Bill Paxton

Personal Info

Birthday

May 17, 1955

Day of Death

2017-02-25

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Also Known As

William Paxton

William "Bill" Paxton

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بیل پکستون

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

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

Frasier

Miami Vice

Titanic

Big Love

Tales from the Crypt

The Terminator

Aliens

Filmography

2024
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
The Circle
as Vinnie Holland
2016
Mean Dreams
as Wayne Caraway
Term Life
as Detective Keenan
2015
The Gamechangers
as Jack Thompson
Pixies
as Eddie Beck (voice)
2014
Nightcrawler
as Joe Loder
Edge of Tomorrow
as Master Sergeant Farell
Million Dollar Arm
as Tom House
2013
JFK: The Final Hours
as Narrator (voice)
Red Wing
as Jim Verret
2 Guns
as Earl
The Colony
as Mason
2012
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
Titanic: 100 Years On
as Self
Shanghai Calling
as Donald
2011
Haywire
as John Kane
Tornado Alley
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2008
His Highness Hollywood
as Self
2007
The Good Life
as Robbie
2005
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)
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
Haven
as Carl Ridley
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
Thunderbirds
as Jeff Tracy
Club Dread
as Coconut Pete
2003
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Dinky Winks
Resistance
as Ted Brice
Ghosts of the Abyss
as Self
2002
The Alien Saga
as Self (archive footage)
Living in Darkness
as Himself
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Dinky Winks
Frailty
as Dad Meiks
2000
Vertical Limit
as Elliot Vaughn
U-571
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
1998
Mighty Joe Young
as Gregg O'Hara
A Simple Plan
as Hank Mitchell
A Bright Shining Lie
as John Paul Vann
1997
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
as Self / Brock Lovett
Titanic
as Brock Lovett
Traveller
as Bokky
1996
The Evening Star
as Jerry Bruckner
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
Twister
as Bill
1995
The Last Supper
as Zachary Cody
Apollo 13
as Fred Haise
1994
Frank & Jesse
as Frank James
True Lies
as Simon
Future Shock
as Vince
1993
Tombstone
as Morgan Earp
Monolith
as Tucker
Indian Summer
as Jack Belston
Boxing Helena
as Ray O'Malley
1992
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
The Last of the Finest
as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
Brain Dead
as Jim Reston
1989
Next of Kin
as Gerald Gates
Slipstream
as Matt Owens
Back to Back
as Bo Brand
1988
Pass the Ammo
as Jesse Wilkes
1987
Near Dark
as Severen
1986
Aliens
as Private Hudson
1985
Commando
as Intercept Officer
Weird Science
as Chet
An Early Frost
as Bob Maracek
1984
The Terminator
as Punk Leader
Impulse
as Eddie
Streets of Fire
as Clyde the Bartender
1983
Deadly Lessons
as Eddie Fox
The Lords of Discipline
as Gilbreath
Riding Fast
as Bobo
Great Day
as Rudy
1982
Taking Tiger Mountain
as Billy Hampton
Mortuary
as Paul Andrews
1981
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
as Eddie
Stripes
as Soldier
1977
The Egyptian Princess
as The Man
1975
Crazy Mama
as John