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Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

NBC News22 October 2026, 19:42 UTC

Tom Skerritt, who won an Emmy playing a hard-working sheriff in “Picket Fences” and also appeared in hit Hollywood movies like “Top Gun” and “Alien,” has died, his family confirmed Thursday.

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