Bill Paxton

William Paxton

Born May 17, 1955· Fort Worth, Texas, USA

† Died February 25, 2017

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Emerging from Fort Worth, Texas, and trained at Richmond College in London where he experimented with Super 8 shorts, William Paxton moved to Los Angeles, took jobs in props, art departments and as a Beverly Hills Hotel valet before turning to acting after film-school rejections. He broke through with supporting parts in Mortuary (1983) and The Terminator (1984) and earned a Saturn Award for his t…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt1989

Aliens

Titanic

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler2014

Frasier

The Terminator

The Terminator1984

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow2014

Master Sergeant Farell

Tombstone

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013

Hatfields & McCoys

Hatfields & McCoys2012

Apollo 13

True Lies

Frailty

Big Love

Bill Henrickson

Commando

Intercept Officer

U-571

Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

Twister

2 Guns

Weird Science

Weird Science1985

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young1998

Predator 2

The Evening Star

The Evening Star1996

Training Day

Training Day2017

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams2002

Brain Dead

The Circle

The Colony

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over2003

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Frailty