Actor Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

By Will Dunham Oct 22 (Reuters) Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic Alien, the war comedy M*A*S*H, and the action drama Top Gun, has died at the age of 93, his manager confirmed. Skerritt, a Detroit native whose Hollywood career spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s, died on Wednesday of ​natural causes, said ABC7, citing a statement from his family. Known for his rugged good looks and ability ‌to shine in a variety of genres, Skerritt delivered memorable performances in leading and supporting roles in film and television. Skerritt s breakthrough role was a roguish US Army surgeon in director Robert Altman s 1970 Korean War black comedy M*A*S*H, a film whose ensemble cast also included Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman. Skerritt played Southerner Duke Forrest as the doctors at the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital stitched up wounded troops. The film, whose popularity coincided ‌with ​American unease over t