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  "id": 16101968,
  "title": "Emmy-winning US actor Tom Skerritt, known for ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Picket Fences’, dies at 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/emmy-winning-us-actor-tom-skerritt-known-for-top-gun-and-picket",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:11:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20261022-emmy-winning-us-actor-tom-skerritt-top-gun-and-picket-fences-dies-93"
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  "summary": "US actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles as the doomed caption in 1979's \"Alien\", a tough flight instructor in the 1986 megahit “Top Gun” and who won an Emmy award winner for his work in the television series “Picket Fences”, has died at 93, his family said in a statement.",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93",
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        "title": "Tom Skerritt, ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 93",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T19:22:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93",
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        "outlet": "Consequence",
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Tom Skerritt, ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ Actor, Dead at 93",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T19:27:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Actor Tom Skerritt, known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T19:28:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-actor-tom-skerritt-who-starred-in-picket-fences-mash-and-alien",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:56:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Veteran actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T20:11:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tom-skerritt-emmy-winning-actor-with-roles-in-picket-fences-alien-and-16106642",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:46:18.000Z"
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