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US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93
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What we know
Emmy award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in TV series Picket Fences and films such as Top Gun and Alien, has died aged 93.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC News
- New development reported by CBS News
Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by STV News
Emmy-winning Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Steel Magnolias,’ Has Died
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93
- New development reported by GDELT Global News DOC API
Tom Skerritt , star of Top Gun and Picket Fences , dead at 93
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
- Picked up by ABC Australia
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by ABC News
Actor Tom Skerritt, seen in 'Alien' and 'Steel Magnolias,' dies
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Emmy - winning actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93 – NBC10 Philadelphia
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Emmy - winning Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Tom Skerritt , Emmy - winning actor with roles in Picket Fences , Alien and Top Gun , dies at 93
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- First reported by ABC News
- New development reported by CBS News
Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by STV News
Emmy-winning Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Steel Magnolias,’ Has Died
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93
- New development reported by GDELT Global News DOC API
Tom Skerritt , star of Top Gun and Picket Fences , dead at 93
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
- Picked up by ABC Australia
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by ABC News
Actor Tom Skerritt, seen in 'Alien' and 'Steel Magnolias,' dies
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Emmy - winning actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93 – NBC10 Philadelphia
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Emmy - winning Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
- Picked up by GDELT Global News DOC API
Tom Skerritt , Emmy - winning actor with roles in Picket Fences , Alien and Top Gun , dies at 93
- Picked up by CBS News
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- Channel NewsAsia LatestActor Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
- RTHK International NewsActor Tom Skerritt dies at 93
- South China Morning PostTom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
- ABCUS actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93
- GDELT Global News DOC APITom Skerritt , star of Top Gun and Picket Fences , dead at 93
- The New York TimesTom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Steel Magnolias,’ Has Died
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- STV NewsEmmy-winning Alien and Top Gun actor Tom Skerritt dies aged 93
- NBC News Top StoriesTom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
- BBC News US and CanadaUS actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93
- CBS NewsTom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93