Tom Skerritt, Star of 'Alien' and 'Picket Fences', Dies at 93
The veteran actor known for roles in Alien, Top Gun, and the TV series Picket Fences has died of natural causes.
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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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6 publishers have covered this in 6 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 IndieWire, appeared on 22 October at 19:32 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline, Consequence, Rolling Stone, IndieWire.
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Every source in the order it published.
- 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
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- 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 ·
- 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
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- Tom Skerritt