00:00The actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, once said the best compliment he ever got was
00:05that he was a character actor in a leading man's body.
00:09Now he's died at the grand old age of 93.
00:12He had success in both television and film, starting out in MASH and ending up winning an Emmy for Picket
00:18Fences.
00:19Here's Anne Thompson from our American affiliate, NBC.
00:23There always seemed to be a twinkle in actor Tom Skerritt's eye.
00:27You, you are a fine visual man.
00:31An extraordinarily versatile actor for seven decades.
00:35Tell him in this school is about combat. There are no points for second place.
00:40Born in Detroit, America first came to know him in the movie MASH.
00:44Fellas, where the hell do you think you're at, man?
00:46He captained the doomed ship in Alien.
00:49Look, I just want to get the hell out of here, all right?
00:51Was husband to Shirley MacLaine in The Turning Point and Sally Fields in Steel Magnolias.
00:57To my new grandbaby, may he be as good-looking as I am.
01:02Described as a character actor trapped in a leading man's body, Skerritt won an Emmy for lead actor in the
01:08TV drama Picket Fences.
01:10I'm so afraid I'm going to say the wrong thing.
01:14And I could lose it forever.
01:16And created an indelible presence.
01:19We can love completely.
01:21In A River Runs Through It.
01:23I'd say the Lord has blessed us all today.
01:28It's just that he's been particularly good to me.
01:32Tom Skerritt was 93.
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