RIP Tom Skerritt

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2:42p, 10/22/26
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Dies at 93. What a great career, of course my favorite role was as Capt. Dallas in Alien.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-skerritt-dead-picket-fences-alien-1236921694/
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2:45p, 10/22/26
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RIP Viper
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In reply to Belton Ag • 2:47p, 10/22/26
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Me too, Cpt. Dallas was my halloween costume about 10 years ago.
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Cinco Ranch Aggie
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2:55p, 10/22/26
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Damn.

Summer of 79, I remember thinking that the guy who was Captain Dallas in Alien was also the step dad in The Amityville Horror due simply to the beard.

RIP Captain Dallas
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3:28p, 10/22/26
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The dad in a river runs through it. Great role. Great actor
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3:37p, 10/22/26
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RIP.
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3:45p, 10/22/26
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Viper, the pattern is full, be careful on departure…Godspeed and RIP, Sir
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4:06p, 10/22/26
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Aw man. RIP.
Cesspool represent!!
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5:59p, 10/22/26
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One of my all time favorite lines in my favorite movie…

Maverick, you'll get your RIO when you get to the ship, and if you don't, give me a call. I'll fly with you.


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6:48p, 10/22/26
Great actor.
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6:53p, 10/22/26
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Evan Drake in Cheers

RIP
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6:59p, 10/22/26
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Lined him in everything. Picket Fences was pretty good
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7:12p, 10/22/26
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Also had a good role in the Tears of the Sun.
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7:31p, 10/22/26
RIP Strawberry
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7:56p, 10/22/26
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He was 93?!? Damn now I feel old.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
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8:26p, 10/22/26
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Damn, between Top Gun and Alien he delivered 2 all timer performances. RIP.
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8:29p, 10/22/26
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He had a great overcooked ham in Contact. RIP.
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In reply to Corporal Punishment • 8:55p, 10/22/26
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Corporal Punishment said:
Evan Drake in Cheers

RIP

Once I knew he was from Cheers, I started noticing him in all kinds of old TV shows that were still in syndication, like Gunsmoke and Bonanza.

I wonder if some of those TV show appearances for old actors were part of the studio contract system, where they could be called up for an episode appearance.
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11:02p, 10/22/26
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93 - wow


stay low boys. keep those feet moving. go be perfect.

- chavez (fnl)
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11:28p, 10/22/26
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"I'd say that it looks like the Lord has blessed us all today. It's just that's he's been particularly good to me."

-Rev. Maclean
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11:56p, 10/22/26
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He was incredibly funny in Steel Magnolias.

Such a great character in so many movies.
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8:19a, 10/23/26
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Liked him in all of the above, plus MASH. He was on an old episode of Bonanza where he was a creepy assassin tracking Little Joe through the desert IIRC.

I always thought he would have made a good Dave Robicheaux, if you are familiar with the books.
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8:31a, 10/23/26
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True, Tom. True.

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8:38a, 10/23/26
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Picket Fences is one of my favorite shows of all time. R.I.P.
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In reply to Roll the Bones • 1:09p, 10/23/26
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Roll the Bones said:
Picket Fences is one of my favorite shows of all time. R.I.P.

I was thinking about giving it a rewatch, haven't seen it in years and was thinking about it the other day.

And as a kid I remember watching Top Gun and thinking he was the coolest person on the planet. We lost a great.
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In reply to Stive • 2:04p, 10/23/26
Stive said:
He was incredibly funny in Steel Magnolias.

Such a great character in so many movies.

Came here to post that. Perfect Southern dad.
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2:23p, 10/23/26
Nobody's going to mention his odd turn in Poison Ivy with Drew Barrymore? I know you all saw it.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 9:50p, 10/23/26
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 8:13a, 10/24/26
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Uh, no.

Yaphet Kotto's Parker was the last to die in the movie, while Tom Skerritt's Dallas was third to die. Other than that, the order is actually correct.

John Hurt
Harry Dean Stanton
Ian Holm
Yaphet Kotto
Tom Skerritt

There was actually another male member of the cast - Bolaji Badejo, who was the full-grown alien. His character was the actual last to die in the movie, but in life, the actor actually passed in the early 90s.

Dallas being the third victim is one of the movie's biggest strengths, in that everyone thought he would be the "hero" who would ultimately defeat the monster.
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 9:40a, 10/24/26
I did not fact check this claim.
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