Actor Tom Skerritt died at age 93 of natural causes.
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and "Picket Fences," died Wednesday of natural causes at age 93, his family said in a statement. Skerritt won a 1993 Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for "Picket Fences" and was twice nominated. His career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s.
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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died
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South China Morning Post
Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
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ABC News · 2026-10-22 21:23 UTC
Veteran actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93
The split, in one line
Nearly every outlet ran the same AP obituary, so the coverage converges on the same career highlights and the family's statement. Only the emphasis shifts: rugged everyman versus authority figure.
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Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Alien', 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93 - PBS” · PBS NewsHour, Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post, AP News, Reuters
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CNNCNN Tom Skerritt, everyman actor of ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ fame, dead at 93 2d ago NPRNPR Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died 2d ago CENTER3
PBSPBS NewsHour Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Alien', 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93 - PBS 2d ago APAP News Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Picket Fences,' 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93 - AP News 2d ago RReuters Actor Tom Skerritt, star of 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93 - Reuters 2d ago 3 tracked claims across 9 outlets
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Tom Skerritt died at age 93.
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