Bill Paxton Dead at 61 Due to Complications from Surgery
He was not on the list.
Bill Paxton, who has died from complications following heart
surgery aged 61, was one of the most dependable supporting actors of his
generation, and made memorable appearances in films such as True Lies, Aliens
and Titanic, all of which were directed by his friend James Cameron.
Paxton and Cameron first met as young men when they were
working on a low-budget movie. “We quickly recognized the creative spark in
each other and became fast friends,” the director recalled. He gave a bit part
to his friend in The Terminator (1984), in which Paxton played a pugnacious
blue-haired punk who is flung against a metal gate by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
Terminator.
It was not the last time he would suffer a grisly fate on
screen and Paxton was thought to be the only actor to have been killed off by
the Terminator, Predator (in Predator 2) and an extraterrestrial “xenomorph”
(in Aliens). He also starred in the Disney film "Mighty Joe Young" and the blockbuster hit "Twister."
His filmography:
Film
Year Title Role Notes
Ref.
1975 Crazy Mama John Uncredited
1981 Butcher,
Baker, Nightmare Maker/Night Warning Eddie
as William Paxton
Stripes Soldier #8
1983 Reckless Bobo
The Lords of Discipline Gilbreath
Mortuary Paul
Andrews
Taking Tiger Mountain Billy
Hampton
1984 Streets of
Fire Clyde the Bartender
Impulse Eddie
The Terminator Punk
Leader
1985 Weird Science
Chet Donnelly
Commando Intercept
Officer #1
1986 Aliens Private William Hudson
1987 Near Dark Severen
1988 Pass the Ammo
Jesse Wilkes
1989 Slipstream Matt Owens
Next of Kin Gerald
Gates
Back to Back Bo
Brand
1990 Brain Dead Jim Reston
The Last of the Finest Howard
'Hojo' Jones
Navy SEALs Dane
Predator 2 Jerry
Lambert
1991 The Dark
Backward Gus
1992 One False
Move Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
The Vagrant Graham
Krakowski
Trespass Vince
1993 Boxing Helena
Ray O'Malley
Indian Summer Jack
Belston
Monolith Tucker
Tombstone Morgan
Earp
1994 Future Shock Vince
True Lies Simon
1995 Apollo 13 Fred Haise
The Last Supper Zachary
Cody
Frank and Jesse Frank
James
1996 Twister Bill "The Extreme" Harding
The Evening Star Jerry
Bruckner
1997 Traveller Bokky
Titanic Brock Lovett
1998 A Simple Plan
Hank
Mighty Joe Young Professor
Gregory O'Hara
2000 U-571 Lieutenant Commander Mike Dahlgren
Vertical Limit Elliot
Vaughn
2001 Frailty Dad Meiks Also
director
2002 Spy Kids 2:
The Island of Lost Dreams Dinky Winks
2003 Ghosts of the
Abyss Himself / Narrator
Resistance Major
Theodore 'Ted' Brice
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Dinky
Winks
2004 Club Dread Coconut Pete
Thunderbirds Jeff
Tracy
Haven Carl Ridley
2005 Magnificent
Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Edgar
Mitchell Short film
The Greatest Game Ever Played N/A Director
2007 The Good Life
Robbie
2011 Haywire John Kane
Tornado Alley Narrator
2012 Shanghai
Calling Donald
2013 The Colony Mason
2 Guns Earl
Red Wing Jim
Verret
2014 Million
Dollar Arm Tom House
Edge of Tomorrow Master
Sergeant Farell
Nightcrawler Joe
Loder
2015 Pixies Eddie Beck Voice
2016 Term Life Detective Keenan
Mean Dreams Wayne
Caraway
2017 The Circle Vinnie Holland Posthumous release
Television
Year Title Role Notes
Ref.
1983 Deadly
Lessons Eddie Fox Movie
1985 An Early
Frost Bob Maracek Movie
The Atlanta Child Murders Campbell
Miniseries
1986 Fresno Billy Joe Bobb Miniseries
(4 episodes)
Miami Vice Detective
Vic Romano Episode:
"Streetwise"
1987 The
Hitchhiker Trout Episode: "Made for Each Other"
1993 Tales from
the Crypt Billy DeLuca Episode: "People Who Live in Brass
Hearses"
1998 A Bright
Shining Lie John Paul Vann Movie
2003 Frasier Ernie Episode:
"Analyzed Kiss"
2006–11 Big
Love Bill Henrickson Lead role (53 episodes)
2012 Hatfields
& McCoys Randolph McCoy Miniseries (3 episodes)
2013 JFK: The Day
That Changed Everything Narrator Documentary
2014 Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D. John Garrett 6 episodes
2015 Texas Rising Sam Houston Miniseries
The Gamechangers Jack
Thompson Movie
2017 Training Day Detective Frank Roarke Lead role (13 episodes)
Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
Notes Ref.
1980 "Fish
Heads" Barnes & Barnes Main character Director
1981 "Love
Tap" Barnes & Barnes Main Character
1982 "Shadows
of the Night" Pat Benatar Wehrmacht-Unteroffizier [
1987 "Touched
by the Hand of God" New Order
1988 "Reach"
Martini Ranch Main character
"How Can The Laboring Man Find Time For Self
Culture?" Martini Ranch
2003 "Eat You
Alive" Limp Bizkit Sheriff
Video game
Year Title Role Notes
Ref.
2015 Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare Kahn Exo Zombies
Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Title Result
1987 Saturn Awards
Best Supporting Actor Aliens Won
1995 CableACE
Awards Best Actor in a
Dramatic Series Tales from the Crypt Nominated
1996 Screen Actors
Guild Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture Apollo 13 Won
1997 Saturn Awards
Best Actor Twister Nominated
1998 Screen Actors
Guild Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture Titanic Nominated
1999 Golden Globe
Awards Best Actor – Miniseries or
Television Film A Bright
Shining Lie Nominated
2003 Saturn Awards
Best Director Frailty Nominated
2006 Satellite
Awards Best Actor – Television
Series Drama Big Love Nominated
2007 Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best
Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated
2008 Nominated
2009 Satellite
Awards Best Actor –
Television Series Drama Nominated
2010 Golden Globe
Awards Best Actor – Television Series
Drama Nominated
2012 Primetime
Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Hatfields
& McCoys Nominated
2013 Screen Actors
Guild Outstanding Performance by a
Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated
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