Tom Skeritt, who starred as Mike “Viper” Metcalf opposite Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the 1986 classic "Top Gun, ...

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” ...

Skerritt was twice nominated for an Emmy — both for “Picket Fences,” winning outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 1993 ...