Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.

He is best known for his roles in MASH Alien Top Gun A River Runs Through It Up in Smoke and the television series Picket Fences. He then appeared in CBS's Picket Fences (1992–1996) in the role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock for which he won an Emmy Award. He guest starred in seasons 3 and 4 of Leverage as Nate Ford's father.

Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt (born August 25 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is best known for his roles in MASH Alien Top Gun A River Runs Through It Up in Smoke and the television series Picket Fences.