Tom Skerritt movies and series

August 25, 1933 (age 93) Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.

His titles like Alien, Top Gun, and Ted - his biggest roles first. Last updated: October 3, 2026

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    Alien
    1979May 1979 by Ridley Scott
    Lead role as Dallas
    Lead role as Dallas
    7.90 Excellent+ 16.9k ratings
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    Top Gun
    1986May 1986 by Tony Scott
    Supporting as Viper
    Supporting as Viper
    6.68 Good 9,959 ratings
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    Ted
    2012June 2012 by Seth MacFarlane
    Minor role as Tom Skerritt
    Minor role as Tom Skerritt
    6.04 Okay++ 13.5k ratings
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    Contact
    1997July 1997 by Robert Zemeckis
    Supporting as David Drumlin
    Supporting as David Drumlin
    6.99 Good+ 5,217 ratings
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    The Dead Zone
    1983October 1983 by David Cronenberg
    Starring as Sheriff Bannerman
    Starring as Sheriff Bannerman
    6.53 Good- 1,909 ratings
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    Tears of the Sun
    2003March 2003 by Antoine Fuqua
    Supporting as Captain Bill Rhodes
    Supporting as Captain Bill Rhodes
    6.44 Good- 2,704 ratings
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    A River Runs Through It
    1992October 1992 by Robert Redford
    Starring as Reverend Maclean
    Starring as Reverend Maclean
    6.50 Good- 1,237 ratings
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    M*A*S*H
    1970February 1970 by Robert Altman
    Starring as Duke Forrest
    Starring as Duke Forrest
    6.45 Good- 1,201 ratings
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    Poltergeist III
    1988June 1988 by Gary Sherman
    Lead role as Bruce Gardner
    Lead role as Bruce Gardner
    5.08 Okay-- 577 ratings
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    A Hologram for the King
    2016April 2016 by Tom Tykwer
    Supporting as Ron Clay
    Supporting as Ron Clay
    5.46 Okay 1,245 ratings
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    Whiteout
    2009September 2009 by Dominic Sena
    Starring as Dr. John Fury
    Starring as Dr. John Fury
    5.30 Okay- 877 ratings
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    Harold and Maude
    1971December 1971 by Hal Ashby
    Minor role as Motorcycle Officer
    Minor role as Motorcycle Officer
    7.06 Good++ 1,250 ratings
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    Lucky
    2017September 2017 by John Carroll Lynch
    Supporting as Fred
    Supporting as Fred
    6.68 Good 661 ratings
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    Poison Ivy
    1992May 1992 by Katt Shea
    Starring as Darryl Cooper
    Starring as Darryl Cooper
    5.32 Okay- 416 ratings
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    Steel Magnolias
    1989November 1989 by Herbert Ross
    Supporting as Drum Eatenton
    Supporting as Drum Eatenton
    6.63 Good 772 ratings
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    The Rookie
    1990December 1990 by Clint Eastwood
    Supporting as Eugene Ackerman
    Supporting as Eugene Ackerman
    5.58 Okay 644 ratings
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    Desperation
    2006May 2006 by Mick Garris
    Lead role as John Edward Marinville
    Lead role as John Edward Marinville
    5.53 Okay 233 ratings
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    Knight Moves
    1992January 1992 by Carl Schenkel
    Starring as Frank Sedman
    Starring as Frank Sedman
    5.66 Okay 251 ratings
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    Up in Smoke
    1978September 1978 by Lou Adler
    Minor role as Strawberry
    Minor role as Strawberry
    6.14 Good-- 649 ratings
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    Singles
    1992September 1992 by Cameron Crowe
    Minor role as Mayor Weber
    Minor role as Mayor Weber
    5.98 Okay++ 447 ratings
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    The Other Sister
    1999February 1999 by Garry Marshall
    Starring as Radley Tate
    Starring as Radley Tate
    6.02 Okay++ 182 ratings
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    SpaceCamp
    1986June 1986 by Harry Winer
    Supporting as Zack
    Supporting as Zack
    5.75 Okay+ 216 ratings
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    At Middleton
    2013October 2013 by Adam Rodgers
    Supporting as Roland Emerson
    Supporting as Roland Emerson
    5.95 Okay++ 199 ratings
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    Picket Fences
    1992–1996 by David E. Kelley
    Lead role as Jimmy Brock
    Lead role as Jimmy Brock
    6.21 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Journey Back to Christmas
    2016November 2016 by Mel Damski
    Starring as Tobias Cook
    Starring as Tobias Cook
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Big Bad Mama
    1974September 1974 by Steve Carver
    Starring as Fred
    Starring as Fred
    5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Catch the Bullet
    2021September 2021 by Michael Feifer
    Starring as Dex
    Starring as Dex
    5.80 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Texas Rangers
    2001November 2001 by Steve Miner
    Supporting as Richard Dukes
    Supporting as Richard Dukes
    5.84 Okay+ 128 ratings
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    Memory: The Origins of Alien
    2019January 2019 by Alexandre O. Philippe
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.03 Okay++ 108 ratings
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    Fallen
    2006July 2006 by Mikael Salomon
    Supporting as Zeke
    Supporting as Zeke
    6.20 Good-- 134 ratings
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    Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
    1999 by Mikael Salomon
    Lead role as Thomas Ahearn
    Lead role as Thomas Ahearn
    6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    East of the Mountains
    2021September 2021 by S.J. Chiro
    Lead role as Ben Givens
    Lead role as Ben Givens
    5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Ice Castles
    1978December 1978 by Donald Wrye
    Supporting as Marcus Winston
    Supporting as Marcus Winston
    6.29 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Mammoth
    2006April 2006 by Abram Cox
    Starring as Simon Abernathy
    Starring as Simon Abernathy
    5.59 Okay <100 ratings
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    The Turning Point
    1977November 1977 by Herbert Ross
    Starring as Wayne
    Starring as Wayne
    6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Devil’s Rain
    1975July 1975 by Robert Fuest
    Supporting as Tom Preston
    Supporting as Tom Preston
    5.61 Okay <100 ratings
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    The Parent Trap II
    1986July 1986 by Ronald F. Maxwell
    Starring as Bill Grand
    Starring as Bill Grand
    5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Thieves Like Us
    1974February 1974 by Robert Altman
    Supporting as Dee Mobley
    Supporting as Dee Mobley
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Smoke Signals
    1998June 1998 by Chris Eyre
    Minor role as Police Chief
    Minor role as Police Chief
    6.16 Good-- 118 ratings
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    Wisdom
    1986December 1986 by Emilio Estevez
    Starring as Lloyd Wisdom
    Starring as Lloyd Wisdom
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Calendar Girl Murders
    1984April 1984 by William A. Graham
    Lead role as Lieutenant Dan Stoner
    Lead role as Lieutenant Dan Stoner
    5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Fuzz
    1972July 1972 by Richard A. Colla
    Starring as Det. Bert Kling
    Starring as Det. Bert Kling
    5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
    1991October 1991 by Zalman King
    Starring as Ham McDonald
    Starring as Ham McDonald
    5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Bonneville
    2006September 2006 by Christopher N. Rowley
    Supporting as Emmett L. Johnson
    Supporting as Emmett L. Johnson
    5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Maid to Order
    1987July 1987 by Amy Holden Jones
    Supporting as Charles Montgomery
    Supporting as Charles Montgomery
    5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Your Love Never Fails
    2011February 2011 by Michael Feifer
    Starring as Jack Connors
    Starring as Jack Connors
    5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Opposing Force
    1986August 1986 by Eric Karson
    Lead role as Logan
    Lead role as Logan
    5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Big Town
    1987September 1987 by Ben Bolt
    Supporting as Phil Carpenter
    Supporting as Phil Carpenter
    5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Broke
    2025June 2025 by Carlyle Eubank
    Supporting as Cliff
    Supporting as Cliff
    6.18 Good-- <100 ratings
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    Wild Rovers
    1971June 1971 by Blake Edwards
    Supporting as John Buckman
    Supporting as John Buckman
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Fighting Back
    1982May 1982 by Lewis Teague
    Lead role as John D'Angelo
    Lead role as John D'Angelo
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    2008May 2008 by Paolo Barzman
    Starring as Gabe Utterson
    Starring as Gabe Utterson
    5.80 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    The Velveteen Rabbit
    2009February 2009 by Michael Landon Jr.
    Starring as Horse (voice)
    Starring as Horse (voice)
    6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Path to War
    2003October 2003 by John Frankenheimer
    Minor role as William Westmoreland
    Minor role as William Westmoreland
    6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Field of Lost Shoes
    2015March 2015 by Sean McNamara
    Supporting as Ulysses S. Grant
    Supporting as Ulysses S. Grant
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Moving Target
    1988February 1988 by Chris Thomson
    Starring as Joseph Kellogg
    Starring as Joseph Kellogg
    6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Beer for My Horses
    2008August 2008 by Michael Salomon
    Supporting as Sheriff Wilson Landry
    Supporting as Sheriff Wilson Landry
    5.78 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    Killer Wave
    2007
    Supporting as Victor Bannister
    Supporting as Victor Bannister
    5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Savage Harvest
    1981April 1981 by Robert L. Collins
    Lead role as Casey
    Lead role as Casey
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Child in the Night
    1990May 1990 by Mike Robe
    Starring as Detective Bass
    Starring as Detective Bass
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Heist
    1989September 1989 by Stuart Orme
    Starring as Ebbet Berens
    Starring as Ebbet Berens
    5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Beast Within: Making Alien
    2003December 2003 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.23 Good-- <100 ratings
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    The China Lake Murders
    1990January 1990 by Alan Metzger
    Lead role as Sheriff Sam Brodie
    Lead role as Sheriff Sam Brodie
    6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    War Hunt
    1962May 1962 by Denis Sanders
    Supporting as Sgt. Stan Showalter
    Supporting as Sgt. Stan Showalter
    6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
    1999May 1999 by William A. Graham
    Starring as Fred Maddux
    Starring as Fred Maddux
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Those Calloways
    1964November 1964 by Norman Tokar
    Minor role as Whit Turner
    Minor role as Whit Turner
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Big Man on Campus
    1989December 1989 by Jeremy Kagan
    Supporting as Dr. Webster
    Supporting as Dr. Webster
    6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    What the Deaf Man Heard
    1997November 1997 by John Kent Harrison
    Supporting as Norm Jenkins
    Supporting as Norm Jenkins
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Grid
    2004 by Tracey Alexander
    Supporting
    Supporting
    6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    A Dangerous Summer
    1982October 1982 by Quentin Masters
    Lead role as Howard Anderson
    Lead role as Howard Anderson
    Needs more reviews
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    High Noon
    2000August 2000 by Rod Hardy
    Lead role as Will Kane
    Lead role as Will Kane
    Needs more reviews
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    The Phantom 52
    2019January 2019 by Geoff Marslett
    Lead role as The Phantom
    Lead role as The Phantom
    Needs more reviews
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    Plot of Fear Italian
    1976September 1976 by Paolo Cavara
    Minor role as Chief Inspector
    Minor role as Chief Inspector
    5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    For Sale by Owner
    2009October 2009 by Robert J. Wilson
    Supporting as Clive Farrier
    Supporting as Clive Farrier
    5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Red King, White Knight
    1989November 1989 by Geoff Murphy
    Lead role as Stoner
    Lead role as Stoner
    Needs more reviews
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    Soda Springs
    2012March 2012 by Michael Feifer
    Lead role as Walt Jackson
    Lead role as Walt Jackson
    Needs more reviews
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    Wings: Sky Force Heroes
    2014July 2014 by Tony Tang
    Supporting as Colonel (voice)
    Supporting as Colonel (voice)
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    An American Daughter
    2000June 2000 by Sheldon Larry
    Starring as Walter
    Starring as Walter
    Needs more reviews
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    Poker Alice
    1987May 1987 by Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Starring as Jeremy Collins
    Starring as Jeremy Collins
    Needs more reviews
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    Redwood Highway
    2013April 2013 by Gary Lundgren
    Minor role as Pete Peterson
    Minor role as Pete Peterson
    6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Homeland Security
    2004April 2004 by Daniel Sackheim
    Starring as Admiral McKee
    Starring as Admiral McKee
    Needs more reviews
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    Nightmare at Bittercreek
    1988May 1988 by Tim Burstall
    Starring as Ding
    Starring as Ding
    Needs more reviews
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    Category 7: The End of the World
    2005
    Supporting as Colonel Mike Davis
    Supporting as Colonel Mike Davis
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Redemption Road
    2011August 2011 by Mario Van Peebles
    Supporting as Santa
    Supporting as Santa
    6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    The Alien Saga
    2002November 2002 by Brent Zacky
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    Greenmail
    2002July 2002 by Jonathan Heap
    Starring as Tom Bradshaw
    Starring as Tom Bradshaw
    Needs more reviews
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    Vinegar Hill
    2005March 2005 by Peter Werner
    Starring as Fritz Grier
    Starring as Fritz Grier
    Needs more reviews
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    Alien: Terror in Space French
    2025February 2025 by Anne Cutaia
    Starring as Self - Actor
    Starring as Self - Actor
    Needs more reviews
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    Changing Hearts
    2002April 2002 by Martin Guigui
    Supporting as Johnny Pinkley
    Supporting as Johnny Pinkley
    Needs more reviews
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    The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
    2009December 2009 by Amanda Pope
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
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    The Birdmen
    1973November 1973 by Philip Leacock
    Minor role as Orville Fitzgerald
    Minor role as Orville Fitzgerald
    Needs more reviews
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    The Last Day
    1975February 1975 by Vincent McEveety
    Supporting as Bill Powers
    Supporting as Bill Powers
    Needs more reviews
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    The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
    2014September 2014 by Tom Hadzor
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
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    Two for Texas
    1998January 1998 by Rod Hardy
    Supporting as Sam Houston
    Supporting as Sam Houston
    Needs more reviews
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    Divided by Hate
    1997January 1997 by Tom Skerritt
    Starring as Steve Riordan
    Starring as Steve Riordan
    Needs more reviews
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    In Sickness and in Health
    1992March 1992 by Jeff Bleckner
    Starring as Jerritt Mattison
    Starring as Jerritt Mattison
    Needs more reviews
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    Run, Run, Joe! Italian
    1974April 1974 by Giuseppe Colizzi
    Starring as Margherito
    Starring as Margherito
    Needs more reviews
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    The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
    1999
    Starring as Fred Maddux
    Starring as Fred Maddux
    Needs more reviews
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    Getting Up and Going Home
    1992July 1992 by Steven Schachter
    Lead role as Jack Montgomery
    Lead role as Jack Montgomery
    Needs more reviews
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    Miles to Go…
    1986October 1986 by David Greene
    Supporting as Stuart Browning
    Supporting as Stuart Browning
    Needs more reviews
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    Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
    2000
    Starring as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
    Starring as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
    Needs more reviews
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    Swing
    2003October 2003 by Martin Guigui
    Starring as George Verdi
    Starring as George Verdi
    Needs more reviews
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    La madama Italian
    1976January 1976 by Duccio Tessari
    Supporting as Jack
    Supporting as Jack
    Needs more reviews
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    The Trojan Horse
    2008
    Supporting as President Stanfield
    Supporting as President Stanfield
    Needs more reviews
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    She'll Take Romance
    1990November 1990 by Piers Haggard
    Minor role as Judge Warren Danvers
    Minor role as Judge Warren Danvers
    Needs more reviews
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    Over America
    1995June 1995
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
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    Soaring Over America
    2010January 2010 by Jeff Gentes
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
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