Bill Paxton



First NameBill
Last NamePaxton
Full Name at BirthWilliam J Paxton
Age56
Date of BirthMay 6, 1955
BirthplaceFt. Worth, TX
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Star SignTaurus
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolArlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, TX
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameMighty Joe Young
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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, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic. Paxton also starred in the HBO series Big Love, which aired between 2006 and 2011.


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Filmography

Selected Bill Paxton film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2013
To Appomattox
Thomas Jackson

2012
Hatfields & McCoys
Randall McCoy

2011
Haywire
-

2011
Americatown, Shanghai
Donald

2007
The Good Life
Robbie

2007
Big Love: In the Beginning
Bill Henrickson

2006
Big Love
Bill Henrickson, Bill Henrickson

2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
Ed Mitchell

2004
Club Dread
Coconut Pete

2004
Haven
Carl Ridley

2004
Thunderbirds
Jeff Tracy

2003
Resistance
Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice

2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Dinky Winks

2002
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Dinky Winks

2001
Frailty
Dad Meiks

2000
U-571
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

2000
Vertical Limit
Elliot Vaughn

1998
A Simple Plan
Hank

1998
Mighty Joe Young
Professor Gregory 'Gregg' O'Hara

1998
A Bright Shining Lie
John Paul Vann

1997
Titanic
Brock Lovett

1997
Traveller
Bokky

1996
The Evening Star
Jerry Bruckner

1996
Twister
Bill Harding

1995
Apollo 13
Fred Haise

1995
Frank & Jesse
Frank James

1995
The Last Supper
Zachary Cody

1994
Future Shock
Vince

1994
True Lies
Simon

1993
Boxing Helena
Ray O'Malley

1993
Indian Summer
Jack Belston

1993
Monolith
Tucker

1993
Tombstone
Morgan Earp

1993
Frasier
Ernie

1992
One False Move
Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon

1992
The Vagrant
Graham Krakowski

1992
Trespass
Vince

1991
The Dark Backward
Gus

1990
Navy Seals
Dane

1990
Brain Dead
Jim Reston

1990
Predator 2
Jerry Lambert

1990
The Last of the Finest
Howard 'Hojo' Jones

1989
Back to Back
Bo Brand

1989
Next of Kin
Gerald Gates

1989
Slipstream
Matt Owens

1989
Tales from the Crypt
Billy DeLuca

1988
Pass the Ammo
Jesse Wilkes

1988
Reach
-

1987
Near Dark
Severen

1986
Aliens
Pvt. Hudson

1986
Riding Fast
Bobo

1986
Fresno
Billy Joe Bobb

1985
Commando
Intercept Officer

1985
Weird Science
Chet Donnelly

1985
An Early Frost
Bob Maracek

1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
Campbell

1984
Impulse
Eddie

1984
Streets of Fire
Clyde the Bartender

1984
The Terminator
Punk Leader

1984
Miami Vice
Vic Romano

1983
Mortuary
Paul Andrews

1983
Taking Tiger Mountain
Billy Hampton

1983
The Lords of Discipline
Gilbreath

1983
Night Warning
Eddie

1983
Deadly Lessons
Eddie Fox

1983
The Hitchhiker
Trout

1983
Great Day
Rudy

1981
Stripes
Soldier

1980
Fish Heads
Main Character

1980
The Six O'Clock Follies
-

1975
Crazy Mama
John

Director Credits

2011
Tattoo
-

2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
-

2001
Frailty
-

1980
Fish Heads
-

1975
Saturday Night Live
-

Producer Credits

2007
The Good Life
-

1997
Traveller
-

1988
Reach
-

1980
Fish Heads
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