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.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 123
Birth Date: 1955-05-17 00:00:00
Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Known For

Credits

actors (102 credits)
- Titanic: Stories from the Heart
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- The Movies That Made Us
  
  - Aliens (2021) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2019
- The Circle
  Vinnie Holland
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Mean Dreams
  Wayne Caraway
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Term Life
  Detective Keenan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Gamechangers
  Jack Thompson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Pixies
  Eddie Beck (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Nightcrawler
  Joe Loder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Edge of Tomorrow
  Master Sergeant Farell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Million Dollar Arm
  Tom House
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- JFK: The Final Hours
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Red Wing
  Jim Verret
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- 2 Guns
  Earl
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Colony
  Mason
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  
  - Beginning of the End (2014) ... John Garrett actor actors
  
  - Ragtag (2014) ... John Garrett actor actors
  
  - Providence (2014) ... John Garrett actor actors
  
  - Turn, Turn, Turn (2014) ... John Garrett actor actors
  
  - End of the Beginning (2014) ... John Garrett actor actors
  
  2013
- Reflections on Titanic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Hatfields & McCoys
  Randall McCoy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Part 3 (2012) ... Randall McCoy actor actors
  
  - Part 2 (2012) ... Randall McCoy actor actors
  
  - Part 1 (2012) ... Randall McCoy actor actors
  
  2012
- Shanghai Calling
  Donald
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Haywire
  John Kane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Tornado Alley
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- 13 Scarier Movie Moments
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- His Highness Hollywood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Good Life
  Robbie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
  Ed Mitchell (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Derailroaded
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Haven
  Carl Ridley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Thunderbirds
  Jeff Tracy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Club Dread
  Coconut Pete
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
  Dinky Winks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Resistance
  Ted Brice
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Ghosts of the Abyss
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Alien Saga
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Living in Darkness
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
  Dinky Winks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Frailty
  Dad Meiks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Making of 'Tombstone'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Vertical Limit
  Elliot Vaughn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- U-571
  Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Mighty Joe Young
  Gregg O'Hara
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- A Simple Plan
  Hank Mitchell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Titanic
  Brock Lovett
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Traveller
  Bokky
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The View
  
  - Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, Frank Vincent (2006) ... Self actor actors
  
  1997
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Twister
  Bill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Last Supper
  Zachary Cody
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Apollo 13
  Fred Haise
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Frank & Jesse
  Frank James
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- True Lies
  Simon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Future Shock
  Vince
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Tombstone
  Morgan Earp
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Monolith
  Tucker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Indian Summer
  Jack Belston
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Boxing Helena
  Ray O'Malley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Frasier
  
  - Analyzed Kiss (2003) ... Ernie (voice) actor actors
  
  1993
- Trespass
  Vince
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Vagrant
  Graham Krakowski
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  
  - Show #2541 (2003) ... actor actors
  
  - Show #2457 (2003) ... actor actors
  
  1992
- One False Move
  Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Dark Backward
  Gus
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Predator 2
  Jerry Lambert
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Navy Seals
  Floyd Dane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- The Last of the Finest
  Howard 'Hojo' Jones
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Brain Dead
  Jim Reston
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- The Making of Slipstream
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Next of Kin
  Gerald Gates
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Slipstream
  Matt Owens
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- The Roommate
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Back to Back
  Bo Brand
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993) ... Billy DeLuca actor actors
  
  1989
- Pass the Ammo
  Jesse Wilkes
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Martini Ranch: Reach
  The Outlaw
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- American Experience
  
  - War Letters (2001) ... Self - Reader (voice) actor actors
  
  1988
- Near Dark
  Severen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Zabagabee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Aliens
  Private Hudson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Commando
  Intercept Officer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Weird Science
  Chet
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- An Early Frost
  Bob Maracek
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Terminator
  Punk Leader
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Impulse
  Eddie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Streets of Fire
  Clyde the Bartender
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Miami Vice
  
  - Street Wise (1986) ... Vic Romano actor actors
  
  1984
- Deadly Lessons
  Eddie Fox
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Lords of Discipline
  Gilbreath
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Riding Fast
  Bobo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Great Day
  Rudy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Hitchhiker
  
  - Made For Each Other (1987) ... Trout actor actors
  
  1983
- Taking Tiger Mountain
  Billy Hampton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Mortuary
  Paul Andrews
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
  Eddie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Stripes
  Soldier
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Fish Heads
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- The Egyptian Princess
  The Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Crazy Mama
  John
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  - Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin (1980) ... Man in Fish Heads (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1975
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  
  - Episode 135 (1986) ... Self actor actors
  
  1962
- Golden Globe Awards
  
  - The 68th Golden Globe Awards (2011) ... Self - Nominee actor actors
  
  - The 58th Golden Globe Awards (2001) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
  
  - The 56th Golden Globe Awards (1999) ... Self - Nominee / Presenter actor actors
  
  1944
production (6 credits)
- Parkland
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Good Life
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Traveller
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Martini Ranch: Reach
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1988
- Fish Heads
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- The Egyptian Princess
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1977
writing (2 credits)
- Tattoo
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Martini Ranch: Reach
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
directing (6 credits)
- Tattoo
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- The Greatest Game Ever Played
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Frailty
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Zabagabee
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Fish Heads
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin (1980) ... director directing
  
  1975
art (5 credits)
- Taking Tiger Mountain
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  1982
- Galaxy of Terror
  
  set decoration
  
  art
  
  1981
- Death Game
  
  assistant art director
  
  art
  
  1977
- Eat My Dust
  
  set decoration
  
  art
  
  1976
- Big Bad Mama
  
  set dresser
  
  art
  
  1974
crew (1 credits)
- Fish Heads
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1980
editing (1 credits)
- Fish Heads
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1980