Actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in “Alien” and “Top Gun,” among many other films, has died at 93, according to his publicist.
Born in Detroit in 1933, Mr. Skerritt died of natural causes on Wednesday, his family said in a statement.
In the blockbuster genre, Mr. Skerritt played the captain of the Nostromo ship, Dallas, in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi staple “Alien” and Commander Metcalf in 1986’s “Top Gun.”
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Mr. Skerritt became an Emmy-winning actor in 1993, when he won for his role as Sheriff Jimmy Brock on “Picket Fences,” a drama that ran on CBS for four seasons.
He is survived by his third wife, Julie Tokashiki, whom he married in 1998, and four children.
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