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FILE: Tom Skerritt appears at a hand and footprints ceremony honouring producer Jerry Bruckheimer at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, 17 May 2010

Video. Veteran US actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93

Updated: 23/10/2026 - 13:04 GMT+2

Tom Skerritt, a Hollywood veteran actor, known for iconic roles in Alien and Top Gun, has died aged 93 of natural causes, according to a statement released by his family.

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