Bill Paxton
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Predator 2
as Jerry Lambert
1990
The Terminator
as Punk Leader
1984
Apollo 13
as Fred Haise
1995
Twister
as Bill
1996
Aliens
as Private Hudson
1986
A Simple Plan
as Hank Mitchell
1998
U-571
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
2000
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Ed Mitchell (voice)
2005
The Evening Star
as Jerry Bruckner
1996
One False Move
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
1991
Club Dread
as Coconut Pete
2004
Brain Dead
as Jim Reston
1990
Trespass
as Vince
1992
Vertical Limit
as Elliot Vaughn
2000
Slipstream
as Matt Owens
1989
The Good Life
as Robbie
2007
Traveller
as Bokky
1997
Weird Science
as Chet
1985
Tombstone
as Morgan Earp
1993
Near Dark
as Severen
1987
TV Appearances
The View
as Self
1997
Miami Vice
as Vic Romano
1984
Tales from the Crypt
as Billy DeLuca
1989
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Big Love
as Bill Henrickson
2006
The Hitchhiker
as Trout
1983
The Six O'Clock Follies
1980
Fresno
as Billy Joe Bobb
1986
Hatfields & McCoys
as Randall McCoy
2012
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as John Garrett
2013
Texas Rising
as Sam Houston
2015