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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone as they discuss for the first time how their once-fierce rivalry led to tw...

The Circle
2017
as Vinnie Holland
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situati...

Mean Dreams
2016
as Wayne Caraway
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.

Term Life
2016
as Detective Keenan
If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performi...

The Gamechangers
2015
as Jack Thompson
The struggle of Houser's legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series.

Pixies
2015
as Eddie Beck (voice)
Joe Beck has lost the love of his life thanks to a Pixie's Curse and he now needs to figure out how to get his girl back, learn more about the mysteri...

Nightcrawler
2014
as Joe Loder
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the ...

Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as Master Sergeant Farell
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within min...

Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Tom House
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher fro...

JFK: The Final Hours
2013
as Narrator (voice)
A look at the final day in the life of President John F. Kennedy.

Red Wing
2013
as Jim Verret
A socially thought-provoking and stirring love story based on the French novella, 'François Le Champi' by George Sand.

Parkland
2013
Producer
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This f...

2 Guns
2013
as Earl
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- ...

The Colony
2013
as Mason
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than natur...

Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the last major Hollywood epics; Titanic. Cast and crew sp...

Titanic: 100 Years On
2012
as Self
The "unsinkable" floating palace set sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York. An iceberg ended this monumental journ...

Shanghai Calling
2012
as Donald
When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the ...

Haywire
2011
as John Kane
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Tattoo
2011
Director, Story
A stranger approaches an aged tattoo artist with a special artistic and mystical request - He wants to know if the tattoo artist can copy an image he ...

Tornado Alley
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tornado Alley documents two unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one of Earth’s most awe-inspiring events—the birth of a tornado. Filmmaker Sea...
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009.

His Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self
Ian Halperin poses as a gay wannabe actor and member of the Israeli royal family to get an inside look at the Hollywood industry in this companion fil...

The Good Life
2007
as Robbie
A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebraska. His encounters with vario...

The Good Life
2007
Executive Producer
A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebraska. His encounters with vario...

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
2005
as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)
A light-hearted documentary dedicated to the cast and crew of Titanic, created by directors of photography, Ed W. Marsh, and Anders Falk.

The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
Director
A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Ed Mitchell (voice)
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...

Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2 is a 2005 documentary that details the production of the 1990 film Predator 2. Created for the Pr...

Haven
2004
as Carl Ridley
During a weekend, two shady businessmen flee to the Cayman Islands to avoid federal prosecution. But their escape ignites a chain reaction that leads ...
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.

Thunderbirds
2004
as Jeff Tracy
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton),...

Club Dread
2004
as Coconut Pete
When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort -- a hedonistic island paradise for swingers --- it's up to ...

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Dinky Winks
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the worl...

Resistance
2003
as Ted Brice
The epic tale of an American reconnaissance pilot downed in occupied Belgium at the height of World War II. Hidden by resistance fighters, the pilot f...

Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back t...

The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. T...

Living in Darkness
2002
as Himself
A documentary featuring the cast and crew of "Near Dark" reminiscing about the film's production.

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Dinky Winks
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to...

Frailty
2002
as Dad Meiks
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to k...

Frailty
2002
Director
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to k...

Vertical Limit
2000
as Elliot Vaughn
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message an...

U-571
2000
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. Howe...

Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Gregg O'Hara
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill ...

A Simple Plan
1998
as Hank Mitchell
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 milli...

A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as John Paul Vann
Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advi...

Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
1997
as Self / Brock Lovett
A 1997 HBO First Look episode about the making of Titanic, following the release of the film.

Titanic
1997
as Brock Lovett
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...

Traveller
1997
as Bokky
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected...

Traveller
1997
Producer
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected...

The Evening Star
1996
as Jerry Bruckner
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has on...

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13", as well as the story of the space mission it details. Featuring interviews with director Ron Howard, ast...

Twister
1996
as Bill
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaki...

The Last Supper
1995
as Zachary Cody
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.

Apollo 13
1995
as Fred Haise
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...

Frank & Jesse
1994
as Frank James
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to...

True Lies
1994
as Simon
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with ...

Future Shock
1994
as Vince
A psychiatrist uses virtual reality to probe the minds of three unsuspecting patients, unleashing horrific psychic forces in the process.

Tombstone
1993
as Morgan Earp
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining t...

Monolith
1993
as Tucker
Two cops investigating the murder of a young boy become involved in a very secret project involving alien life. Needless to say, the authorities don't...

Indian Summer
1993
as Jack Belston
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good t...

Boxing Helena
1993
as Ray O'Malley
A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that t...

Trespass
1992
as Vince
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't...

The Vagrant
1992
as Graham Krakowski
A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get rid of its previous tenant, a dirty bum.

One False Move
1991
as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arrivi...

The Dark Backward
1991
as Gus
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how gre...

Predator 2
1990
as Jerry Lambert
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next ...

Navy Seals
1990
as Floyd Dane
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discovers that a terrorist group has access to deadly, US-built Stinger missiles and must set out to loc...

The Last of the Finest
1990
as Howard 'Hojo' Jones
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of the...

Brain Dead
1990
as Jim Reston
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mi...

The Making of Slipstream
1989
The making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream

Next of Kin
1989
as Gerald Gates
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer...

Slipstream
1989
as Matt Owens
In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of t...
The Roommate
1989
A young man, faced with eviction from his apartment, posts a “roommate wanted” notice on a college bulletin board. The bully who answers the ad not on...

Back to Back
1989
as Bo Brand
Modern day western about two very different brothers, who join forces to clear their family name, from the shadow of their dead brother's blame for a ...

Pass the Ammo
1988
as Jesse Wilkes
A corrupt television preacher and his congregation are held hostage by a woman, her lover, and her two cousins in an attempt to avenge the theft of he...

Near Dark
1987
as Severen
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen ...

Touched by the Hand of God
1987
as Running Man
The concept of this promo directed by Kathryn Bigelow was proposed by New Order's manager Rob Gretton, who was inspired by the clichés of the videos o...

Zabagabee
1987
Long-form Barnes and Barnes piece featuring a handful of music videos, sketches, and assorted weirdness.

Aliens
1986
as Private Hudson
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...

Commando
1985
as Intercept Officer
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young da...

Weird Science
1985
as Chet
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a wo...

An Early Frost
1985
as Bob Maracek
Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Bea...

The Terminator
1984
as Punk Leader
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Con...

Impulse
1984
as Eddie
After a small earthquake in a small and quiet town, local citizens start to have a bizarre, violent and self-destructive behavior...

Streets of Fire
1984
as Clyde the Bartender
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be pa...

Deadly Lessons
1983
as Eddie Fox
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

The Lords of Discipline
1983
as Gilbreath
Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first ti...

Riding Fast
1983
as Bobo
A daredevil motorcycle rider falls for an older artist.

Great Day
1983
as Rudy
When a neighborhood is plagued by break-ins, a family looks to burglar-proof their house. Dead bolts aren't enough, so the father (Tim Conway) has to ...

Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
as Billy Hampton
Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and...

Taking Tiger Mountain
1982
Production Design
Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and...

Mortuary
1982
as Paul Andrews
A young woman investigates the seemingly accidental death of her father, revealing many unsettling secrets and putting her in mortal danger.

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Eddie
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy w...

Galaxy of Terror
1981
Set Decoration
As a lone spaceship proceeds on its long voyage across space, the crew are surprised to encounter a strange pyramid form. Surprise turns to horror as ...

Stripes
1981
as Soldier
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

Fish Heads
1980
"Roly Poly" and delicious to eat. The verses describe various things they (mostly) cannot do such as play baseball, wear sweaters, play the drums, and...

Fish Heads
1980
Director, Producer
"Roly Poly" and delicious to eat. The verses describe various things they (mostly) cannot do such as play baseball, wear sweaters, play the drums, and...

The Egyptian Princess
1977
as The Man
A disoriented woman searches for a man who haunts her reality through iconic Los Angeles locations in the 1920’s. Lost in her dreams, she marries her ...

The Egyptian Princess
1977
Producer
A disoriented woman searches for a man who haunts her reality through iconic Los Angeles locations in the 1920’s. Lost in her dreams, she marries her ...

Death Game
1977
Assistant Art Director
George Manning is a well-to-do businessman, husband, and father. While his family is away on his birthday, he invites a pair of rain-soaked young wome...

Eat My Dust
1976
Set Decoration
Hoover Nielbold is a car-crazy teenager who, in order to impress the hottest girl in school, takes her for a ride in a souped-up race car owned by loc...

Beach Blanket Bango
1975
Art Direction
College life in the 1960s. On Spring Break some teens work out their issues.

Crazy Mama
1975
as John
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is A...

Big Bad Mama
1974
Set Dresser
Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.