Tom Skerritt, known for ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Inquirer.net - Oct 23, 2026

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. Skerritt died Wednesday, Oct. 21, of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world

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