Tom Skerritt, the actor known for roles in Alien and Top Gun , has died at the age of 93.

His publicist confirmed to Variety that he died from natural causes.

“While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity, and the love he brought into our lives,” a family statement shared with People read.

In a career spanning more than 60 years, the actor had more than 170 big and small screen credits, winning an Emmy and receiving Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations.

After serving a four-year tour of duty in the US air force, Skerritt made his big-screen debut in the 1962 war film War Hunt alongside Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack, but his breakout came in 1970 with a role in Robert Altman’s hit satire M*A*S*H.…