ACTOR

Tom Skerritt

1933 - Today

Photo of Tom Skerritt

Icon of person Tom Skerritt

Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthrough role as Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H. He then starred in notable films like The Turning Point, Up in Smoke, Ice Castles, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, and A River Runs Through It. On television, Skerritt played the leading role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock on the family drama Picket Fences (1992–1996), earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations. He also had a recurring role as Evan Drake on the sixth season of sitcom Cheers (1987–1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Skerritt is the 902nd most popular actor (down from 811th in 2019), the 1,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,466th in 2019) and the 452nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Tom Skerritt by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Skerritt ranks 902 out of 13,578. Before him are Stephen Chow, Tchéky Karyo, Jennifer Coolidge, Death of Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson, and Jean-Claude Pascal. After him are Clara Bow, Cliff Robertson, Stephen Boyd, Teri Hatcher, Anne Parillaud, and Mario Adorf.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tom Skerritt ranks 98. Before him are Larry King, Danny Aiello, Hisataka Okamoto, Piero Manzoni, Liliana Cavani, and Jean-Claude Brialy. After him are John Mayall, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Henri, Count of Paris, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Jehan Sadat, and Ko Un.

Others Born in 1933

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Skerritt ranks 1,820 out of 20,380. Before him are Neil Diamond (1941), Sam Cooke (1931), Frederick Douglass (1818), Jennifer Coolidge (1961), Angie Dickinson (1931), and Pat Brown (1905). After him are Clara Bow (1905), Cliff Robertson (1923), Richard Serra (1939), Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903), Kevin McHale (1957), and Jim Lovell (1928).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Skerritt ranks 452. Before him are Steve Carell (1962), Ethan Hawke (1970), Mary Anderson (1918), Linda Gray (1940), Jennifer Coolidge (1961), and Angie Dickinson (1931). After him are Clara Bow (1905), Cliff Robertson (1923), Teri Hatcher (1964), Nick Adams (1931), Richard Lynch (1940), and Bubba Smith (1945).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous