Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Known for
Acting
Born
May 17, 1955
Died
February 25, 2017 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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

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Filmography

2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart poster

Titanic: Stories from the Heart

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Movies That Made Us poster

The Movies That Made Us

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2017
The Circle poster

The Circle

Movie · as Vinnie Holland

2017
Training Day poster

Training Day

TV · as Frank Rourke · 13 eps

2016
Term Life poster

Term Life

Movie · as Detective Keenan

2016
Mean Dreams poster

Mean Dreams

Movie · as Wayne Caraway

2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

Movie · as Self

2015
Pixies poster

Pixies

Movie · as Eddie Beck (voice)

2015
The Gamechangers poster

The Gamechangers

Movie · as Jack Thompson

2015
Texas Rising poster

Texas Rising

TV · as Sam Houston · 5 eps

2014
Edge of Tomorrow poster

Edge of Tomorrow

Movie · as Master Sergeant Farell

2014
Million Dollar Arm poster

Million Dollar Arm

Movie · as Tom House

2014
Nightcrawler poster

Nightcrawler

Movie · as Joe Loder

2013
2 Guns poster

2 Guns

Movie · as Earl

2013
The Colony poster

The Colony

Movie · as Mason

2013
Red Wing poster

Red Wing

Movie · as Jim Verret

2013
JFK: The Final Hours poster

JFK: The Final Hours

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

TV · as John Garrett · 6 eps

2012
Shanghai Calling poster

Shanghai Calling

Movie · as Donald

2012
Reflections on Titanic poster

Reflections on Titanic

Movie · as Self

2012
Hatfields & McCoys poster

Hatfields & McCoys

TV · as Randall McCoy · 3 eps

2011
Haywire poster

Haywire

Movie · as John Kane

2011
Tornado Alley poster

Tornado Alley

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Overheard with Evan Smith poster

Overheard with Evan Smith

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments poster

13 Scarier Movie Moments

Movie · as Self

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
His Highness Hollywood poster

His Highness Hollywood

Movie · as Self

2007
The Good Life poster

The Good Life

Movie · as Robbie

2006
Big Love poster

Big Love

TV · as Bill Henrickson · 53 eps

2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon poster

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Movie · as Ed Mitchell (voice)

2005
Derailroaded poster

Derailroaded

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' poster

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Club Dread poster

Club Dread

Movie · as Coconut Pete

2004
Haven poster

Haven

Movie · as Carl Ridley

2004
Thunderbirds poster

Thunderbirds

Movie · as Jeff Tracy

2004
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

Movie · as Self

2003
Ghosts of the Abyss poster

Ghosts of the Abyss

Movie · as Self

2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over poster

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Movie · as Dinky Winks

2003
Resistance poster

Resistance

Movie · as Ted Brice

2003
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Movie · as Self

2002
Frailty poster

Frailty

Movie · as Dad Meiks

2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams poster

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Movie · as Dinky Winks

2002
The Alien Saga poster

The Alien Saga

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Living in Darkness poster

Living in Darkness

Movie · as Himself

2002
The Making of 'Tombstone' poster

The Making of 'Tombstone'

Movie · as Self

2000
U-571 poster

U-571

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

2000
Vertical Limit poster

Vertical Limit

Movie · as Elliot Vaughn

1998
A Simple Plan poster

A Simple Plan

Movie · as Hank Mitchell

1998
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

Movie · as Gregg O'Hara

1998
A Bright Shining Lie poster

A Bright Shining Lie

Movie · as John Paul Vann

1997
Traveller poster

Traveller

Movie · as Bokky

1997
Titanic poster

Titanic

Movie · as Brock Lovett

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Twister poster

Twister

Movie · as Bill

1996
The Evening Star poster

The Evening Star

Movie · as Jerry Bruckner

1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 poster

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Movie · as Self

1995
Apollo 13 poster

Apollo 13

Movie · as Fred Haise

1995
The Last Supper poster

The Last Supper

Movie · as Zachary Cody

1995
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13 poster

Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13

Movie · as Self

1994
Frank & Jesse poster

Frank & Jesse

Movie · as Frank James

1994
True Lies poster

True Lies

Movie · as Simon

1994
Future Shock poster

Future Shock

Movie · as Vince

1993
Tombstone poster

Tombstone

Movie · as Morgan Earp

1993
Indian Summer poster

Indian Summer

Movie · as Jack Belston

1993
Boxing Helena poster

Boxing Helena

Movie · as Ray O'Malley

1993
Monolith poster

Monolith

Movie · as Tucker

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Ernie (voice) · 1 ep

1992
One False Move poster

One False Move

Movie · as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon

1992
Trespass poster

Trespass

Movie · as Vince

1992
The Vagrant poster

The Vagrant

Movie · as Graham Krakowski

1992
The Making of 'Alien³' poster

The Making of 'Alien³'

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 2 eps

1992
HBO First Look poster

HBO First Look

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
The Dark Backward poster

The Dark Backward

Movie · as Gus

1990
Predator 2 poster

Predator 2

Movie · as Jerry Lambert

1990
Brain Dead poster

Brain Dead

Movie · as Jim Reston

1990
The Last of the Finest poster

The Last of the Finest

Movie · as Howard 'Hojo' Jones

1990
Navy Seals poster

Navy Seals

Movie · as Floyd Dane

1989
Slipstream poster

Slipstream

Movie · as Matt Owens

1989
Next of Kin poster

Next of Kin

Movie · as Gerald Gates

1989
Back to Back poster

Back to Back

Movie · as Bo Brand

1989
The Roommate

The Roommate

Movie

1989
The Making of Slipstream poster

The Making of Slipstream

Movie

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Billy DeLuca · 1 ep

1988
Pass the Ammo poster

Pass the Ammo

Movie · as Jesse Wilkes

1988
Martini Ranch: Reach poster

Martini Ranch: Reach

Movie · as The Outlaw

1988
American Experience poster

American Experience

TV · as Self - Reader (voice) · 1 ep

1987
Near Dark poster

Near Dark

Movie · as Severen

1987
Zabagabee poster

Zabagabee

Movie

1986
Aliens poster

Aliens

Movie · as Private Hudson

1986
Fresno poster

Fresno

TV · as Billy Joe Bobb · 5 eps

1985
Weird Science poster

Weird Science

Movie · as Chet

1985
An Early Frost poster

An Early Frost

Movie · as Bob Maracek

1985
Commando poster

Commando

Movie · as Intercept Officer

1985
The Atlanta Child Murders poster

The Atlanta Child Murders

TV · as Campbell · 2 eps

1984
The Terminator poster

The Terminator

Movie · as Punk Leader

1984
Impulse poster

Impulse

Movie · as Eddie

1984
Streets of Fire poster

Streets of Fire

Movie · as Clyde the Bartender

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Vic Romano · 1 ep

1983
The Lords of Discipline poster

The Lords of Discipline

Movie · as Gilbreath

1983
Riding Fast poster

Riding Fast

Movie · as Bobo

1983
Deadly Lessons poster

Deadly Lessons

Movie · as Eddie Fox

1983
Great Day poster

Great Day

Movie · as Rudy

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Trout · 1 ep

1982
Mortuary poster

Mortuary

Movie · as Paul Andrews

1982
Taking Tiger Mountain poster

Taking Tiger Mountain

Movie · as Billy Hampton

1981
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker poster

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Movie · as Eddie

1981
Stripes poster

Stripes

Movie · as Soldier

1980
Fish Heads poster

Fish Heads

Movie

1980
The Six O'Clock Follies

The Six O'Clock Follies

TV · 6 eps

1977
The Egyptian Princess poster

The Egyptian Princess

Movie · as The Man

1975
Crazy Mama poster

Crazy Mama

Movie · as John

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host, Man in Fish Heads (uncredited) · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep