Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93
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- 22 Oct, 18:52Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 931 outlet
- 22 Oct, 19:27Tom Skerritt star of 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences
and Alien'Diesdead at 93 4 outlets - 22 Oct, 19:30‘Top Gun,’ ‘Alien’ star Tom Skerritt dies at 938 outlets
- 22 Oct, 19:31Tom Skerritt, actor known for 'Alien' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 932 outlets
- 22 Oct, 19:41US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun, dies aged 932 outlets
- 22 Oct, 20:12Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died6 outlets
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Thu, 22 October 2026
31 reports- Google News - Top Stories18:52first to report
Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter Top Gun star Tom Skerritt dies aged 93 The Independent Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun star, dies aged 93 RTE.ie Tom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ Actor, Dead at 93 Rolling Stone Tom Skerritt, Alien Actor, Dead at 93 Comic Book Resources
- wtov9.com19:27
Skerritt's family shared that the actor died Oct 21 from natural causes.
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- 13wham.com22 Oct, 19:27their copy
- news4sanantonio.com22 Oct, 19:27their copy
- nbcmontana.com22 Oct, 19:27their copy
- wthitv.com19:30
Skerritt died of natural causes.
- fox29.com19:31
Actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in "Top Gun, "Alien," and "Picket Fences, dies at 93.
- ktvu.com19:31
Actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in "Top Gun, "Alien," and "Picket Fences, dies at 93.
- Google News - Top Stories19:32
Tom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘M*A*S*H’ Star, Dies at 93 IndieWire Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93 The New York Times Tom Skerritt: Top Gun and Picket Fences actor dies aged 93 The Independent Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter Tom Skerritt Remembered by His Costars After His Death at 93: ‘A Shining Light’ People.com
- bbc.com19:41
The moustachioed star of several 20th century hit films died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.
- Google News - Top Stories19:52
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93 BBC Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93 The New York Times Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter Remembering Tom Skerritt: A Career in Photos Deadline Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died NPR
- El País (Spain)20:01
El actor estadounidense, con una carrera de más de seis décadas en cine y televisión, ganó un Emmy por su papel protagonista en la serie ‘Picket Fences’
- Index.hr (Croatia)20:03
AMERIČKI glumac Tom Skerritt, poznat po ulogama u filmovima "Top Gun", "Alien" i "M*A*S*H", preminuo je u 93. godini. Za ulogu u seriji "Picket Fences" osvojio je nagradu Emmy.
- breitbart.com20:03
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93.
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- indiatimes.com22 Oct, 23:15their copy
- PBS NewsHour22 Oct, 23:17their copy
- NPR News20:12
Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien , Viper in Top Gun , and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences .
- hppr.org20:12
Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.
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- wmra.org22 Oct, 20:12their copy
- wuky.org22 Oct, 20:12their copy
- wmuk.org22 Oct, 20:12their copy
- wsiu.org22 Oct, 20:12their copy
- The Guardian World20:19
Actor also had roles in M*A*S*H, A River Runs Through It and Picket Fences in career spanning 60 years Tom Skerritt, the actor known for roles in Alien and Top Gun, has died at the age of 93. His publicist confirmed to Variety that he died from natural causes. Continue reading...
- 24sata (Croatia)20:22
Tom Skerritt, zvijezda kultnih filmova, preminuo je u dobi od 93 godine
- Novinky (Czechia)20:29
Ve věku třiadevadesáti let zemřel herec Tom Skerritt. Za svou kariéru se objevil například ve filmech M*A*S*H., Vetřelec a Top Gun. Celkově účinkoval ve více než sto padesáti projektech a vysloužil si řadu ocenění.
- El Mundo (Spain)20:35
A lo largo de su carrera participó en películas como 'Magnolias de acero', 'Contact' y 'El río de la vida' Leer
- ABC News (Australia)20:51
Emmy award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in TV series Picket Fences and films such as Top Gun and Alien, has died aged 93.
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- Die Zeit (Germany)23 Oct, 03:28their copy
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)20:51
U 94. godini života preminuo je Tom Skerritt, jedno od najprepoznatljivijih lica američke kinematografije i televizije, najpoznatiji po ulogama u filmskim klasicima poput ‘Top Guna‘, ‘Aliena‘ i ‘Čeličnih magnolija‘, kao i u nagrađivanoj seriji ‘Picket Fences‘, piše Page Six. Glumčeva obitelj potvrdi...
- Google News - Top Stories20:56
Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and TV's "Picket Fences," dies at age 93 CBS News Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93 The New York Times Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter 'Top Gun' star Tom Skerritt dead at 93 Fox News Tom Skerritt’s Cause of Death: How Did the ‘Top Gun’ Actor Die? Yahoo
- South China Morning Post21:02
Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic Alien, the war comedy M*A*S*H, and the action drama Top Gun, has died at the age of 93. Skerritt, a Detroit native whose Hollywood career spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s, died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humour, curiosity, wisdom, generosity and the love he brought into our...
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- ABC (Spain)22 Oct, 20:47their copy
- Le Figaro (France)21:05
Originaire de Detroit, celui dont la carrière à Hollywood s’est étendue des années 1960 aux années 2020 est décédé mercredi de causes naturelles, a annoncé sa famille dans un communiqué.
- tportal (Croatia)21:06
Američki glumac Tom Skerritt, poznat po ulogama u filmskim hitovima 'Top Gun', 'Osmi putnik' i 'Čelične magnolije' te televizijskoj seriji 'Picket Fences', preminuo je u 94. godini života. Vijest o njegovoj smrti potvrdila je obitelj
- bluemountainsgazette.com.au21:18
Skerritt's breakthrough role was in M*A*S*H.
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- inverelltimes.com.au22 Oct, 21:18their copy
- macleayargus.com.au22 Oct, 21:18their copy
- cootamundraherald.com.au22 Oct, 21:18their copy
- Vecernji list (Croatia)21:23
Menadžer je potvrdio da je poznati glumac preminuo prirodnom smrću u srijedu
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)21:25
Ostvario je zapažene uloge na filmu i televiziji
- theage.com.au21:38
The Emmy-winning actor who played a flight instructor in Top Gun and the doomed captain of Alien died of natural causes.
- Die Zeit (Germany)21:42
- hellomagazine.com22:33
Top Gun and Picket Fences star Tom Skerritt has died at 93 of natural causes, leaving behind an incredible film and TV legacy and over 150 on-screen credits. See details.
- wondradio.com23:15
Tom Skerritt attends the 'M*A*S*H' Screening and Q&A held during Fasten Your Seatbelts: 75 Years of 20th Century Fox, September 4, 2010, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)Veteran actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in projects including Steel Magnolias, Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences, has died at the age of 93.Skerritt died on Wednesday due to natural causes, according to a statement released by his family.
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- classichits925.com22 Oct, 23:15their copy
- Der Spiegel (Germany)23:34
Seine Karriere umspannte sieben Dekaden, auf der Leinwand und im Fernsehen: An der Seite von Tom Cruise und Sigourney Weaver begeisterte Tom Skerritt das Publikum. Nun ist er im hohen Alter gestorben.
Fri, 23 October 2026
12 reports- Channel News Asia00:16
His family said in a statement that he died of natural causes.
- Google News - Top Stories04:22
Julia Roberts honors “Steel Magnolias” dad Tom Skerritt upon his death at 93 Yahoo Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93 The New York Times Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter Tom Skerritt Remembered by His Costars After His Death at 93: ‘A Shining Light’ People.com Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Contact,’ Dies at 93 Gizmodo
- RMF24 (Poland)04:56
Nie żyje Tom Skerritt. Aktor znany z „Top Gun” miał 93 lata
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)05:33
W wieku 93 lat zmarł Tom Skerritt, amerykański aktor znany z ról w takich hollywoodzkich hitach jak "Top Gun", "MASH" oraz "Obcy - ósmy pasażer Nostromo". O śmierci gwiazdora poinformowała stacja ABC7, powołując się na oświadczenie jego rodziny. Aktor odszedł 22 października z przyczyn naturalnych.
- Tagesschau (Germany)06:05
Er war Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf an der Seite von Tom Cruise in "Top Gun". In "Alien" spielte er den Raumschiffkapitän Dallas. Nun ist der Schauspieler Tom Skerritt im Alter von 93 Jahren gestorben.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)07:08
Mondo del cinema in lutto. È morto, a 93 anni, Tom Skerritt, attore vincitore di un premio Emmy, noto per aver interpretato diversi ruoli tra cui l’istruttore di volo in “Top Gun”, lo sceriffo nella serie tv “La famiglia Brock” (“Picket Fences”), fino al capitano destinato a un tragico destino in “Alien”. Skerritt si è […] L'articolo È morto Tom Skerritt, l’istruttore di volo in “Top Gun” e lo sceriffo della serie “La famiglia Brock”. La famiglia: “Aiutava gli altri a trovare e far sentire la...
- iDNES (Czechia)08:02
Ve věku 93 let zemřel americký herec Tom Skerritt, známý z filmů Vetřelec, Top Gun či M*A*S*H. Podle rodiny zemřel ve středu přirozenou smrtí. Rodák z Detroitu se během více než šesti desetiletí před kamerou prosadil v hlavních i vedlejších rolích ve filmu i televizi. Za ztvárnění šerifa v seriálu Picket Fences získal v roce 1993 cenu Emmy.
- Le Monde (France)08:39
Le comédien, qui avait incarné plusieurs fois des militaires ou des shérifs, notamment à la télévision, s’est éteint le 21 octobre à l’âge de 93 ans.
- France Info (France)09:07
Ancien militaire, le comédien campait un jeune médecin rebelle de l'armée en 1970 dans la comédie satirique de Robert Altman "M.A.S.H.". Quinze ans plus tard, il sera le mentor de Tom Cruise dans "Top Gun".
- euronews.com09:17
Tom Skerritt, a Hollywood veteran actor, known for iconic roles in Alien and Top Gun, has died aged 93 of natural causes, according to a statement released by his family.
- N1 Info (Croatia)11:14
Preminuo Tom Skerritt, holivudski glumac poznat po kultnim ulogama u filmovima Alien i Top Gun. Imao je 93 godine, a prema priopćenju njegove obitelji
- Nacional (Croatia)11:29
Brojni kolege i obožavatelji opraštaju se od holivudskog glumca Toma Skerritta, najpoznatijeg po ulogama u filmovima Alien i Top Gun, koji je preminuo u 93. godini života. – Dok je svijet Toma poznavao po njegovoj izvanrednoj glumačkoj karijeri, mi smo ga poznavali po njegovu humoru, znatiželji, mudrosti, velikodušnosti i ljubavi koju je unosio u naše […]