American actor Tom Skerritt, whose career spanned films including Alien and Top Gun as well as the television series Picket Fences, has died at the age of 93, according to Sky News. The broadcaster reported his death on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
Skerritt was an Emmy-winning performer, a detail noted in coverage from People.com and EDP24. The Hollywood Reporter described him as a star of both "Picket Fences" and "Alien" in its report on his death at 93. The BBC likewise listed Picket Fences, MAS*H and Alien among his credits.
Those credits placed him in some of the most widely seen screen work of his era, from science fiction to military drama to long-running television. Further details of his life and career were not included in the reporting summarised here.
Tributes and fuller accounts of his career are likely to follow from the industry and from those who worked with him.
