Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, a prolific actor who won an Emmy playing a hard-working sheriff in “Picket Fences” and also 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 provided to NBC News.
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