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Tom Skerritt

ACTOR · BORN 1933 · DIED 2026

Tom Skerritt

Born
25 August 1933
Died
21 October 2026
Known for
Lucky (2017), Poison Ivy (1992), The Other Sister (1999), A Hologram for the King (2016)

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Tom Skerritt (25 August 1933 – 21 October 2026) was an actor best known for Lucky, Poison Ivy and The Other Sister.

10 Interesting Facts About Tom Skerritt

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    For his Harold and Maude credit, Skerritt was billed as Martin Bormann, joking that the missing Nazi had moved to Oakland and become a motorcycle cop.

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  2. #002

    Tom has rarely appeared on stage. In 1990 he performed "Love Letters" with Lee Remick, her final stage appearance before she died of cancer. He also played the same piece with Kathy Baker at several benefits around Los Angeles. In 2004 he returned as the Stage Manager in a Seattle production of "Our Town".

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  3. #003

    Sharon Stone named Skerritt "the best kisser" among all the male actors she had worked with, in an interview about The Calendar Girl Murders (1984).

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  4. #004

    Appears as the motorcycle cop in Harold and Maude (1971), though the credits list him as "M. Borman".

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  5. #005

    Is a co-founder of the Red Badge Project, which supports veterans living with PTSD.

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  6. #006

    A screening of Ridley Scott's The Duellists convinced Skerritt to join Alien; he called the film a masterpiece and "a painting from beginning to end."

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  7. #007

    Skerritt said Robert Altman taught him that an actor has to be willing to make a fool of himself, and credited Altman with giving him that freedom on M*A*S*H.

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Production Story (1)

  1. #008

    Skerritt first turned down the role of Captain Dallas in Alien, fearing the budget would be eaten up by special effects, but changed his mind when he learned Ridley Scott would direct.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #009

    Skerritt took the minor part of a motorcycle cop in Harold and Maude as a favor to his friend Hal Ashby, after an accident on set forced another actor to leave the production.

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Career & Awards (1)

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    Skerritt's first film, the low-budget War Hunt (1962), came about after producers Terry and Denis Sanders saw him in a community theater production.

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