Tom Skerritt, the versatile actor who over his 60-plus year career played memorable roles in projects such as Top Gun, Picket Fences, M*A*S*H and Alien, has died. His family confirmed the news to Deadline.

Tom Skerritt, who won an Emmy playing a hard-working sheriff in “Picket Fences” and also appeared in hit Hollywood movies like “Top Gun” and “Alien,” has died, his family confirmed Thursday.

Julia Roberts remembered her Steel Magnolias screen father Tom Skerritt as a “shining light” following his death at 93.