Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

1955-05-17 Fort Worth, Texas, USA 106 Credits

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.

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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

9.3
Acting

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

The Circle

2017

as Vinnie Holland

5.5
Acting

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

Mean Dreams

2016

as Wayne Caraway

6.4
Acting

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

Term Life

2016

as Detective Keenan

5.9
Acting

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

The Gamechangers

2015

as Jack Thompson

6.0
Acting

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

Pixies

Pixies

2015

as Eddie Beck (voice)

4.5
Acting

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

Nightcrawler

2014

as Joe Loder

7.7
Acting

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

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

as Master Sergeant Farell

7.6
Acting

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

Million Dollar Arm

2014

as Tom House

6.7
Acting

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

JFK: The Final Hours

2013

as Narrator (voice)

8.7
Acting

A look at the final day in the life of President John F. Kennedy.

Red Wing

Red Wing

2013

as Jim Verret

6.1
Acting

A socially thought-provoking and stirring love story based on the French novella, 'François Le Champi' by George Sand.

Parkland

Parkland

2013

Producer

6.2
Producing

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

2 Guns

2013

as Earl

6.5
Acting

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

The Colony

2013

as Mason

5.5
Acting

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

Reflections on Titanic

2012

as Self

7.3
Acting

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

Titanic: 100 Years On

2012

as Self

6.5
Acting

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

Shanghai Calling

2012

as Donald

6.2
Acting

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

Haywire

2011

as John Kane

5.7
Acting

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Tattoo

Tattoo

2011

Director, Story

6.0
Directing Writing

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

Tornado Alley

2011

as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.4
Acting

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

9.0
Acting

Final entry in the Bravo scary movie moments countdowns that aired in 2009.

His Highness Hollywood

His Highness Hollywood

2008

as Self

7.0
Acting

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

The Good Life

2007

as Robbie

6.5
Acting

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

The Good Life

2007

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

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)

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)

2005

as Self / Brock Lovett (archive footage)

Acting

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

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

Director

7.3
Directing

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

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

as Ed Mitchell (voice)

5.8
Acting

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

Derailroaded

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

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'

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

2005

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

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

Haven

2004

as Carl Ridley

5.2
Acting

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

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

2004

as Jeff Tracy

5.0
Acting

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

Club Dread

2004

as Coconut Pete

5.2
Acting

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'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

2003

as Self

7.6
Acting

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

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

as Dinky Winks

5.1
Acting

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

Resistance

2003

as Ted Brice

5.1
Acting

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

Ghosts of the Abyss

2003

as Self

6.8
Acting

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

The Alien Saga

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

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

Living in Darkness

2002

as Himself

9.0
Acting

A documentary featuring the cast and crew of "Near Dark" reminiscing about the film's production.

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002

as Dinky Winks

5.6
Acting

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

Frailty

2002

as Dad Meiks

7.0
Acting

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

Frailty

2002

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Vertical Limit

2000

as Elliot Vaughn

6.0
Acting

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

U-571

2000

as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

6.5
Acting

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

Mighty Joe Young

1998

as Gregg O'Hara

6.3
Acting

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

A Simple Plan

1998

as Hank Mitchell

7.2
Acting

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

A Bright Shining Lie

1998

as John Paul Vann

5.5
Acting

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

Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic

1997

as Self / Brock Lovett

Acting

A 1997 HBO First Look episode about the making of Titanic, following the release of the film.

Titanic

Titanic

1997

as Brock Lovett

7.9
Acting

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

Traveller

1997

as Bokky

5.5
Acting

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

Traveller

1997

Producer

5.5
Producing

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

The Evening Star

1996

as Jerry Bruckner

5.9
Acting

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

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996

as Self

5.8
Acting

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

Twister

1996

as Bill

6.5
Acting

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

The Last Supper

1995

as Zachary Cody

6.5
Acting

A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

1995

as Fred Haise

7.5
Acting

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

Frank & Jesse

1994

as Frank James

5.2
Acting

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

True Lies

1994

as Simon

7.1
Acting

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

Future Shock

1994

as Vince

3.8
Acting

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

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Morgan Earp

7.6
Acting

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

Monolith

1993

as Tucker

4.3
Acting

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

Indian Summer

1993

as Jack Belston

6.3
Acting

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

Boxing Helena

1993

as Ray O'Malley

5.1
Acting

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

Trespass

1992

as Vince

6.3
Acting

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

The Vagrant

1992

as Graham Krakowski

5.9
Acting

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

One False Move

1991

as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon

6.6
Acting

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

The Dark Backward

1991

as Gus

5.6
Acting

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

Predator 2

1990

as Jerry Lambert

6.3
Acting

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

Navy Seals

1990

as Floyd Dane

5.3
Acting

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

The Last of the Finest

1990

as Howard 'Hojo' Jones

5.9
Acting

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

Brain Dead

1990

as Jim Reston

5.7
Acting

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

The Making of Slipstream

1989

Acting

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

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1989

as Gerald Gates

5.9
Acting

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

Slipstream

1989

as Matt Owens

4.5
Acting

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

Acting

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

Back to Back

1989

as Bo Brand

3.0
Acting

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

Pass the Ammo

1988

as Jesse Wilkes

4.1
Acting

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

Near Dark

1987

as Severen

6.9
Acting

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

Touched by the Hand of God

1987

as Running Man

8.0
Acting

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

Zabagabee

1987

Acting

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

Aliens

Aliens

1986

as Private Hudson

8.0
Acting

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

Commando

1985

as Intercept Officer

6.7
Acting

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

Weird Science

1985

as Chet

6.6
Acting

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

An Early Frost

1985

as Bob Maracek

6.0
Acting

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

The Terminator

1984

as Punk Leader

7.7
Acting

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

Impulse

Impulse

1984

as Eddie

5.1
Acting

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

Streets of Fire

1984

as Clyde the Bartender

6.9
Acting

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

Deadly Lessons

1983

as Eddie Fox

5.2
Acting

A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

The Lords of Discipline

The Lords of Discipline

1983

as Gilbreath

6.7
Acting

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

Riding Fast

1983

as Bobo

5.0
Acting

A daredevil motorcycle rider falls for an older artist.

Great Day

Great Day

1983

as Rudy

Acting

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

Taking Tiger Mountain

1982

as Billy Hampton

4.2
Acting

Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and...

Taking Tiger Mountain

Taking Tiger Mountain

1982

Production Design

4.2

Militant feminist scientists brainwash research subject to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile World War III is being fought and...

Mortuary

Mortuary

1982

as Paul Andrews

5.3
Acting

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

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981

as Eddie

6.6
Acting

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

Galaxy of Terror

1981

Set Decoration

5.3

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

Stripes

1981

as Soldier

6.6
Acting

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

Fish Heads

1980

Acting

"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

Fish Heads

1980

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

"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

The Egyptian Princess

1977

as The Man

Acting

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

The Egyptian Princess

1977

Producer

Producing

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

Death Game

1977

Assistant Art Director

5.7
Directing

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

Eat My Dust

1976

Set Decoration

5.7

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

Beach Blanket Bango

1975

Art Direction

4.0

College life in the 1960s. On Spring Break some teens work out their issues.

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975

as John

5.6
Acting

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

Big Bad Mama

1974

Set Dresser

5.7

Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.