Portrait of Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Acting

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.

Born: May 17, 1955

Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Filmography

2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart

as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)

2019
The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Circle

as Vinnie Holland

2017
Training Day

as Frank Rourke

2016
Mean Dreams

as Wayne Caraway

2016
Term Life

as Detective Keenan

2015
The Gamechangers

as Jack Thompson

2015
Pixies

as Eddie Beck (voice)

2015
Texas Rising

as Sam Houston

2014
Nightcrawler

as Joe Loder

2014
Edge of Tomorrow

as Master Sergeant Farell

2014
Million Dollar Arm

as Tom House

2013
JFK: The Final Hours

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Red Wing

as Jim Verret

2013
2 Guns

as Earl

2013
The Colony

as Mason

2012
Hatfields & McCoys

as Randall McCoy

2012
2011
Haywire

as John Kane

2011
Tornado Alley

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2009
2007
The Good Life

as Robbie

2006
Big Love

as Bill Henrickson

2005
2005
Derailroaded

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Haven

as Carl Ridley

2004
Thunderbirds

as Jeff Tracy

2004
Club Dread

as Coconut Pete

2003
2003
Resistance

as Ted Brice

2002
The Alien Saga

as Self (archive footage)

2002
2002
Frailty

as Dad Meiks

2000
Vertical Limit

as Elliot Vaughn

2000
U-571

as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

1998
Mighty Joe Young

as Gregg O'Hara

1998
A Simple Plan

as Hank Mitchell

1998
A Bright Shining Lie

as John Paul Vann

1997
Titanic

as Brock Lovett

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Traveller

as Bokky

1996
The Evening Star

as Jerry Bruckner

1996
Twister

as Bill

1995
The Last Supper

as Zachary Cody

1995
Apollo 13

as Fred Haise

1994
Frank & Jesse

as Frank James

1994
True Lies

as Simon

1994
Future Shock

as Vince

1993
Tombstone

as Morgan Earp

1993
Frasier

as Ernie (voice)

1993
Monolith

as Tucker

1993
Indian Summer

as Jack Belston

1993
Boxing Helena

as Ray O'Malley

1992
Trespass

as Vince

1992
1992
The Vagrant

as Graham Krakowski

1991
One False Move

as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon

1990
Predator 2

as Jerry Lambert

1990
Navy Seals

as Floyd Dane

1990
The Last of the Finest

as Howard 'Hojo' Jones

1990
Brain Dead

as Jim Reston

1989
Next of Kin

as Gerald Gates

1989
Slipstream

as Matt Owens

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Billy DeLuca

1989
Back to Back

as Bo Brand

1988
American Experience

as Self - Reader (voice)

1988
Pass the Ammo

as Jesse Wilkes

1988
1987
Near Dark

as Severen

1986
Fresno

as Billy Joe Bobb

1986
Aliens

as Private Hudson

1985
Commando

as Intercept Officer

1985
1985
An Early Frost

as Bob Maracek

1984
The Terminator

as Punk Leader

1984
Impulse

as Eddie

1984
Miami Vice

as Vic Romano

1984
Streets of Fire

as Clyde the Bartender

1983
1983
Deadly Lessons

as Eddie Fox

1983
1983
1983
Great Day

as Rudy

1982
Taking Tiger Mountain

as Billy Hampton

1982
Mortuary

as Paul Andrews

1981
Stripes

as Soldier

1977
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Man in Fish Heads (uncredited)

1975
Crazy Mama

as John

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee