Tom Skerritt
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Tom Skerritt (* 25 August 1933 as Thomas Roy Skerritt in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American actor .
Life
Tom Skerritt, son of a businessman, studied at Wayne State University and the University of California . At times he was also a member of the United States Air Force . Skerritt made his debut in the 1962 TV movie Combat! . In the same year he took on the first role in the movie Behind Enemy Lines . In the 1960s he made guest appearances on television series such as The Real McCoys , At the Foot of the Blue Mountains and Bonanza . He achieved his breakthrough in 1970 in Robert Altman's war satire MASH , in which he played Captain Augustus Forrest .
In the course of his career, Skerritt played in a total of over 40 films and covered a wide range of roles. The 1977 film At Turning Point , in which he starred alongside Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft , received eleven Oscar nominations. In Alien (1979) he played alongside Sigourney Weaver , in Top Gun - They fear neither death nor the devil (1986) alongside Tom Cruise , in Magnolien aus Stahl (1989) alongside Julia Roberts and in Contact ( 1997) alongside Jodie Foster . At the same time, there continued to be regular television appearances. From 1992 to 1996 he played the leading role of Sheriff James Brock in the television series Picket Fences , which made him more popular than ever.
Skerritt still works as an actor. He lives alternately in Seattle and in his vacation home on Lopez Island . He has been married to Julie Tokashiki for the third time since 1998.
Awards
In 1993 he was awarded an Emmy for his role in Picket Fences . In 1994 and 1995 he was nominated for the Golden Globe - also for Picket Fences . Skerritt received the awards for Best Guest Actor at the Saturn Awards 2012 for his appearance in the series Leverage .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Behind Enemy Lines (War Hunt)
- 1963: At the foot of the blue mountains ( Laramie , TV series, episode 4x18 No Place to Run )
- 1964/1973: Bonanza (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1965/1966: On the run ( The Fugitive ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1965–1972: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1966: Time Tunnel (TV series, episode 1x13 The Death Trap )
- 1970: M * A * S * H
- 1970: Whiskey brutal (The Moonshine War)
- 1971: Harold and Maude (Harold and Maude)
- 1972: Death comes quietly (Fuzz)
- 1974: Thieves Like Us
- 1974: Love Bad Mama (Big Bad Mama)
- 1977: The Turning Point (The Turning Point)
- 1978: Much Smoke About Nothing (Up in Smoke)
- 1978: Ice Fever (Ice Castles)
- 1979: Alien - The uncanny creature from a strange world (Alien)
- 1981: Prisoners of the Beasts (Savage Harvest)
- 1983: Dead Zone (The Dead Zone)
- 1984: The fatal affair of Katherine G. (A Touch of Scandal)
- 1986: HART - Special Unit 500 (Opposing Force)
- 1986: Nikki and Mary - The 5 Minute Marriage (The Parent Trap II)
- 1986: Space Camp
- 1986: Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil (Top Gun)
- 1986: Wisdom - Dynamite and Cool Blood (Wisdom)
- 1987: Chicago Blues
- 1987–1988: Cheers (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1988: Poltergeist III - The Dark Side of Evil (Poltergeist III)
- 1988: Red End
- 1989 Magnolia steel (Steel Magnolias)
- 1990: Rookie - The novice (The Rookie)
- 1990: Killing Cop (The China Lake Murders)
- 1992: A River Runs Through It (A River Runs Through It)
- 1992: Knight Moves (Knight Moves)
- 1992: Singles - Lonely Together (Singles)
- 1992: Poison Ivy (Poison Ivy)
- 1992–1996: Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun ( Picket Fences , TV series, 87 episodes)
- 1997: Contact
- 1999: Normally in love (The other Sister)
- 1999: Aftershock - The Great Quake (Aftershock: Earthquake in New York)
- 2000: High Noon (TV movie)
- 2001: Texas Rangers
- 2002: Greenmail - The bomb is ticking! (Greenmail)
- 2003: Tears of the Sun (Tears of the Sun)
- 2005: Category 7 - The End of the World (Category 7: The End of the World)
- 2006: Fallen Angels (Fallen: The Beginning)
- 2006: Desperation (Stephen King's Desperation)
- 2006: Killer Wave - The wave of death (Killer Wave)
- 2006: Mammoth (Mammoth)
- 2006: Huff - Ready for the Couch ( Huff , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006–2009: Brothers & Sisters (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2007: Dead Zone (TV series, episode Denouement )
- 2008: Beer for My Horses
- 2009: The Closer (TV series, episode Elysian Fields )
- 2009: whiteout
- 2009: For Sale by Owner
- 2010: Black, White and Blues (Redemption Road)
- 2010/2012: Leverage (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Ted
- 2012: White Collar (TV series, episode Pulling Strings )
- 2013: A Day in Middleton (At Middleton)
- 2014: Good Wife (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: North & South - The Battle of New Market (Field of Lost Shoes)
- 2016: A hologram of the King (A Hologram for the King)
- 2017: Lucky
Awards and nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- 1998: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor (Drama)" - Contact
- 2003: Awarded , “Best Audio Commentary” - Alien
- 1993: Awarded , "Best Actor in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
- 1994: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
- 1982: Nominated, "Best Foreign Actor" - Silence of the North
- 1994: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
- 1977: Awarded , “Best Supporting Actor-” - The Turning Point
- 2011: Excellent , “Best Guest Star” - Leverage
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Ensemble" in a Series (Drama) - Picket Fences
- 1996: Nominated, "Best Ensemble in a Series (Drama)" - Picket Fences
- 1999: Awarded , "Best Television Feature Film" - Two for Texas
Web links
- Tom Skerritt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Skerritt on Allmovie
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skerritt, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borman, M .; Skerrit, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |