Actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died

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Emmy-winning US actor Tom Skerritt, known for ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Picket Fences’, dies at 93 US actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles as the doomed caption in 1979's "Alien", a tough flight instructor in the 1986 megahit “Top Gun” and who won an Emmy award winner for his work in the television series “Picket Fences”, has died at 93, his family said in a statement. Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun”, a...

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US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93

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US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93

The actor died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.

BBC News 34m ago

Actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died

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