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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died
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PUBLISHEDOct 22, 2026, 8:12 PM
What the source reports
Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien , Viper in Top Gun , and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences . (Image credit: Chris Delmas)
Main source: NPR
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