Acting

Bill Paxton

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

Died 2017-02-25

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.

Credits

Newest first

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Circle
as Vinnie Holland
2017
Training Day
as Frank Rourke
2017
Mean Dreams
as Wayne Caraway
2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
as Self
2016
Term Life
as Detective Keenan
2016
The Gamechangers
as Jack Thompson
2015
Pixies
as Eddie Beck (voice)
2015
Texas Rising
as Sam Houston
2015
Nightcrawler
as Joe Loder
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
as Master Sergeant Farell
2014
Million Dollar Arm
as Tom House
2014
JFK: The Final Hours
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Red Wing
as Jim Verret
2013
Parkland
Producer
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as John Garrett
2013
2 Guns
as Earl
2013
The Colony
as Mason
2013
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
2012
Hatfields & McCoys
as Randall McCoy
2012
Shanghai Calling
as Donald
2012
Haywire
as John Kane
2011
Tattoo
Story
2011
Tattoo
Director
2011
Tornado Alley
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
Overheard with Evan Smith
as Self
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2009
His Highness Hollywood
as Self
2008
The Good Life
as Robbie
2007
The Good Life
Executive Producer
2007
Big Love
as Bill Henrickson
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Director
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Ed Mitchell (voice)
2005
Derailroaded
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Haven
as Carl Ridley
2004
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
2004
Thunderbirds
as Jeff Tracy
2004
Club Dread
as Coconut Pete
2004
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Dinky Winks
2003
Resistance
as Ted Brice
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
as Self
2003
The Alien Saga
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Living in Darkness
as Himself
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Dinky Winks
2002
Frailty
as Dad Meiks
2002
Frailty
Director
2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
2002
Vertical Limit
as Elliot Vaughn
2000
U-571
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
2000
Mighty Joe Young
as Gregg O'Hara
1998
A Simple Plan
as Hank Mitchell
1998
A Bright Shining Lie
as John Paul Vann
1998
Titanic
as Brock Lovett
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Traveller
as Bokky
1997
Traveller
Producer
1997
The Evening Star
as Jerry Bruckner
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
1996
Twister
as Bill
1996
The Last Supper
as Zachary Cody
1995
Apollo 13
as Fred Haise
1995
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
as Self
1995
Frank & Jesse
as Frank James
1994
True Lies
as Simon
1994
Future Shock
as Vince
1994
Tombstone
as Morgan Earp
1993
Monolith
as Tucker
1993
Frasier
as Ernie (voice)
1993
Indian Summer
as Jack Belston
1993
Boxing Helena
as Ray O'Malley
1993
Trespass
as Vince
1992
HBO First Look
as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Vagrant
as Graham Krakowski
1992