Bill Paxton

Known for: Acting
Born: May 17, 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died: February 25, 2017
Movies: 102

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.9

Titanic

1997

7.6

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

7.7

The Terminator

1984

7.7

Nightcrawler

2014

8.0

Aliens

1986

7.5

Apollo 13

1995

7.1

True Lies

1994

5.5

The Circle

2017

6.5

2 Guns

2013

6.3

Predator 2

1990

Filmography

2023	Titanic: Stories from the Heart	Self (archive footage)
2017	The Circle	Vinnie Holland
2016	Mean Dreams	Wayne Caraway
2016	Tom Hanks: A League of His Own	Self
2016	Term Life	Detective Keenan
2015	The Gamechangers	Jack Thompson
2015	Pixies	Eddie Beck (voice)
2014	Nightcrawler	Joe Loder
2014	Edge of Tomorrow	Master Sergeant Farell
2014	Million Dollar Arm	Tom House
2013	JFK: The Final Hours	Narrator (voice)
2013	Red Wing	Jim Verret
2013	2 Guns	Earl
2013	The Colony	Mason
2012	Reflections on Titanic	Self
2012	Shanghai Calling	Donald
2011	Haywire	John Kane
2011	Tornado Alley	Self - Narrator (voice)
2009	13 Scarier Movie Moments	Self
2008	His Highness Hollywood	Self
2007	The Good Life	Robbie
2005	Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon	Ed Mitchell (voice)
2005	Derailroaded	Self (archive footage)
2005	The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'	Self (archive footage)
2004	Haven	Carl Ridley
2004	No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds	Self
2004	Thunderbirds	Jeff Tracy
2004	Club Dread	Coconut Pete
2003	Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'	Self
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Dinky Winks
2003	Resistance	Ted Brice
2003	Ghosts of the Abyss	Self
2002	The Alien Saga	Self (archive footage)
2002	Living in Darkness	Himself
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Dinky Winks
2002	Frailty	Dad Meiks
2002	The Making of 'Tombstone'	Self
2000	Vertical Limit	Elliot Vaughn
2000	U-571	Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
1998	Mighty Joe Young	Gregg O'Hara
1998	A Simple Plan	Hank Mitchell
1998	A Bright Shining Lie	John Paul Vann
1997	Titanic	Brock Lovett
1997	Traveller	Bokky
1996	The Evening Star	Jerry Bruckner
1996	Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13	Self
1996	Twister	Bill
1995	The Last Supper	Zachary Cody
1995	Apollo 13	Fred Haise
1995	Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13	Self
1994	Frank & Jesse	Frank James
1994	True Lies	Simon
1994	Future Shock	Vince
1993	Tombstone	Morgan Earp
1993	Monolith	Tucker
1993	Indian Summer	Jack Belston
1993	Boxing Helena	Ray O'Malley
1992	Trespass	Vince
1992	The Vagrant	Graham Krakowski
1992	One False Move	Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
1992	The Making of 'Alien³'	Self
1991	The Dark Backward	Gus
1990	Predator 2	Jerry Lambert
1990	Navy Seals	Floyd Dane
1990	The Last of the Finest	Howard 'Hojo' Jones
1990	Brain Dead	Jim Reston
1989	The Making of Slipstream
1989	Next of Kin	Gerald Gates
1989	Slipstream	Matt Owens
1989	The Roommate
1989	Back to Back	Bo Brand
1988	Pass the Ammo	Jesse Wilkes
1988	Martini Ranch: Reach	The Outlaw
1987	Near Dark	Severen
1987	Zabagabee
1986	Aliens	Private Hudson
1985	Commando	Intercept Officer
1985	Weird Science	Chet
1985	An Early Frost	Bob Maracek
1984	The Terminator	Punk Leader
1984	Impulse	Eddie
1984	Streets of Fire	Clyde the Bartender
1983	Deadly Lessons	Eddie Fox
1983	The Lords of Discipline	Gilbreath
1983	Riding Fast	Bobo
1983	Great Day	Rudy
1982	Taking Tiger Mountain	Billy Hampton
1982	Mortuary	Paul Andrews
1981	Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker	Eddie
1981	Stripes	Soldier
1980	Fish Heads
1977	The Egyptian Princess	The Man
1975	Crazy Mama	John

Directing, Writing & Producing

2013	Parkland	Producer
2011	Tattoo	Director
2005	The Greatest Game Ever Played	Director
2002	Frailty	Director
1997	Traveller	Producer
1988	Martini Ranch: Reach	Writer, Producer
1987	Zabagabee	Director
1980	Fish Heads	Director, Producer
1977	The Egyptian Princess	Producer

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