Bill Paxton

Acting · Born 1955-05-17 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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

• Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023)
• The Circle (2017)
• Term Life (2016)
• Mean Dreams (2016)
• Tom Hanks: A League of His Own (2016)
• The Gamechangers (2015)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• Million Dollar Arm (2014)
• Nightcrawler (2014)
• 2 Guns (2013)
• The Colony (2013)
• Red Wing (2013)
• JFK: The Final Hours (2013)
• Shanghai Calling (2012)
• Reflections on Titanic (2012)
• Haywire (2011)
• Tornado Alley (2011)
• 13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)
• His Highness Hollywood (2008)
• The Good Life (2007)
• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
• Derailroaded (2005)
• The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
• Club Dread (2004)