Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Source: www.npr.org · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:12:52 GMT

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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