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Bill Paxton | |
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 Paxton in July 2013. | |
| Born | William Paxton May 17, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1975–present |
William "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Weird Science, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic. Paxton starred in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys.
Early life
Paxton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Mary Lou (née Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman, lumber wholesaler, museum executive, and occasional actor.[1] He was raised Roman Catholic, his mother's religion.[2]
Paxton was in the crowd waving when President John F. Kennedy emerged from the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, on the morning of his assassination, November 22, 1963. There are pictures at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas where 8-year-old Paxton can be seen lifted above the crowd.[3][4]
Career
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2011) |
Paxton has appeared in films such as Weird Science, Aliens, Apollo 13, Near Dark, Twister, Titanic, One False Move and True Lies. Four years after appearing in Titanic, he joined James Cameron on an expedition to the actual Titanic. A film about this trip, Ghosts of the Abyss, was released in 2003.
Paxton has also directed a number of short films, including Fish Heads, which aired during Saturday Night Live's low-rated 1980-1981 season. He directed the feature films Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Paxton was cast in a music video for the 1982 Pat Benatar song "Shadows of the Night," in which he appeared as a Nazi radio officer. He also appears in the Limp Bizkit video Eat You Alive.
In 1988, Paxton and the vocalist/guitarist Andrew Todd Rosenthal formed a short-lived rock duo Martini Ranch.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | John | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Fish Heads | Main Character | Short film |
| 1981 | Stripes | Soldier | |
| 1983 | Night Warning | Eddie | |
| 1983 | Taking Tiger Mountain | Billy Hampton | |
| 1983 | Deadly Lessons | Eddie Fox | Television film |
| 1983 | Mortuary | Paul Andrews | |
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | Gilbreath | |
| 1984 | Impulse | Eddie | |
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Clyde the Bartender | |
| 1984 | The Terminator | Punk Leader | |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Bob Maracek | |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Campbell | Television film |
| 1985 | Commando | Intercept Officer | |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Chet Donnelly | |
| 1986 | Fresno | Billy Joe Bobb | |
| 1986 | Aliens | Private William Hudson | |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Severen | |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Matt Owens | |
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Gerald Gates | |
| 1989 | Back to Back | Bo Brand | |
| 1990 | Brain Dead | Jim Reston | |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Howard 'Hojo' Jones | |
| 1990 | Navy SEALs | Dane | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Jerry Lambert | |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Gus | |
| 1992 | The Vagrant | Graham Krakowski | |
| 1992 | One False Move | Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon | |
| 1992 | Trespass | Vince | |
| 1993 | Monolith | Tucker | |
| 1993 | Indian Summer | Jack Belston | |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Ray O'Malley | |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Morgan Earp | |
| 1994 | Frank and Jesse | Frank James | |
| 1994 | True Lies | Simon | |
| 1994 | Future Shock | Vince | |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Zachary Cody | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Fred Haise | |
| 1996 | Twister | Bill Harding | |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Jerry Bruckner | |
| 1997 | Titanic | Brock Lovett | |
| 1997 | Traveller | Bokky | |
| 1998 | A Bright Shining Lie | John Paul Vann | Television film |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Hank | |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Professor Gregory 'Gregg' O'Hara | |
| 2000 | U-571 | Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren | |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Elliot Vaughn | |
| 2001 | Frailty | Dad Meiks | Director |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | Dinky Winks | |
| 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Narrator | |
| 2003 | Eat You Alive | Sheriff | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Resistance | Major Theodore 'Ted' Brice | |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Dinky Winks | |
| 2004 | Club Dread | Coconut Pete | |
| 2004 | Haven | Carl Ridley | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Jeff Tracy | |
| 2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Director | |
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | Edgar Mitchell | Short film |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Robbie | |
| 2011 | Haywire | John Kane | |
| 2011 | Tattoo | Director | |
| 2012 | Shanghai Calling | Donald | |
| 2013 | The Colony | Mason | |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Earl | |
| 2013 | Red Wing | Jim Verret | |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | General Farrell Bartolome | Post-production |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | Tom House | Completed |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Post-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Detective Vic Romano | Episode: "Streetwise" |
| 1987 | The Hitchhiker | Trout | Episode: "Made for Each Other" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Billy DeLuca | Episode: "People Who Live in Brass Hearses" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Ernie | Episode: "Analyzed Kiss" |
| 2006–2011 | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | 53 episodes |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Randolph McCoy | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | JFK: The Day That Changed Everything | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent John Garrett | Recurring role |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Bill Paxton Biography". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Spitznagel, Eric (January 8, 2010). "Bill Paxton Can Defend Polygamy, But He Can't Defend Sarah Palin". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 28, 2007). "The Day Bill Paxton Saw John F. Kennedy". Dallas Observer Blogs. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ DiBlasi, Loren (May 25, 2012). "Live With Kelly: Bill Paxton 'Hatfields & McCoys' Interview". Recapo. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
External links
- Bill Paxton at IMDb
- Bill Paxton at the TCM Movie Database
- Bill Paxton at AllMovie
- Bill Paxton and Bill Paxton - Movie Director at The Numbers
- Bill Paxton on National Public Radio in 2005
- Bill Paxton on National Public Radio in 2002
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Texas
- American male film actors
- American film directors
- American male television actors
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Fort Worth, Texas
- Film directors from Texas
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors