About
Bill Paxton
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Circle | Actor | Vinnie Holland | 55 Average |
| 2017 | Training Day | Actor | Frank Rourke | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | Mean Dreams | Actor | Wayne Caraway | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Term Life | Actor | Detective Keenan | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Gamechangers | Actor | Jack Thompson | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Pixies | Actor | Eddie Beck (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Actor | Sam Houston | 67 Fair |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Actor | Joe Loder | 76 Good |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Actor | Master Sergeant Farell | 75 Good |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | Actor | Tom House | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | JFK: The Final Hours | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Red Wing | Actor | Jim Verret | 59 Average |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Actor | Earl | 64 Fair |
| 2013 | The Colony | Actor | Mason | 55 Average |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Titanic: 100 Years On | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Actor | Randall McCoy | 73 Good |
| 2012 | Shanghai Calling | Actor | Donald | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Haywire | Actor | John Kane | 57 Average |
| 2011 | Tornado Alley | Actor | Himself - Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2009 | 13 Scarier Movie Moments | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | His Highness Hollywood | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Actor | Robbie | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Big Love | Actor | Bill Henrickson | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Actor | Ed Mitchell (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Derailroaded | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Haven | Actor | Carl Ridley | 57 Average |
| 2004 | No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Actor | Jeff Tracy | 55 Average |
| 2004 | Club Dread | Actor | Coconut Pete | 56 Average |
| 2003 | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Actor | Dinky Winks | 52 Average |
| 2003 | Resistance | Actor | Ted Brice | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | The Alien Saga | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Living in Darkness | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Actor | Dinky Winks | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Frailty | Actor | Dad Meiks | 66 Fair |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Actor | Elliot Vaughn | 59 Average |
| 2000 | U-571 | Actor | Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren | 63 Fair |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Actor | Gregg O'Hara | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Actor | Hank Mitchell | 67 Fair |
| 1998 | A Bright Shining Lie | Actor | John Paul Vann | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Titanic | Actor | Brock Lovett | 78 Good |
| 1997 | Traveller | Actor | Bokky | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Actor | Jerry Bruckner | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Twister | Actor | Bill | 64 Fair |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Actor | Zachary Cody | 61 Fair |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Actor | Fred Haise | 73 Good |
| 1994 | Frank & Jesse | Actor | Frank James | 58 Average |
| 1994 | True Lies | Actor | Simon | 69 Fair |
| 1994 | Future Shock | Actor | Vince | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Actor | Morgan Earp | 72 Good |
| 1993 | Monolith | Actor | Tucker | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Indian Summer | Actor | Jack Belston | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Actor | Ray O'Malley | 56 Average |
| 1992 | Trespass | Actor | Vince | 60 Fair |
| 1992 | The Vagrant | Actor | Graham Krakowski | 58 Average |
| 1991 | One False Move | Actor | Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon | 60 Fair |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Actor | Gus | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Actor | Jerry Lambert | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Navy Seals | Actor | Floyd Dane | 57 Average |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Actor | Howard 'Hojo' Jones | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Brain Dead | Actor | Jim Reston | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Actor | Gerald Gates | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Actor | Matt Owens | 57 Average |
| 1989 | The Roommate | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1989 | Back to Back | Actor | Bo Brand | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Pass the Ammo | Actor | Jesse Wilkes | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Actor | Severen | 64 Fair |
| 1987 | Touched by the Hand of God | Actor | Running Man | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Fresno | Actor | Billy Joe Bobb | 69 Fair |
| 1986 | Aliens | Actor | Private Hudson | 78 Good |
| 1985 | Commando | Actor | Intercept Officer | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Actor | Chet | 63 Fair |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Actor | Bob Maracek | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Actor | Campbell | 68 Fair |
| 1984 | The Terminator | Actor | Punk Leader | 75 Good |
| 1984 | Impulse | Actor | Eddie | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Actor | Clyde the Bartender | 63 Fair |
| 1983 | Mortuary | Actor | Paul Andrews | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Deadly Lessons | Actor | Eddie Fox | 59 Average |
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | Actor | Gilbreath | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Riding Fast | Actor | Bobo | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Great Day | Actor | Rudy | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | Taking Tiger Mountain | Actor | Billy Hampton | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | Actor | Eddie | 60 Fair |
| 1981 | Stripes | Actor | Soldier | 62 Fair |
| 1980 | The Six O'Clock Follies | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Actor | John | 59 Average |
| Resistence | Actor | 61 Fair |
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| The Egyptian Princess | Actor | The Man | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2011 | Tattoo | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
| 2002 | Frailty | Directing | Director | 66 Fair |
Writing |
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| 2011 | Tattoo | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2013 | Parkland | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Traveller | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| The Egyptian Princess | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Art |
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| 1982 | Taking Tiger Mountain | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Galaxy of Terror | Art | Set Decoration | 57 Average |
| 1977 | Death Game | Art | Assistant Art Director | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Eat My Dust | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Beach Blanket Bango | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | Art | Set Dresser | 58 Average |