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Tom Skerritt, the face of ‘Top Gun’s’ toughest teacher, dies at 93

10.23

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning US actor who spent a lifetime playing steady, wry figures of authority in films such as Top Gun and Alien, has died at 93.

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