Bill Paxton (1955–2017)

Actor | Producer | Writer

Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and ...

Born: May 17, 1955
Died: February 25, 2017 (age 61)

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Filmography

Known For

Aliens Private Hudson (1986)
Frailty Dad Meiks (2001)
Apollo 13 Fred Haise (1995)
Known For

Twister Bill Harding (1996)
Actor

Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited Billy Hampton (2019)
Training Day Det. Frank Rourke (2017)
The Circle Vinnie (2017)
Mean Dreams Wayne Caraway (2016)
Term Life Joe Keenan (2016)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Exo Zombies Kahn (2015)
The Gamechangers Jack Thompson (2015)
Texas Rising Sam Houston (2015)
Pixies Eddie Beck (2015)
Nightcrawler Joe Loder (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow Master Sergeant Farell (2014)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. John Garrett (2014)
Million Dollar Arm Tom House (2014)
Red Wing Jim Verret (2013)
2 Guns Earl (2013)
Head Smash: The Prequel Maurice (2013)
The Colony Mason (2013)
Titanic: Deleted Scenes Brock Lovett (2012)
Hatfields & McCoys Randall McCoy (2012)
Sky Soldier Narrator (2012)
Shanghai Calling Donald (2012)
Haywire John Kane (2011)
Big Love Bill Henrickson (2006-2011)
Big Love: In the Beginning Bill Henrickson (2007)
The Good Life Robbie (2007)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Ed Mitchell (2005)
Haven Carl Ridley (2004)
Thunderbirds Jeff Tracy (2004)
Club Dread Coconut Pete (2004)
Limp Bizkit: Eat You Alive Man (2003)
Spy Kids 3: Game Over Dinky Winks (2003)
Frasier Ernie (2003)
Resistance Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice (2003)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams Dinky Winks (2002)
Frailty Dad Meiks (2001)
Vertical Limit Elliot Vaughn (2000)
WWE Smackdown! Bill Paxton (2000)
U-571 Dahlgren (2000)
Mighty Joe Young Gregg O'Hara (1998)
A Simple Plan Hank (1998)
A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann (1998)
Twister: Ride It Out Bill Paxton (1998)
Titanic Brock Lovett (1997)
Traveller Bokky (1997)
The Evening Star Jerry Bruckner (1996)
Twister Bill Harding (1996)
The Last Supper Zachary Cody (1995)
Apollo 13 Fred Haise (1995)
Frank & Jesse Frank James (1994)
True Lies Simon (1994)
Future Shock Vince (1994)
Tombstone Morgan Earp (1993)
Tales from the Crypt Billy DeLuca (1993)
Monolith Tucker (1993)
Indian Summer Jack Belston (1993)
Boxing Helena Ray O'Malley (1993)
Trespass Vince (1992)
The Vagrant Graham Krakowski (1992)
One False Move Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon (1992)
The Dark Backward Gus (1991)
Predator 2 Jerry Lambert (1990)
Navy Seals Dane (1990)
The Last of the Finest Howard 'Hojo' Jones (1990)
Brain Dead Jim Reston (1990)
The Roommate (1989)
Back to Back Bo Brand (1989)
Next of Kin Gerald (1989)
Slipstream Matt Owens (1989)
Martini Ranch: How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture Bill Paxton (1988)
Martini Ranch: Reach The Outlaw (1988)
Pass the Ammo Jesse Wilkes (1987)
Near Dark Severen (1987)
The Hitchhiker Trout (1987)
Miami Vice Vic Romano (1986)
Fresno Billy Joe Bobb (1986)
Aliens Private Hudson (1986)
An Early Frost Bob Maracek (1985)
Commando Intercept Officer (1985)
Weird Science Chet Donnelly (1985)
The Atlanta Child Murders Campbell (1985)
Pat Benatar: Hit Videos Radio Operator (Radio Operator (segment "Shadows of the Night") (1984)
The Terminator Punk Leader (1984)
Impulse Eddie (1984)
Streets of Fire Clyde (1984)
Taking Tiger Mountain Billy Hampton (1983)
Great Day Rudy (1983)
Barnes & Barnes: Soak It Up Bill Paxton (1983)
Mortuary Paul Andrews (1983)
Deadly Lessons Eddie Fox (1983)
The Lords of Discipline Gilbreath (1983)
Reckless and in Love Bobo (1983)
Pat Benatar: Shadows of the Night Radio Operator (1982)
McClain's Law Michael (1982)
Barnes & Barnes: Love Tap The Man (1981)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Eddie (1981)
Stripes Soldier (1981)
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads Main Character (1980)
The Six O'Clock Follies (1980)
The Egyptian Princess, an Unfolding Fantasy The Man (1977)
Actor

Crazy Mama John (1975)
Producer

Parkland (2013)
The Good Life (2007)
Traveller (1997)
Martini Ranch: How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture (1988)
Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
Producer

The Egyptian Princess, an Unfolding Fantasy (1977)
Director

Tattoo (2011)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Frailty (2001)
Saturday Night Live (1980)
Director

Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
Writer

Tattoo (2011)
Martini Ranch: How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture (1988)
Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)
Barnes & Barnes: Love Tap (1981)
Writer

Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
Soundtrack

The Good Life (2007)
Club Dread (2004)
Soundtrack

Martini Ranch: Reach (1988)
Archive footage

The Movies That Made Us (2021)
«Mir»: deeper cannot be (2021)
The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020)
Minty Comedic Arts (2019)
The EE British Academy Film Awards (2018)
Entertainment Tonight (2015-2017)
The Year in Memoriam (2017)
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
Extra with Billy Bush (2017)
Hollywood Today Live (2016-2017)
Aliens vs. Pinball (2016)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014)
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited (2013)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2013)
Movie Guide (2013)
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)
Nostalgia Critic (2011)
Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (2009)
Reinventando Hollywood (2008)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
Limp Bizkit: Greatest Videoz (2005)
Derailroaded (2005)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (2003)
The 'Alien' Saga (2002)
Biography (1999)
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995)
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991)
Archive footage

Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection (1986)
Saturday Night Live (1980)
Art Department

Flicks (1983)
Art Department

Death Game (1977)
Big Bad Mama (1974)
Editor

Martini Ranch: How Can the Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture (1988)
Editor

Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980)
Set Decorator

Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Eat My Dust (1976)
Production Designer

Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited (2019)
Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)
Additional Crew

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
Art Director

Beach Blanket Bango (1975)
Production Manager

Trap (1998)

Videos

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Another 6 wins & 22 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

He was briefly attached to the lead role of Bobby Cooper in U Turn (1997) when Sean Penn turned it down. About a week before filming, Paxton backed out; fortunately, Penn had become available.

Quotes

Anyone who's worked very hard on a craft or an art to get a certain precision in terms of execution and performance wants to get past all that stuff that holds you up - your ego, all the doubts.

Trademark

Frequently portrayed characters who are dead by the end of their respective films (i.e. The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), Next of Kin (1989), Navy Seals (1990), Predator 2 (1990), Tombstone (1993), U-571 (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), Club Dread...