
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