Bill Paxton

Acting

Born 17/05/1955
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died 25/02/2017

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.

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Known For

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
The Movies That Made Us
2019
The Circle
2017
Training Day
2017
Mean Dreams
2016
Term Life
2016
The Gamechangers
2015
Pixies
2015
Texas Rising
2015
Nightcrawler
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Million Dollar Arm
2014
JFK: The Final Hours
2013
Red Wing
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
2 Guns
2013
The Colony
2013
Reflections on Titanic
2012
Hatfields & McCoys
2012
Shanghai Calling
2012
Haywire
2011
Tornado Alley
2011
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
His Highness Hollywood
2008
The Good Life
2007
Big Love
2006
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Derailroaded
2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
Haven
2004
Thunderbirds
2004
Club Dread
2004
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Resistance
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
The Alien Saga
2002
Living in Darkness
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Frailty
2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
Vertical Limit
2000
U-571
2000
Mighty Joe Young
1998
A Simple Plan
1998
A Bright Shining Lie
1998
Titanic
1997
The View
1997
Traveller
1997
The Evening Star
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
Twister
1996
The Last Supper
1995
Apollo 13
1995
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
1995
Frank & Jesse
1994
True Lies
1994
Future Shock
1994
Tombstone
1993
Monolith
1993
Frasier
1993
Indian Summer
1993
Boxing Helena
1993
Trespass
1992
HBO First Look
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Vagrant
1992
One False Move
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'
1992
The Dark Backward
1991
Predator 2
1990
Navy Seals
1990
The Last of the Finest
1990
Brain Dead
1990
The Making of Slipstream
1989
Next of Kin
1989
Slipstream
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Back to Back
1989
American Experience
1988
Pass the Ammo
1988
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
Near Dark
1987
Zabagabee
1987
Fresno
1986
Aliens
1986
Commando
1985
Weird Science
1985
An Early Frost
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
The Terminator
1984
Impulse
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Streets of Fire
1984
The Hitchhiker
1983
Deadly Lessons
1983
The Lords of Discipline
1983
Riding Fast
1983
Great Day
1983
Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
Mortuary
1982
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Stripes
1981
Fish Heads
1980
The Egyptian Princess
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Crazy Mama
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944