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Actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and "Picket Fences," has died at 93. His family said he died of natural causes, and his publicist confirmed that to Variety. His screen career spanned about 60 years and also included "M*A*S*H," "A River Runs Through It" and "Steel Magnolias."

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Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93

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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Alien', 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died.

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Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies aged 93

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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.

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

Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.

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Veteran actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93

Tom Skerritt started in movies including "Top Gun" and "Steel Magnolias."

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