome leading man and supporting actor whose "outdoor" looks have improved with age, Tom Skerritt attended Wayne State University and UCLA. He was first noticed in a UCLA production of "The Rainmaker" before making his movie debut in War Hunt (1962). However, he spent most of the next decade in television, regularly appearing in Combat! (1962), The Virginian (1962), Gunsmoke (1955) and 12 O'Clock...
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52 credits
Broke(2025)
Cliff
Film
East of the Mountains(2021)
Ben Givens
Film
Clear Water: Detroit's River Revival(2018)
Voice of the River
Film
Day of Days(2017)
Walter
Film
Lucky(2017)
Fred
Film
A Hologram for the King(2016)
Ron
Film
Wings: Sky Force Heroes(2014)
Colonel
FilmReturn of the River(2014)
Grant Humes
Film
At Middleton(2013)
Dr. Roland Emerson
Film
Soda Springs(2012)
Walt Jackson
Film
Redemption Road(2010)
Santa
Film
The Velveteen Rabbit(2009)
Horse
Film
Whiteout(2009)
Dr. John Fury
Film
For Sale by Owner(2009)
Clive Farrier
Film
Beer for My Horses(2008)
Sheriff Wilson Landry
Film
Swing(2003)
George Verdi
Film
Tears of the Sun(2003)
Captain Bill Rhodes
Film
Changing Hearts(2002)
Johnny Pinkley
Film
Texas Rangers(2001)
Richard Dukes
Film
The Other Sister(1999)
Radley
Film
Contact(1997)
David Drumlin
Film
Knight Moves(1992)
Frank Sedman
Film
Poison Ivy(1992)
Darryl Cooper
Film
A River Runs Through It(1992)
Rev. Maclean
Film
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue(1991)
Ham McDonald
Film
The Rookie(1990)
Eugene Ackerman
Film
Big Man on Campus(1989)
Dr. Webster
Film
Steel Magnolias(1989)
Drum Eatenton
Film
Honor Bound(1988)
Sam Cahill
Film
Poltergeist III(1988)
Bruce Gardner
Film
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