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Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/05/1955

Day of Death

25/02/2017
(62) years old

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Biography

Bill Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in films including Aliens and Titanic and starred as practising polygamist Bill Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love. On February 25, 2017 he died from complications following heart surgery.

Known For

Predator 2

Predator 2

The Terminator

The Terminator

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

Twister

Twister

Aliens

Aliens

A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

U-571

U-571

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

The Evening Star

The Evening Star

One False Move

One False Move

Filmography

Cast

2024

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2017

The Circle

as Vinnie Holland

2016

Mean Dreams

as Wayne Caraway

2016

Term Life

as Detective Keenan

2015

The Gamechangers

as Jack Thompson

2015

Pixies

as Eddie Beck (voice)

2014

Nightcrawler

as Joe Loder

2014

Edge of Tomorrow

as Master Sergeant Farell

2014

Million Dollar Arm

as Tom House

2013

JFK: The Final Hours

as Narrator (voice)

2013

Red Wing

as Jim Verret

2013

2 Guns

as Earl

2013

The Colony

as Mason

2012

Reflections on Titanic

as Self

2012

Titanic: 100 Years On

as Self

2012

Shanghai Calling

as Donald

2011

Haywire

as John Kane

2011

Tornado Alley

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2009

13 Scarier Movie Moments

as Self

2008

His Highness Hollywood

as Self

2007

The Good Life

as Robbie

2005

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Tita...

as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)

2005

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the M...

as Ed Mitchell (voice)

2005

Derailroaded

as Self (archive footage)

2005

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making o...

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Haven

as Carl Ridley

2004

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thund...

as Self

2004

Thunderbirds

as Jeff Tracy

2004

Club Dread

as Coconut Pete

2003

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

as Self

2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

as Dinky Winks

2003

Resistance

as Ted Brice

2003

Ghosts of the Abyss

as Self

2002

The Alien Saga

as Self (archive footage)

2002

Living in Darkness

as Himself

2002

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

as Dinky Winks

2002

Frailty

as Dad Meiks

2000

Vertical Limit

as Elliot Vaughn

2000

U-571

as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

1998

Mighty Joe Young

as Gregg O'Hara

1998

A Simple Plan

as Hank Mitchell

1998

A Bright Shining Lie

as John Paul Vann

1997

Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titani...

as Self / Brock Lovett

1997

Titanic

as Brock Lovett

1997

Traveller

as Bokky

1996

The Evening Star

as Jerry Bruckner

1996

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

as Self

1996

Twister

as Bill

1995

The Last Supper

as Zachary Cody

1995

Apollo 13

as Fred Haise

1994

Frank & Jesse

as Frank James

1994

True Lies

as Simon

1994

Future Shock

as Vince

1993

Tombstone

as Morgan Earp

1993

Monolith

as Tucker

1993

Indian Summer

as Jack Belston

1993

Boxing Helena

as Ray O'Malley

1992

Trespass

as Vince

1992

The Vagrant

as Graham Krakowski

1991

One False Move

as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon

1991

The Dark Backward

as Gus

1990

Predator 2

as Jerry Lambert

1990

Navy Seals

as Floyd Dane

1990

The Last of the Finest

as Howard 'Hojo' Jones

1990

Brain Dead

as Jim Reston

1989

The Making of Slipstream

1989

Next of Kin

as Gerald Gates

1989

Slipstream

as Matt Owens

1989

The Roommate

1989

Back to Back

as Bo Brand

1988

Pass the Ammo

as Jesse Wilkes

1987

Near Dark

as Severen

1987

Touched by the Hand of God

as Running Man

1987

Zabagabee

1986

Aliens

as Private Hudson

1985

Commando

as Intercept Officer

1985

Weird Science

as Chet

1985

An Early Frost

as Bob Maracek

1984

The Terminator

as Punk Leader

1984

Impulse

as Eddie

1984

Streets of Fire

as Clyde the Bartender

1983

Deadly Lessons

as Eddie Fox

1983

The Lords of Discipline

as Gilbreath

1983

Riding Fast

as Bobo

1983

Great Day

as Rudy

1982

Taking Tiger Mountain

as Billy Hampton

1982

Mortuary

as Paul Andrews

1981

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

as Eddie

1981

Stripes

as Soldier

1980

Fish Heads

1977

The Egyptian Princess

as The Man

1975

Crazy Mama

as John

Crew

2013

Parkland

as Producer

2011

Tattoo

as Director

2011

Tattoo

as Story

2007

The Good Life

as Executive Producer

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played

as Director

2002

Frailty

as Director

1997

Traveller

as Producer

1982

Taking Tiger Mountain

as Production Design

1981

Galaxy of Terror

as Set Decoration

1980

Fish Heads

as Director

1980

Fish Heads

as Producer

1977

The Egyptian Princess

as Producer

1977

Death Game

as Assistant Art Director

1976

Eat My Dust

as Set Decoration

1975

Beach Blanket Bango

as Art Direction

1974

Big Bad Mama

as Set Dresser