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Tom Skerritt, the prolific, award-winning actor known for his roles in "M*A*S*H," "Alien" and "Top Gun," has died. He was 93.

Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for his film roles in “Alien,” “Top Gun,” and the acclaimed television drama “Picket Fences,” ...

Tom Skerritt, the acclaimed character actor who starred in “Alien,” “Top Gun,” “Contact” and more, died Wednesday at his home ...

Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement.

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” ...

The Emmy-winning actor’s credits also included “Alien,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Brothers and Sisters,” and “Contact.” ...

Funeral services were pending Thursday for veteran character actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in the sci-fi classic “Alien” and commanded the military pilot-training school in “Top Gun,” and also ...

Tom Skerritt, known for movies and TV shows like “Alien,” “Top Gun,” "M*A*S*H” and “Picket Fences,” has died at 93.