
Bill Paxton
Known for Acting · 115 credits
- Born
- 1955-05-17
- Died
- 2017-02-25
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- William Paxton · William "Bill" Paxton · Білл Пекстон · بیل پکستون
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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Man in Fish Heads (uncredited)

Frasier
1993
as Ernie (voice)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as John Garrett

The View
1997
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter

Miami Vice
1984
as Vic Romano

American Experience
1988
as Self - Reader (voice)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Billy DeLuca

Big Love
2006
as Bill Henrickson

The Reichen Show
2005
as Self

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest

The Hitchhiker
1983
as Trout

HBO First Look
1992
as Self

The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self

Texas Rising
2015
as Sam Houston

Training Day
2017
as Frank Rourke

Hatfields & McCoys
2012
as Randall McCoy

The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Campbell

Fresno
1986
as Billy Joe Bobb

Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
Movies (91)

Titanic
1997
as Brock Lovett

The Terminator
1984
as Punk Leader

Nightcrawler
2014
as Joe Loder

Aliens
1986
as Private Hudson

Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as Master Sergeant Farell

Apollo 13
1995
as Fred Haise

Commando
1985
as Intercept Officer

Twister
1996
as Bill

True Lies
1994
as Simon

Tombstone
1993
as Morgan Earp

Predator 2
1990
as Jerry Lambert

2 Guns
2013
as Earl

The Colony
2013
as Mason

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Dinky Winks

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Dinky Winks

Weird Science
1985
as Chet

U-571
2000
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

The Circle
2017
as Vinnie Holland

Vertical Limit
2000
as Elliot Vaughn

Near Dark
1987
as Severen

Frailty
2002
as Dad Meiks

Streets of Fire
1984
as Clyde the Bartender

Haywire
2011
as John Kane

Thunderbirds
2004
as Jeff Tracy

Navy Seals
1990
as Floyd Dane

Stripes
1981
as Soldier

Boxing Helena
1993
as Ray O'Malley

Trespass
1992
as Vince

A Simple Plan
1998
as Hank Mitchell

Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Gregg O'Hara

Indian Summer
1993
as Jack Belston

Club Dread
2004
as Coconut Pete

Brain Dead
1990
as Jim Reston

Haven
2004
as Carl Ridley

Next of Kin
1989
as Gerald Gates

Term Life
2016
as Detective Keenan

Resistance
2003
as Ted Brice

Traveller
1997
as Bokky

13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self

The Last Supper
1995
as Zachary Cody

Impulse
1984
as Eddie

Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Tom House

The Vagrant
1992
as Graham Krakowski

Monolith
1993
as Tucker

Frank & Jesse
1994
as Frank James

Mean Dreams
2016
as Wayne Caraway

Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self

Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Slipstream
1989
as Matt Owens

The Evening Star
1996
as Jerry Bruckner

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Ed Mitchell (voice)

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Eddie

His Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self

Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self

Future Shock
1994
as Vince

Red Wing
2013
as Jim Verret

A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as John Paul Vann

Tornado Alley
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crazy Mama
1975
as John

The Good Life
2007
as Robbie

Pixies
2015
as Eddie Beck (voice)

The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)

One False Move
1991
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon

The Lords of Discipline
1983
as Gilbreath

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Mortuary
1982
as Paul Andrews

An Early Frost
1985
as Bob Maracek

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
as Self

Deadly Lessons
1983
as Eddie Fox

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)

The Gamechangers
2015
as Jack Thompson

The Dark Backward
1991
as Gus

Shanghai Calling
2012
as Donald

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self

The Last of the Finest
1990
as Howard 'Hojo' Jones

Back to Back
1989
as Bo Brand

Riding Fast
1983
as Bobo

Pass the Ammo
1988
as Jesse Wilkes

Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as The Outlaw

Zabagabee
1987

The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self

Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
as Billy Hampton

Great Day
1983
as Rudy
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self

The Making of Slipstream
1989

Living in Darkness
2002
as Himself
The Roommate
1989

The Egyptian Princess
1977
as The Man

Fish Heads
1980

JFK: The Final Hours
2013
as Narrator (voice)
About Bill Paxton
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. With 115 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Bill Paxton has appeared in 91 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Paxton Movies
- Titanic (1997) — as Brock Lovett
- The Terminator (1984) — as Punk Leader
- Nightcrawler (2014) — as Joe Loder
- Aliens (1986) — as Private Hudson
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) — as Master Sergeant Farell
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