Hollywood actor Tom Skerritt has died at the age of 93. His six-decade career spanned acclaimed films and Emmy-winning television work.

Tom Skerritt, the ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Alien,’ and ‘Picket Fences’ star and Emmy winner, has died at the age of 93.

Tom Skerritt, who starred in the TV series "Picket Fences" and appeared in movies like "MASH," "Alien," "Top Gun" and more, has died. He was 93.

"Top Gun" star Tom Skerritt died of natural causes on Wednesday, his family confirmed to Fox News Digital. The actor, also known for his roles in "Picket Fences and "M*A*S*H," was 93.

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in Alien and Picket Fences, has died at the age of 93.

Tom Skerritt, the dashing actor who had credits in Alien, Top Gun, Contact, Steel Magnolias, and many more, has died at the age of 93.

Tom Skerritt, whose acting career spanned seven decades and played Dallas in "Alien" and Duke in "M*A*S*H," has died. He was 93.

Tom Skerritt, whose acting career spanned seven decades and played Dallas in "Alien" and Duke in "M*A*S*H," has died. He was 93.

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93.

Tom Skerritt, the acclaimed character actor who starred in “Alien,” “Top Gun,” “Contact” and more, died Wednesday at his home in Seattle. He was 93.

US actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles as the doomed caption in 1979's "Alien", a tough flight instructor in the 1986 megahit “Top Gun” and who won an Emmy award winner for his work in the television…

US actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles as the doomed caption in 1979's "Alien", a tough flight instructor in the 1986 megahit “Top Gun” and who won an Emmy award winner for his work in the television…

HOLLYWOOD - Tom Skerritt, a prolific actor who won an Emmy playing a hardworking sheriff in “Picket Fences” and appeared in hit Hollywood movies like “Top Gun” and “Alien,” has died, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. Born Aug. 25, 1933, in Detroit, Skerritt landed in Hollywood after having served four years in the Air Force, intending to become a director. But with his lean frame and weather-beaten good looks, Skerritt quickly found his place in front of the camera. His breakthrough role was playing Capt. Duke Forrest in Robert Altman’s 1970 satirical war movie “M*A*S*H.” That led to starring roles in a string of successful movies, like “The Turning Point,” “Up in Smoke,” “The Dead Zone” and “Steel Magnolias.” But Skerritt was best known to moviegoers as Tom Cruise’s no-nonsense flight instructor in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” and the doomed Capt. Dallas in the 1979 science fiction classic “Alien.” Skerritt was also widely praised…