Bill Paxton Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

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.

Bill Paxton Career Highlights

• Known for Saturday Night Live, The View, Golden Globe Awards, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Miami Vice.
• Credits include actors, production, directing, writing, art, crew, and editing.
• Recent listed credits include Titanic: Stories from the Heart, The Movies That Made Us, The Circle, and Training Day.

Bill Paxton Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

128

Birth Date

1955-05-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Bill Paxton Known For

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  Saturday Night Live
• 

  The View
• 

  Golden Globe Awards
• 

  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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  The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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  Miami Vice

Bill Paxton Movies and Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • Titanic: Stories from the Heart

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Movies That Made Us

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Circle

    Vinnie Holland

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Training Day

    Frank Rourke

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Mean Dreams

    Wayne Caraway

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Term Life

    Detective Keenan

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Gamechangers

    Jack Thompson

    actor

    actors
    2015

• production (6 credits)

  • Parkland

    producer

    production
    2013
  • The Good Life

    executive producer

    production
    2007
  • Traveller

    producer

    production
    1997
  • Martini Ranch: Reach

    producer

    production
    1988
  • Fish Heads

    producer

    production
    1980
  • The Egyptian Princess

    producer

    production
    1977

• directing (5 credits)

  • Tattoo

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Frailty

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Zabagabee

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Fish Heads

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Saturday Night Live

    director

    directing
    1975

• writing (2 credits)

  • Tattoo

    story

    writing
    2011
  • Martini Ranch: Reach

    writer

    writing
    1988

• art (5 credits)

  • Taking Tiger Mountain

    production design

    art
    1982
  • Galaxy of Terror

    set decoration

    art
    1981
  • Death Game

    assistant art director

    art
    1977
  • Eat My Dust

    set decoration

    art
    1976
  • Big Bad Mama

    set dresser

    art
    1974

• crew (1 credits)

  • Fish Heads

    cinematography

    crew
    1980

• editing (1 credits)

  • Fish Heads

    editor

    editing
    1980

Bill Paxton Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB