It gives me great sadness to report that actor Tom Skerritt, who played Captain Dallas in 1979's Alien, died on October 21, 2026, aged 93 of natural causes.

Tom Skerritt, the actor behind Viper in Top Gun and Captain Dallas in Alien, died on 21 October at 93. Here's a look back at ...

Tom Skerritt, the American actor with over 170 credits to his name but who sci-fi fans best know as Dallas from the original ...