Tom Skerritt is being remembered with affection by family, friends and colleagues.
The veteran film and television actor, celebrated for performances in Top Gun and M*A*S*H, died Oct. 21 from natural causes, his family confirmed. He was 93.
“We are heartbroken by his loss,” his family said in a statement to People. “Although the world knew Tom for his extraordinary acting career, we knew him as a man of humor, curiosity, wisdom and generosity—and for the love he brought to our lives.”
The family also said Skerritt was deeply committed to imagination, creativity, storytelling, service, veterans, the natural world and helping people discover and express their own voices.
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Although Skerritt’s family requested privacy following his death, they said they were “incredibly grateful” for the outpouring of “love and support” from his friends and former costars.
Among those honoring him was Julia Roberts, who received her first Oscar nomination after playing Skerritt’s onscreen daughter in the 1989 drama Steel Magnolias. She shared a still of the two actors on Instagram, captioning it, “A shining light of a gentle man. RIP.”