Bill Paxton
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1955-05-17
- Died
- 2017-02-25
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- William Paxton · William "Bill" Paxton · Білл Пекстон · بیل پکستون
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Ernie (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Man in Fish Heads (uncredited)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as John Garrett
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Miami Vice
1984
as Vic Romano
TV Shows (24)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Ernie (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Man in Fish Heads (uncredited)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as John Garrett
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Miami Vice
1984
as Vic Romano
The View
1997
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Self - Reader (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Billy DeLuca
Big Love
2006
as Bill Henrickson
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Trout
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
Texas Rising
2015
as Sam Houston
Hatfields & McCoys
2012
as Randall McCoy
Training Day
2017
as Frank Rourke
Fresno
1986
as Billy Joe Bobb
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Campbell
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
Movies (91)
Titanic
1997
as Brock Lovett
The Terminator
1984
as Punk Leader
Nightcrawler
2014
as Joe Loder
Aliens
1986
as Private Hudson
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as Master Sergeant Farell
Twister
1996
as Bill
Predator 2
1990
as Jerry Lambert
Tombstone
1993
as Morgan Earp
True Lies
1994
as Simon
Apollo 13
1995
as Fred Haise
Commando
1985
as Intercept Officer
2 Guns
2013
as Earl
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Dinky Winks
The Colony
2013
as Mason
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Dinky Winks
U-571
2000
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
Vertical Limit
2000
as Elliot Vaughn
Frailty
2002
as Dad Meiks
Weird Science
1985
as Chet
The Circle
2017
as Vinnie Holland
A Simple Plan
1998
as Hank Mitchell
Stripes
1981
as Soldier
Near Dark
1987
as Severen
Streets of Fire
1984
as Clyde the Bartender
Haywire
2011
as John Kane
Thunderbirds
2004
as Jeff Tracy
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Gregg O'Hara
Trespass
1992
as Vince
Navy Seals
1990
as Floyd Dane
Term Life
2016
as Detective Keenan
Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Tom House
Haven
2004
as Carl Ridley
Boxing Helena
1993
as Ray O'Malley
The Last Supper
1995
as Zachary Cody
Next of Kin
1989
as Gerald Gates
Traveller
1997
as Bokky
Club Dread
2004
as Coconut Pete
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Ed Mitchell (voice)
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self
Brain Dead
1990
as Jim Reston
Crazy Mama
1975
as John
One False Move
1991
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
Slipstream
1989
as Matt Owens
Indian Summer
1993
as Jack Belston
The Gamechangers
2015
as Jack Thompson
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Frank James
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Eddie
The Lords of Discipline
1983
as Gilbreath
Monolith
1993
as Tucker
Mean Dreams
2016
as Wayne Caraway
Mortuary
1982
as Paul Andrews
The Vagrant
1992
as Graham Krakowski
The Evening Star
1996
as Jerry Bruckner
A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as John Paul Vann
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
An Early Frost
1985
as Bob Maracek
Tornado Alley
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Impulse
1984
as Eddie
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Red Wing
2013
as Jim Verret
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
The Dark Backward
1991
as Gus
Resistance
2003
as Ted Brice
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as The Outlaw
The Good Life
2007
as Robbie
Shanghai Calling
2012
as Donald
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self
His Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Future Shock
1994
as Vince
Back to Back
1989
as Bo Brand
The Making of Slipstream
1989
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
Deadly Lessons
1983
as Eddie Fox
Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Pixies
2015
as Eddie Beck (voice)
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Jesse Wilkes
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self
Zabagabee
1987
Great Day
1983
as Rudy
Riding Fast
1983
as Bobo
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
as Self
Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
as Billy Hampton
Living in Darkness
2002
as Himself
JFK: The Final Hours
2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Roommate
1989
Fish Heads
1980
The Egyptian Princess
1977
as The Man
About Bill Paxton
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. With 115 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Bill Paxton has appeared in 91 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Paxton Movies
- Titanic (1997) — as Brock Lovett
- The Terminator (1984) — as Punk Leader
- Nightcrawler (2014) — as Joe Loder
- Aliens (1986) — as Private Hudson
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) — as Master Sergeant Farell
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