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 (archive footage)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
2017
- The Circle as Vinnie Holland
- Training Day as Frank Rourke
2016
- Term Life as Detective Keenan
- Mean Dreams as Wayne Caraway
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own as Self
2015
- Texas Rising as Sam Houston
- The Gamechangers as Jack Thompson
- Pixies as Eddie Beck (voice)
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
- 2 Guns as Earl
- Parkland ... (Producer)
- The Colony as Mason
- Red Wing as Jim Verret
- JFK: The Final Hours as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Hatfields & McCoys as Randall McCoy
- Reflections on Titanic as Self
- Shanghai Calling as Donald
2011
- Haywire as John Kane
- Tornado Alley as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Tattoo ... (Director)
2010
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Overheard with Evan Smith 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
- The Greatest Game Ever Played ... (Director)
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Ed Mitchell (voice)
- Derailroaded as Self (archive footage)
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Thunderbirds as Jeff Tracy
- Club Dread as Coconut Pete
- Haven as Carl Ridley
- No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds as Self
2003
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Dinky Winks
- Ghosts of the Abyss as Self
- Resistance as Ted Brice
- 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)
- The Making of 'Tombstone' as Self
- Living in Darkness as Himself
2000
- Vertical Limit as Elliot Vaughn
- U-571 as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
1998
- A Simple Plan as Hank Mitchell
- Mighty Joe Young as Gregg O'Hara
- 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
- Frank & Jesse as Frank James
- Future Shock as Vince
1993
- Frasier as Ernie (voice)
- Tombstone as Morgan Earp
- Boxing Helena as Ray O'Malley
- Indian Summer as Jack Belston
- Monolith as Tucker
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- HBO First Look as Self
- Trespass as Vince
- The Vagrant as Graham Krakowski
1991
- One False Move as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
- The Dark Backward as Gus
1990
- Predator 2 as Jerry Lambert
- Navy Seals as Floyd Dane
- Brain Dead as Jim Reston
- The Last of the Finest as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Billy DeLuca
- Next of Kin as Gerald Gates
- Slipstream as Matt Owens
- The Making of Slipstream
- Back to Back as Bo Brand
- The Roommate
1988
- American Experience as Self - Reader (voice)
- Pass the Ammo as Jesse Wilkes
- Martini Ranch: Reach as The Outlaw
1985
- Commando as Intercept Officer
- Weird Science as Chet
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Campbell
- An Early Frost as Bob Maracek
1984
- Miami Vice as Vic Romano
- The Terminator as Punk Leader
- Streets of Fire as Clyde the Bartender
- Impulse as Eddie
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Trout
- The Lords of Discipline as Gilbreath
- Deadly Lessons as Eddie Fox
- Riding Fast as Bobo
- Great Day as Rudy
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