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Who was Tom Skerritt, the actor behind Alien and Top Gun?
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Tom Skerritt was born in Detroit, and later worked in Seattle, where he narrated Our Town and co-founded TheFilmSchool.
Detroit and Seattle
He appeared in War Hunt in 1962. Next came M*A*S*H in 1970, as Duke Forrest. Then Alien in 1979, as the ship's captain, and Top Gun in 1986, as a flight instructor. His career spanned six decades in film and television. On television, he won an Emmy in 1993 for Picket Fences.
- 1962War Hunt
- 1970M*A*S*H, Duke Forrest
- 1979Alien, Captain Dallas
- 1986Top Gun, Viper Metcalf
- 1993Emmy, Picket Fences
His family says he died of natural causes, aged 93. In their statement they described a man of humour, curiosity and wisdom, remembered for believing that tales could help people recover.
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