Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 17, 1955
Place of Birth:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Bill Paxton
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2017 | The Circle | Vinnie Holland |
| 2016 | Term Life | Detective Keenan |
| 2016 | Mean Dreams | Wayne Caraway |
| 2015 | Pixies | Eddie Beck (voice) |
| 2015 | The Gamechangers | Jack Thompson |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Master Sergeant Farell |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | Tom House |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Joe Loder |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Earl |
| 2013 | The Colony | Mason |
| 2013 | Red Wing | Jim Verret |
| 2013 | JFK: The Final Hours | Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Shanghai Calling | Donald |
| 2012 | Titanic: 100 Years On | Self |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Self |
| 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) |
| 2005 | $200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video) | Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Club Dread | Coconut Pete |
| 2004 | Haven | Carl Ridley |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Jeff Tracy |
| 2004 | No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds | Self |
| 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Self |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Dinky Winks |
| 2003 | Resistance | Ted Brice |
| 2003 | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Self |
| 2002 | Frailty | Dad Meiks |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Dinky Winks |
| 2002 | The Alien Saga | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Living in Darkness | Himself |
| 2000 | U-571 | Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Elliot Vaughn |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Hank Mitchell |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Gregg O'Hara |
| 1998 | A Bright Shining Lie | John Paul Vann |
| 1997 | Traveller | Bokky |
| 1997 | Titanic | Brock Lovett |
| 1997 | Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic | Self / Brock Lovett |
| 1996 | Twister | Bill |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Jerry Bruckner |
| 1996 | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Self |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Fred Haise |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Zachary Cody |
| 1994 | Frank & Jesse | Frank James |
| 1994 | True Lies | Simon |
| 1994 | Future Shock | Vince |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Morgan Earp |
| 1993 | Indian Summer | Jack Belston |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Ray O'Malley |
| 1993 | Monolith | Tucker |
| 1992 | Trespass | Vince |
| 1992 | The Vagrant | Graham Krakowski |
| 1991 | One False Move | Dale "Hurricane" Dixon |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Gus |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Jerry Lambert |
| 1990 | Brain Dead | Jim Reston |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Howard 'Hojo' Jones |
| 1990 | Navy Seals | Floyd Dane |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Matt Owens |
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Gerald Gates |
| 1989 | Back to Back | Bo Brand |
| 1989 | The Roommate | |
| 1989 | The Making of Slipstream | |
| 1988 | Pass the Ammo | Jesse Wilkes |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Severen |
| 1987 | Touched by the Hand of God | Running Man |
| 1987 | Zabagabee | |
| 1986 | Aliens | Private Hudson |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Chet |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Bob Maracek |
| 1985 | Commando | Intercept Officer |
| 1984 | The Terminator | Punk Leader |
| 1984 | Impulse | Eddie |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Clyde the Bartender |
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | Gilbreath |
| 1983 | Riding Fast | Bobo |
| 1983 | Deadly Lessons | Eddie Fox |
| 1983 | Great Day | Rudy |
| 1982 | Mortuary | Paul Andrews |
| 1982 | Taking Tiger Mountain | Billy Hampton |
| 1981 | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | Eddie |
| 1981 | Stripes | Soldier |
| 1980 | Fish Heads | |
| 1977 | The Egyptian Princess | The Man |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | John |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Training Day | Frank Rourke |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Sam Houston |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | John Garrett |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Randall McCoy |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Brock Lovett (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Big Love | Bill Henrickson |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1993 | Frasier | Ernie (voice) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | Self |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Billy DeLuca |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self - Reader (voice) |
| 1986 | Fresno | Billy Joe Bobb |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Campbell |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Vic Romano |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Trout |
| 1980 | The Six O'Clock Follies | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |