Bill Paxton

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-05-17 – 2017-02-25 (aged 61)

From: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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 (115)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Circle
2017
as Vinnie Holland
TV★ 5.7
Training Day
2017
as Frank Rourke
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mean Dreams
2016
as Wayne Caraway
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Term Life
2016
as Detective Keenan
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Gamechangers
2015
as Jack Thompson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Pixies
2015
as Eddie Beck (voice)
TV★ 6.3
Texas Rising
2015
as Sam Houston
MOVIE★ 7.7
Nightcrawler
2014
as Joe Loder
MOVIE★ 7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as Master Sergeant Farell
MOVIE★ 6.7
Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Tom House
MOVIE★ 8.7
JFK: The Final Hours
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Red Wing
2013
as Jim Verret
TV★ 7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as John Garrett
MOVIE★ 6.5
2 Guns
2013
as Earl
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Colony
2013
as Mason
MOVIE★ 7.2
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Hatfields & McCoys
2012
as Randall McCoy
MOVIE★ 6.3
Shanghai Calling
2012
as Donald
MOVIE★ 5.7
Haywire
2011
as John Kane
MOVIE★ 6.4
Tornado Alley
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
TV★ 5.9
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
His Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Good Life
2007
as Robbie
TV★ 6.9
Big Love
2006
as Bill Henrickson
TV★ 4.8
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Ed Mitchell (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Haven
2004
as Carl Ridley
MOVIE
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Thunderbirds
2004
as Jeff Tracy
MOVIE★ 5.2
Club Dread
2004
as Coconut Pete
MOVIE★ 7.5
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Dinky Winks
MOVIE★ 5.1
Resistance
2003
as Ted Brice
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Living in Darkness
2002
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.7
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Dinky Winks
MOVIE★ 6.9
Frailty
2002
as Dad Meiks
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Vertical Limit
2000
as Elliot Vaughn
MOVIE★ 6.5
U-571
2000
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Gregg O'Hara
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Simple Plan
1998
as Hank Mitchell
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as John Paul Vann
MOVIE★ 7.9
Titanic
1997
as Brock Lovett
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Traveller
1997
as Bokky
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Evening Star
1996
as Jerry Bruckner
MOVIE★ 6.2
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Twister
1996
as Bill
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Last Supper
1995
as Zachary Cody
MOVIE★ 7.5
Apollo 13
1995
as Fred Haise
MOVIE★ 5.2
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Frank James
MOVIE★ 7.1
True Lies
1994
as Simon
MOVIE★ 4.0
Future Shock
1994
as Vince
MOVIE★ 7.6
Tombstone
1993
as Morgan Earp
MOVIE★ 4.6
Monolith
1993
as Tucker
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Ernie (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Indian Summer
1993
as Jack Belston
MOVIE★ 5.0
Boxing Helena
1993
as Ray O'Malley
MOVIE★ 6.3
Trespass
1992
as Vince
TV★ 5.6
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Vagrant
1992
as Graham Krakowski
MOVIE★ 6.7
One False Move
1992
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Dark Backward
1991
as Gus
MOVIE★ 6.3
Predator 2
1990
as Jerry Lambert
MOVIE★ 5.4
Navy Seals
1990
as Floyd Dane
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
MOVIE★ 5.6
Brain Dead
1990
as Jim Reston
MOVIE
The Making of Slipstream
1989
MOVIE★ 5.9
Next of Kin
1989
as Gerald Gates
MOVIE★ 4.3
Slipstream
1989
as Matt Owens
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Billy DeLuca
MOVIE
The Roommate
1989
MOVIE★ 4.0
Back to Back
1989
as Bo Brand
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as Self - Reader (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.8
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Jesse Wilkes
MOVIE
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as The Outlaw
MOVIE★ 6.9
Near Dark
1987
as Severen
MOVIE
Zabagabee
1987
TV★ 6.7
Fresno
1986
as Billy Joe Bobb
MOVIE★ 8.0
Aliens
1986
as Private Hudson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Commando
1985
as Intercept Officer
MOVIE★ 6.5
Weird Science
1985
as Chet
MOVIE★ 5.8
An Early Frost
1985
as Bob Maracek
TV★ 5.8
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Campbell
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Terminator
1984
as Punk Leader
MOVIE★ 5.3
Impulse
1984
as Eddie
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as Vic Romano
MOVIE★ 6.9
Streets of Fire
1984
as Clyde the Bartender
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Trout
MOVIE★ 5.8
Deadly Lessons
1983
as Eddie Fox
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Lords of Discipline
1983
as Gilbreath
MOVIE★ 5.7
Riding Fast
1983
as Bobo
MOVIE
Great Day
1983
as Rudy
MOVIE★ 4.9
Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
as Billy Hampton
MOVIE★ 5.2
Mortuary
1982
as Paul Andrews
MOVIE★ 6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Eddie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Stripes
1981
as Soldier
MOVIE
Fish Heads
1980
TV★ 7.0
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
MOVIE
The Egyptian Princess
1977
as The Man
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 5.6
Crazy Mama
1975
as John
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter