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