--- title: "Tom Skerritt, actor in 'Alien', 'Top Gun', and 'Picket Fences', dies at 93" description: "Most outlets led with Skerritt’s death at 93 and highlighted his roles in *Alien*, *Top Gun*, and *Picket Fences*. Aaj News and Business Recorder added brief details about his other roles, such as in *M*A*S*H*, and noted his Detroit origins. The News International and Geo News mentioned that he died of natural causes and included partial family statements. All coverage was uniform in tone and emphasis, focusing on his career and cause of death." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15951-alien-and-top-gun-actor-tom-skerritt-d site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Tom Skerritt, actor in 'Alien', 'Top Gun', and 'Picket Fences', dies at 93 entertainment · updated 24 Oct 2026, 6:48 PM PKT · 23–24 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with Skerritt’s death at 93 and highlighted his roles in *Alien*, *Top Gun*, and *Picket Fences*. A few, such as Geo News and The News International, also noted that he died of natural causes and included brief quotes from his family’s statement. Some, like Aaj News and Business Recorder, added mention of his role in *M*A*S*H* and his Detroit origins. All coverage was uniform in tone and factual in nature. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 24 Oct 2026 — Hollywood legend Tom Skerritt, star of Alien, dies at 93 (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Hollywood legend Tom Skerritt, star of Alien, dies at 93](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571797/hollywood-legend-tom-skerritt-star-of-alien-dies-at-93/) · 24 Oct 2026, 6:48 PM PKT > Veteran Hollywood actor Tom Skerritt, known for Alien, Top Gun and MASH, has died at 93. His family confirmed that he died of natural causes on Wednesday. His acting career spanned six decades, from the 1960s through the 2020s. In a family statement, his relatives remembered him for his humour, wisdom, generosity and love. They […] ### 23 Oct 2026 — Tom Skerritt, actor in 'Alien', 'Top Gun', and 'Picket Fences', dies at 93 (5 outlets) > Most outlets led with Skerritt’s death at 93 and highlighted his roles in *Alien*, *Top Gun*, and *Picket Fences*. Aaj News and Business Recorder added brief details about his other roles, such as in *M*A*S*H*, and noted his Detroit origins. The News International and Geo News mentioned that he died of natural causes and included partial family statements. All coverage was uniform in tone and emphasis, focusing on his career and cause of death. - **Business Recorder** — [Actor Tom Skerritt, star of 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445611/actor-tom-skerritt-star-of-alien-and-top-gun-dies-at-93) · 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 PM PKT > Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic “Alien,” the war comedy “M*A*S*H,” and the action drama “Top Gun,” has died at the age of 93. Skerritt, a Detroit native whose Hollywood career spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s, died on ​Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acti... - **Minute Mirror** — [Tom Skerritt, Top Gun and Alien star, dies at 93](https://minutemirror.com.pk/tom-skerritt-top-gun-and-alien-star-dies-at-93-649557/) · 23 Oct 2026, 9:43 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Tom Skerritt, the veteran Hollywood actor celebrated for his performances in Top Gun, Alien and Picket Fences, has - **Aaj News (English)** — [Actor Tom Skerritt, star of 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330477629/actor-tom-skerritt-star-of-alien-and-top-gun-dies-at-93) · 23 Oct 2026, 9:30 AM PKT · 100% identical wording to the newest filing > Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic “Alien,” the war comedy “M*A*S*H,” and the action drama “Top Gun,” has died at the age of 93. Skerritt, a Detroit native whose Hollywood career spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s, died on ​Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acti... - **The News International** — ['Top Gun' actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1420960-top-gun-actor-tom-skerritt-dies-at-93) · 23 Oct 2026, 7:34 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Tom Skerritt, the actor known for Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Picket Fences, has died. He was 93. His family released a statement on Wednesday, revealing that he died of natural causes. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting... - **Geo News** — [Tom Skerritt, star of 'Top Gun', 'Alien' and 'Picket Fences', dies at 93](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687861-tom-skerritt-star-of-top-gun-alien-and-picket-fences-dies-at-93) · 23 Oct 2026, 12:54 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Tom Skerritt, the actor best known for Top Gun, Alien and Picket Fences, has died at 93. Skerritt died on Wednesday, 21 October, of natural causes, his family confirmed. “We are... 7 articles from 6 outlets, 23–24 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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