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7
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Bill Paxton
Acting
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 1All crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 2053
IMDb ID: nm0000200
Known for: Acting
Born: May 17, 1955
Died: February 25, 2017
Age: 61
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2023
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q110374
Also known as
William Paxton • William "Bill" Paxton • Білл Пекстон • بیل پکستون
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Assistant Art Director (1)Producer (3)Set Decoration (2)Art Direction (1)Executive Producer (1)Production Design (1)Set Dresser (1)Writer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bill Paxton.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Bill Paxton.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bill Paxton.
8.0
Aliens
as Private Hudson
1986 Movie
7.9
Titanic
as Brock Lovett
1997 Movie
7.7
Nightcrawler
as Joe Loder
2014 Movie
7.7
The Terminator
as Punk Leader
1984 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
as Master Sergeant Farell
2014 Movie
7.6
Tombstone
as Morgan Earp
1993 Movie
7.5
Apollo 13
as Fred Haise
1995 Movie
7.3
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Director
2005 Movie
7.2
A Simple Plan
as Hank Mitchell
1998 Movie
7.1
True Lies
as Simon
1994 Movie
6.9
Frailty
Director
2002 Movie
6.9
Streets of Fire
as Clyde the Bartender
1984 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bill Paxton.
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Billy DeLuca • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Ernie (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as John Garrett • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Vic Romano • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Hatfields & McCoys
as Randall McCoy • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.9
Big Love
as Bill Henrickson • 53 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bill Paxton.
7.9
Titanic
as Brock Lovett
1997 Movie
7.7
The Terminator
as Punk Leader
1984 Movie
7.7
Nightcrawler
as Joe Loder
2014 Movie
8.0
Aliens
as Private Hudson
1986 Movie
6.3
Predator 2
as Jerry Lambert
1990 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
as Master Sergeant Farell
2014 Movie
7.6
Tombstone
as Morgan Earp
1993 Movie
6.7
Commando
as Intercept Officer
1985 Movie
6.5
Twister
as Bill
1996 Movie
6.9
Frailty
Director
2002 Movie
7.1
True Lies
as Simon
1994 Movie
5.7
Haywire
as John Kane
2011 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bill Paxton.
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as John Garrett • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Ernie (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Vic Romano • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
1944 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
American Experience
as Self - Reader (voice) • 1 eps
1988 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Billy DeLuca • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
6.9
Big Love
as Bill Henrickson • 53 eps
2006 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
as Trout • 1 eps
1983 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bill Paxton.
6.3
Parkland
Producer
2013 Movie
6.5
The Good Life
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
5.6
Traveller
Producer
1997 Movie
Martini Ranch: Reach
Writer
1988 Movie
4.2
Taking Tiger Mountain
Production Design
1982 Movie
5.3
Galaxy of Terror
Set Decoration
1981 Movie
The Egyptian Princess
Producer
1977 Movie
5.6
Eat My Dust
Set Decoration
1976 Movie
4.0
Beach Blanket Bango
Art Direction
1975 Movie
5.7
Big Bad Mama
Set Dresser
1974 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bill Paxton.
7.0
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
5.5
The Circle
as Vinnie Holland
2017 Movie
6.4
Mean Dreams
as Wayne Caraway
2016 Movie
8.0
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
as Self
2016 Movie
6.0
Term Life
as Detective Keenan
2016 Movie
6.0
The Gamechangers
as Jack Thompson
2015 Movie
5.0
Pixies
as Eddie Beck (voice)
2015 Movie
7.7
Nightcrawler
as Joe Loder
2014 Movie
7.6
Edge of Tomorrow
as Master Sergeant Farell
2014 Movie
6.7
Million Dollar Arm
as Tom House
2014 Movie
8.7
JFK: The Final Hours
as Narrator (voice)
2013 Movie
6.3
Red Wing
as Jim Verret
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bill Paxton.
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.6
Training Day
as Frank Rourke • 13 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Texas Rising
as Sam Houston • 5 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as John Garrett • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Hatfields & McCoys
as Randall McCoy • 3 eps
2012 Series
6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.9
Big Love
as Bill Henrickson • 53 eps
2006 Series
4.8
The Reichen Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Ernie (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
32 eps
1992 Series