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Tom Skerritt

Actor, also producer · Died October 21, 2026, aged 93 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Thomas Roy Skerritt (August 25, 1933 — October 21 2026) was an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. Known for his film roles in M*A*S*H (1970), The Turning Point (1977), Up in Smoke (1978), Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), A River Runs Through It (1992), and the television series Picket Fences (1992–96), Skerritt earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for the latter.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1933
Died
October 21, 2026 (aged 93)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
105 on MovieCove · 168 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 225% in 30 days

What are Tom Skerritt's films like?

Across their 76 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
19%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 73 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 25 · Dark 21

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 51 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 36 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 37 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 29 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 57 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

53 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 20 of 53 analyzed roles.

Mentor
20 of 53
Hero
12 of 53
Ally
11 of 53
Herald
4 of 53
Threshold guardian
3 of 53
Shadow
2 of 53
Trickster
1 of 53
Show the 53 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Melancholic
29
Warm
22
Dread
16
Hopeful
20
Other
60

How their films linger

Hopeful35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tom Skerritt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 73 of their 105 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (33).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Skerritt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

168 credits, 105 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Broke(2025)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Going Home(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Vance Baker

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • East of the Mountains(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Ben Givens

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Catch the Bullet(2021)

    as Dex

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom 52 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Phantom

  • Lucky(2017)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Day of Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Walter

  • Journey Back to Christmas(2016)

    as Tobias Cook

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Hologram for the King(2016)

    as Ron Clay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    as Ulysses S. Grant

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick McCord

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway(2014)

    Producer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wings: Sky Force Heroes(2014)

    as Colonel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • At Middleton(2013)

    as Roland Emerson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Redwood Highway(2013)

    as Pete Peterson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ted(2012)

    as Tom Skerritt

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Soda Springs(2012)

    as Walt Jackson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Redemption Road(2010)

    as Santa

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Valentine's Date(2011)

    as Jack Connors

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Over Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Soaring Over America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • For Sale by Owner(2009)

    as Clive Farrier

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Paisley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Whiteout(2009)

    as Dr. John Fury

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Velveteen Rabbit(2009)

    as Horse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Ford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Beer for My Horses(2008)

    as Sheriff Wilson Landry

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(2008)

    as Gabe Utterson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Trojan Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as President Stanfield

  • Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Zeke

  • Killer Wave(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor Bannister

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as William Walker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Bonneville(2006)

    as Emmett L. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(2006)

    as Zeke

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Desperation(2006)

    as John Edward Marinville

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Outbreak(2006)

    as Simon Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Category 7: The End of the World(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colonel Mike Davis

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Joey 'O' Olin

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Vinegar Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Fritz Grier

  • Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Grid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Homeland Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Admiral McKee

  • Homeland Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Theodore McKee

  • Path to War(2002)

    as William Westmoreland

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as George Verdi

  • Tears of the Sun(2003)

    as Captain Bill Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Greenmail(2002)

    as Tom Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Herb Smith

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Changing Hearts(2002)

    as Johnny Pinkley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Texas Rangers(2001)

    as Richard Dukes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy

  • High Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Will Kane

  • Trial by Media(2000)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Ahearn

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Carrick

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver Taft

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer(1999)

    as Fred Maddux

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fred Maddux

  • Into the Wild Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Host

  • The Other Sister(1999)

    as Radley Tate

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jay Markus

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Smoke Signals(1998)

    as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Two for Texas(1998)

    as Sam Houston

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • What the Deaf Man Heard(1997)

    as Norm Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Contact(1997)

    as David Drumlin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Divided by Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · as Steve Riordan

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Over America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Kellner

  • Over California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A River Runs Through It(1992)

    as Reverend Maclean

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Picket Fences(1992)

    Show 88 episodes · as Jimmy Brock

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Singles(1992)

    as Mayor Weber

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Getting Up and Going Home(1992)

    as Jack Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Poison Ivy(1992)

    as Darryl Cooper

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • In Sickness and in Health(1992)

    as Jerritt Mattison

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Knight Moves(1992)

    as Frank Sedman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue(1991)

    as Ham McDonald

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(1990)

    as Eugene Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • She'll Take Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Judge Warren Danvers

  • A Question About Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · as Jim

  • Child in the Night(1990)

    as Detective Bass

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The China Lake Murders(1990)

    as Sheriff Sam Brodie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Big Man on Campus(1989)

    as Dr. Webster

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Red King, White Knight(1989)

    as Stoner

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Steel Magnolias(1989)

    as Drum Eatenton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ebbet Berens

  • Poltergeist III(1988)

    as Bruce Gardner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare at Bittercreek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Ding

  • Moving Target(1988)

    as Joseph Kellogg

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Honor Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Sam Cahill

  • The Big Town(1987)

    as Phil Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Maid to Order(1987)

    as Charles Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Poker Alice(1987)

    as Jeremy Collins

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lloyd Wisdom

  • Miles to Go… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Stuart Browning

  • Opposing Force(1986)

    as Logan

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Parent Trap II(1986)

    as Bill Grand

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • SpaceCamp(1986)

    as Zack

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Top Gun(1986)

    as Viper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Danger Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Bared

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "What Are Friends For?")

  • A Touch of Scandal(1984)

    as Father Dwelle

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Calendar Girl Murders(1984)

    as Lieutenant Dan Stoner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Frank Sheen

  • The Dead Zone(1983)

    as Sheriff Bannerman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ryan's Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Thomas Ryan

  • A Dangerous Summer(1982)

    as Howard Anderson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Evan Drake

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Back(1982)

    as John D'Angelo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Silence of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Walter Reamer

  • Savage Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Casey

  • Alien(1979)

    as Dallas

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ice Castles(1978)

    as Marcus Winston

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Up in Smoke(1978)

    as Strawberry

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Maneaters Are Loose! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as John Gosford

  • The Turning Point(1977)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Origins of the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernardino Campo

  • Plot of Fear(1976)

    as Chief Inspector

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • La madama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jack

  • The Devil's Rain(1975)

    as Tom Preston

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bill Powers

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Big Bad Mama(1974)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert W. Palmer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Run, Run, Joe! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Margherito

  • Thieves Like Us(1974)

    as Dee Mobley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Get Christie Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Birdmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Orville Fitzgerald

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Fuzz(1972)

    as Det. Bert Kling

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Harold and Maude(1971)

    as Motorcycle Officer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nichols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Charley Doyle

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bud

  • Wild Rovers(1971)

    as John Buckman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Moonshine War(1970)

    as Neighbor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1970)

    as Duke Forrest

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew Morgan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnie Cambor

  • A Bell for Adano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sgt. Trapani

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Enoch Shelton

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Gebhardt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Further Adventures of Gallegher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Corky Mardis

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Leonard · as John Clarence Rim · as Robert Hastings · as Thorn Hazard

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Patterson

  • Those Calloways(1965)

    as Whit Turner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Paddy Gialella · as Lt. Steve Parmalee

  • One Man's Way(1964)

    as Leonard Peale, Grown

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Neely Hollister · as Pete Edwards

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Burke · as Hicks · as Sgt. Decker

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Farmer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Landers · as Eric Kroeger · as Moran · as Rev. Paul Martinson

  • War Hunt(1962)

    as Sgt. Stan Showalter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Corporal Bill Tanner · as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Real McCoys(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mailman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamish Browne

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Stone · as Edmund Dano · as Fred Garth · as Orv Timpson · as Tuck Frye

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Corky Mardis

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Norm Jenkins

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 168 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Top Gun (1986)

$361M worldwide

Highest rated

Alien (1979)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19512025

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting167 of 168: 164 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting3 of 168: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 168: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

168 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s6 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew1980s29 · acting1990s30 · 30 acting · 2 crew2000s36 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 53 roles
6272828792020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 7 major nominations, 1993–1996.

WinNomination
  1. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 1995
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  4. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tom Skerritt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 73 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Midcredits score across 105 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 105 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed36

Most divisive · actor

Wings: Sky Force Heroes (2014)

93rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Alien (1979)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 67 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tom Skerritt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles15–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles14–58 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles39–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles24–51 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles14–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tom Skerritt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Skerritt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Feifer shares the most, 3.

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