| Tom Skerritt | ||
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| Character Oliver Taft | ||
| Date of birth August 25, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth Detroit, Michigan | ||
| IMDb profile |
Tom Skerritt is an actor who played Judge Oliver Taft in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 episode "Poison".
Skerritt won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Sheriff Jimmy Brock in Picket Fences (with Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, and Marlee Matlin). He was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for the same role. He also starred in the films M*A*S*H (with Elliott Gould), Alien (with Veronica Cartwright and Yaphet Kotto), Top Gun (with Anthony Edwards), and Steel Magnolias (with Olympia Dukakis, Dylan McDermott, and Julia Roberts).