Bill Paxton

Acting

Bill Paxton

Born May 17, 1955Fort Worth, Texas, USA116 credits

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

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
7.0

Titanic: Stories from the Heart

Movie

2023

The Movies That Made Us
7.2

The Movies That Made Us

TV

2019

The Circle
5.5

The Circle

Movie

2017

Training Day
5.7

Training Day

TV

2017

Mean Dreams
6.4

Mean Dreams

Movie

2016

8.0

Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

Movie

2016

Filmography

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023Titanic: Stories from the Heartas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Movies That Made Us
2019The Movies That Made Usas Self (archive footage)TV
The Circle
2017The Circleas Vinnie HollandMovie
Training Day
2017Training Dayas Frank RourkeTV
Mean Dreams
2016Mean Dreamsas Wayne CarawayMovie
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2016Tom Hanks: A League of His Ownas SelfMovie
Term Life
2016Term Lifeas Detective KeenanMovie
The Gamechangers
2015The Gamechangersas Jack ThompsonMovie
Pixies
2015Pixiesas Eddie Beck (voice)Movie
Texas Rising
2015Texas Risingas Sam HoustonTV
Nightcrawler
2014Nightcrawleras Joe LoderMovie
Edge of Tomorrow
2014Edge of Tomorrowas Master Sergeant FarellMovie
Million Dollar Arm
2014Million Dollar Armas Tom HouseMovie
JFK: The Final Hours
2013JFK: The Final Hoursas Narrator (voice)Movie
Red Wing
2013Red Wingas Jim VerretMovie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as John GarrettTV
2 Guns
20132 Gunsas EarlMovie
The Colony
2013The Colonyas MasonMovie
Reflections on Titanic
2012Reflections on Titanicas SelfMovie
Hatfields & McCoys
2012Hatfields & McCoysas Randall McCoyTV
Shanghai Calling
2012Shanghai Callingas DonaldMovie
Haywire
2011Haywireas John KaneMovie
Tattoo
2011TattooDirectorMovie
Tornado Alley
2011Tornado Alleyas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
13 Scarier Movie Moments
200913 Scarier Movie Momentsas SelfMovie
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
His Highness Hollywood
2008His Highness Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Good Life
2007The Good Lifeas RobbieMovie
Big Love
2006Big Loveas Bill HenricksonTV
The Reichen Show
2005The Reichen Showas SelfTV
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005The Greatest Game Ever PlayedDirectorMovie
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moonas Ed Mitchell (voice)Movie
Derailroaded
2005Derailroadedas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Haven
2004Havenas Carl RidleyMovie
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2004No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirdsas SelfMovie
Thunderbirds
2004Thunderbirdsas Jeff TracyMovie
Club Dread
2004Club Dreadas Coconut PeteMovie
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'as SelfMovie
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game Overas Dinky WinksMovie
Resistance
2003Resistanceas Ted BriceMovie
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003Ghosts of the Abyssas SelfMovie
The Alien Saga
2002The Alien Sagaas Self (archive footage)Movie
Living in Darkness
2002Living in Darknessas HimselfMovie
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreamsas Dinky WinksMovie
Frailty
2002Frailtyas Dad MeiksMovie
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002The Making of 'Tombstone'as SelfMovie
Vertical Limit
2000Vertical Limitas Elliot VaughnMovie
U-571
2000U-571as Lt. Cmdr. Mike DahlgrenMovie
Mighty Joe Young
1998Mighty Joe Youngas Gregg O'HaraMovie
A Simple Plan
1998A Simple Planas Hank MitchellMovie
A Bright Shining Lie
1998A Bright Shining Lieas John Paul VannMovie
Titanic
1997Titanicas Brock LovettMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Traveller
1997Travelleras BokkyMovie
The Evening Star
1996The Evening Staras Jerry BrucknerMovie
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13as SelfMovie
Twister
1996Twisteras BillMovie
The Last Supper
1995The Last Supperas Zachary CodyMovie
Apollo 13
1995Apollo 13as Fred HaiseMovie
Frank & Jesse
1994Frank & Jesseas Frank JamesMovie
True Lies
1994True Liesas SimonMovie
Future Shock
1994Future Shockas VinceMovie
Tombstone
1993Tombstoneas Morgan EarpMovie
Monolith
1993Monolithas TuckerMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Ernie (voice)TV
Indian Summer
1993Indian Summeras Jack BelstonMovie
Boxing Helena
1993Boxing Helenaas Ray O'MalleyMovie
Trespass
1992Trespassas VinceMovie
HBO First Look
1992HBO First Lookas SelfTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
The Vagrant
1992The Vagrantas Graham KrakowskiMovie
One False Move
1991One False Moveas Dale "Hurricane" DixonMovie
The Dark Backward
1991The Dark Backwardas GusMovie
Predator 2
1990Predator 2as Jerry LambertMovie
Navy Seals
1990Navy Sealsas Floyd DaneMovie
The Last of the Finest
1990The Last of the Finestas Howard 'Hojo' JonesMovie
Brain Dead
1990Brain Deadas Jim RestonMovie
The Making of Slipstream
1989The Making of SlipstreamMovie
Next of Kin
1989Next of Kinas Gerald GatesMovie
Slipstream
1989Slipstreamas Matt OwensMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Billy DeLucaTV
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1989The RoommateMovie
Back to Back
1989Back to Backas Bo BrandMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Self - Reader (voice)TV
Pass the Ammo
1988Pass the Ammoas Jesse WilkesMovie
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988Martini Ranch: Reachas The OutlawMovie
Near Dark
1987Near Darkas SeverenMovie
Zabagabee
1987ZabagabeeMovie
Fresno
1986Fresnoas Billy Joe BobbTV
Aliens
1986Aliensas Private HudsonMovie
Commando
1985Commandoas Intercept OfficerMovie
Weird Science
1985Weird Scienceas ChetMovie
An Early Frost
1985An Early Frostas Bob MaracekMovie
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985The Atlanta Child Murdersas CampbellTV
The Terminator
1984The Terminatoras Punk LeaderMovie
Impulse
1984Impulseas EddieMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Vic RomanoTV
Streets of Fire
1984Streets of Fireas Clyde the BartenderMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras TroutTV
Deadly Lessons
1983Deadly Lessonsas Eddie FoxMovie
The Lords of Discipline
1983The Lords of Disciplineas GilbreathMovie
Riding Fast
1983Riding Fastas BoboMovie
Great Day
1983Great Dayas RudyMovie
Taking Tiger Mountain
1982Taking Tiger Mountainas Billy HamptonMovie
Mortuary
1982Mortuaryas Paul AndrewsMovie
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Makeras EddieMovie
Stripes
1981Stripesas SoldierMovie
Fish Heads
1980Fish HeadsMovie
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1980The Six O'Clock FolliesTV
The Egyptian Princess
1977The Egyptian Princessas The ManMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Crazy Mama
1975Crazy Mamaas JohnMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV