Tom Skerritt, Star of Alien and Top Gun, Dies at 93
The veteran actor known for roles in Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences has died of natural causes at the age of 93.
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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 12 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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12 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 22 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 22 October at 18:52 UTC; Variety followed 13 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 22 October at 23:22 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Deadline, Consequence, Rolling Stone, IndieWire, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, South China Morning Post, BBC Entertainment, The A.V. Club.
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- The Hollywood ReporterTom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93
- VarietyTom Skerritt, ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 93
- DeadlineTom Skerritt Dies: ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ Actor Was 93
- ConsequenceTom Skerritt, Alien and Picket Fences Star, Dead at 93
- Rolling StoneTom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ Actor, Dead at 93
- IndieWireTom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘M*A*S*H’ Star, Dies at 93
- The New York TimesTom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesEmmy-winning US actor Tom Skerritt, known for ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Picket Fences’, dies at 93
- The GuardianTom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies at 93
- South China Morning PostTom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
- BBC EntertainmentUS actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93
- The A.V. ClubR.I.P. Tom Skerritt, veteran actor of Top Gun, Alien, and much more
Sources
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- Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies at 93 The Guardian ·
- Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93 The New York Times ·
- Tom Skerritt, ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 93 Variety ·
- Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter ·
- R.I.P. Tom Skerritt, veteran actor of Top Gun, Alien, and much more The A.V. Club
- US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93 BBC Entertainment
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- Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93 South China Morning Post
- Emmy-winning US actor Tom Skerritt, known for ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Picket Fences’, dies at 93 France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Tom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘M*A*S*H’ Star, Dies at 93 IndieWire
- Tom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ Actor, Dead at 93 Rolling Stone
- Tom Skerritt, Alien and Picket Fences Star, Dead at 93 Consequence
- Tom Skerritt Dies: ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ Actor Was 93 Deadline
In this story
- Tom Skerritt
- Alien
- Top Gun
- Picket Fences