Bill Paxton
Acting • Born 1955-05-17 – Died 2017-02-25
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.
Filmography
118 credits
Predator 2
Movie • 1990
Jerry Lambert
The Terminator
Movie • 1984
Punk Leader
Apollo 13
Movie • 1995
Fred Haise
Twister
Movie • 1996
Bill
Aliens
Movie • 1986
Private Hudson
A Simple Plan
Movie • 1998
Hank Mitchell
U-571
Movie • 2000
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie • 2005
Ed Mitchell (voice)
The Evening Star
Movie • 1996
Jerry Bruckner
One False Move
Movie • 1991
Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
Brain Dead
Movie • 1990
Jim Reston
Club Dread
Movie • 2004
Coconut Pete
Trespass
Movie • 1992
Vince
Vertical Limit
Movie • 2000
Elliot Vaughn
Slipstream
Movie • 1989
Matt Owens
The Good Life
Movie • 2007
Robbie
Traveller
Movie • 1997
Bokky
Weird Science
Movie • 1985
Chet
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Morgan Earp
Near Dark
Movie • 1987
Severen
Ghosts of the Abyss
Movie • 2003
Self
Frailty
Movie • 2002
Dad Meiks
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie • 2003
Dinky Winks
Indian Summer
Movie • 1993
Jack Belston
Mighty Joe Young
Movie • 1998
Gregg O'Hara
Haven
Movie • 2004
Carl Ridley
The Last Supper
Movie • 1995
Zachary Cody
Next of Kin
Movie • 1989
Gerald Gates
A Bright Shining Lie
Movie • 1998
John Paul Vann
Impulse
Movie • 1984
Eddie
Thunderbirds
Movie • 2004
Jeff Tracy
Frank & Jesse
Movie • 1994
Frank James
Streets of Fire
Movie • 1984
Clyde the Bartender
True Lies
Movie • 1994
Simon
Derailroaded
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Mortuary
Movie • 1982
Paul Andrews
The Lords of Discipline
Movie • 1983
Gilbreath
Boxing Helena
Movie • 1993
Ray O'Malley
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Movie • 1981
Eddie
Haywire
Movie • 2011
John Kane
Resistance
Movie • 2003
Ted Brice
The Dark Backward
Movie • 1991
Gus
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Movie • 2003
Self
Tornado Alley
Movie • 2011
Self - Narrator (voice)
Pass the Ammo
Movie • 1988
Jesse Wilkes
Future Shock
Movie • 1994
Vince
An Early Frost
Movie • 1985
Bob Maracek
Monolith
Movie • 1993
Tucker
The Last of the Finest
Movie • 1990
Howard 'Hojo' Jones
Shanghai Calling
Movie • 2012
Donald
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Movie • 1996
Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Movie • 2004
Self
2 Guns
Movie • 2013
Earl
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie • 2014
Master Sergeant Farell
The Vagrant
Movie • 1992
Graham Krakowski
Million Dollar Arm
Movie • 2014
Tom House
The Colony
Movie • 2013
Mason
Back to Back
Movie • 1989
Bo Brand
Taking Tiger Mountain
Movie • 1982
Billy Hampton
Red Wing
Movie • 2013
Jim Verret
The Roommate
Movie • 1989
Nightcrawler
Movie • 2014
Joe Loder
Term Life
Movie • 2016
Detective Keenan
Riding Fast
Movie • 1983
Bobo
Stripes
Movie • 1981
Soldier
Pixies
Movie • 2015
Eddie Beck (voice)
The Gamechangers
Movie • 2015
Jack Thompson
His Highness Hollywood
Movie • 2008
Self
The Circle
Movie • 2017
Vinnie Holland
The Egyptian Princess
Movie • 1977
The Man
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Movie • 2002
Dinky Winks
Mean Dreams
Movie • 2016
Wayne Caraway
The Alien Saga
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Navy Seals
Movie • 1990
Floyd Dane
Deadly Lessons
Movie • 1983
Eddie Fox
Commando
Movie • 1985
Intercept Officer
Great Day
Movie • 1983
Rudy
JFK: The Final Hours
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
Living in Darkness
Movie • 2002
Himself
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Movie • 2009
Self
Reflections on Titanic
Movie • 2012
Self
Crazy Mama
Movie • 1975
John
Titanic
Movie • 1997
Brock Lovett
Zabagabee
Movie • 1987
The Making of Slipstream
Movie • 1989
Fish Heads
Movie • 1980
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Movie • 2016
Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
Movie • 1988
The Outlaw
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Movie • 2002
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Vic Romano
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Billy DeLuca
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Big Love
TV • 2006
Bill Henrickson
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Trout
The Six O'Clock Follies
TV • 1980
Fresno
TV • 1986
Billy Joe Bobb
Hatfields & McCoys
TV • 2012
Randall McCoy
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
John Garrett
Texas Rising
TV • 2015
Sam Houston
HBO First Look
TV • 1992
Self
Training Day
TV • 2017
Frank Rourke
Frasier
TV • 1993
Ernie (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
The Atlanta Child Murders
TV • 1985
Campbell
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
American Experience
TV • 1988
Self - Reader (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
TV • 1992
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Man in Fish Heads (uncredited)