Bill Paxton
Born: 1955-05-17 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died: 2017-02-25
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Training Day as Frank Rourke
- The Circle as Vinnie Holland
2016
- Mean Dreams as Wayne Caraway
- Term Life as Detective Keenan
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own as Self
2015
- The Gamechangers as Jack Thompson
- Pixies as Eddie Beck (voice)
- Texas Rising as Sam Houston
2014
- Edge of Tomorrow as Master Sergeant Farell
- Nightcrawler as Joe Loder
- Million Dollar Arm as Tom House
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as John Garrett
- Red Wing as Jim Verret
- 2 Guns as Earl
- Parkland ... (Producer)
- The Colony as Mason
- JFK: The Final Hours as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Hatfields & McCoys as Randall McCoy
- Shanghai Calling as Donald
- Reflections on Titanic as Self
- Titanic: 100 Years On as Self
2011
- Haywire as John Kane
- Tattoo ... (Story)
- Tornado Alley as Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
2008
- His Highness Hollywood as Self
2007
- The Good Life as Robbie
2006
- Big Love as Bill Henrickson
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Derailroaded as Self (archive footage)
- The Greatest Game Ever Played ... (Director)
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Ed Mitchell (voice)
2004
- Haven as Carl Ridley
- Thunderbirds as Jeff Tracy
- Club Dread as Coconut Pete
- No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds as Self
2003
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Dinky Winks
- Resistance as Ted Brice
- Ghosts of the Abyss as Self
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' as Self
2002
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Dinky Winks
- Frailty as Dad Meiks
- The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
- Living in Darkness as Himself
2000
- U-571 as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
- Vertical Limit as Elliot Vaughn
1998
- Mighty Joe Young as Gregg O'Hara
- A Simple Plan as Hank Mitchell
- A Bright Shining Lie as John Paul Vann
1996
- Twister as Bill
- The Evening Star as Jerry Bruckner
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 as Self
1995
- Apollo 13 as Fred Haise
- The Last Supper as Zachary Cody
1994
- True Lies as Simon
- Future Shock as Vince
- Frank & Jesse as Frank James
1993
- Frasier as Ernie (voice)
- Indian Summer as Jack Belston
- Monolith as Tucker
- Tombstone as Morgan Earp
- Boxing Helena as Ray O'Malley
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- HBO First Look as Self
- The Vagrant as Graham Krakowski
- Trespass as Vince
- Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
1991
- One False Move as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
- The Dark Backward as Gus
1990
- Predator 2 as Jerry Lambert
- Navy Seals as Floyd Dane
- The Last of the Finest as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
- Brain Dead as Jim Reston
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Billy DeLuca
- Slipstream as Matt Owens
- The Roommate
- Next of Kin as Gerald Gates
- Back to Back as Bo Brand
- The Making of Slipstream
1988
- American Experience as Self - Reader (voice)
- Martini Ranch: Reach as The Outlaw
- Pass the Ammo as Jesse Wilkes
1985
- Commando as Intercept Officer
- Weird Science as Chet
- An Early Frost as Bob Maracek
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Campbell
1984
- Miami Vice as Vic Romano
- The Terminator as Punk Leader
- Impulse as Eddie
- Streets of Fire as Clyde the Bartender
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Trout
- Great Day as Rudy
- Riding Fast as Bobo
- The Lords of Discipline as Gilbreath
- Deadly Lessons as Eddie Fox
1982
- Mortuary as Paul Andrews
- Taking Tiger Mountain as Billy Hampton
1981
- Stripes as Soldier
- Galaxy of Terror ... (Set Decoration)
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker as Eddie
1977
- Death Game ... (Assistant Art Director)
- The Egyptian Princess as The Man
1976
- Eat My Dust ... (Set Decoration)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Crazy Mama as John
- Beach Blanket Bango ... (Art Direction)
1974
- Big Bad Mama ... (Set Dresser)
1962
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter