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Bill Paxton

Birth name: William Paxton

Birth date: 17.05.1955

Bill moved to Los Angeles at 18 where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his film debut in the Corman film Crazy Mama (1975) directed by Jonathan Demme. Moving to New York, he studied acting under Stella Adler at New York University. After landing a small role in Stripes (1981), Bill found steady work in low-budget films and TV. He also directed, wrote and produced award-winning short films including Fish Heads (1982) which aired on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). His first appearance in a James Cameron film was a small role in The Terminator (1984) followed hard by his very memorable performance as Private Hudson in Aliens (1986) and as the nomadic vampire Severen in Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987). Bill also appeared in John Hughes' Weird Science (1985), as Wyatt's sadistic older brother Chet. Although he continued to work steadily in film and TV, his big break did not come until his lead role in the critically acclaimed film-noir One False Move (1992). This quickly led to strong supporting roles as Wyatt Earp's naive younger brother Morgan in Tombstone (1993) and as Fred Haise, one of the three astronauts in Apollo 13 (1995), as well as in James Cameron's offering True Lies (1994).

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Filmography

# The Good Life (2007) (post-production) .... Robbie # "Big Love" .... Bill Henrickson - The Ceremony (2006) TV Episode .... Bill Henrickson - Where There's a Will (2006) TV Episode .... Bill Henrickson - The Baptism (2006) TV Episode .... Bill Henrickson - A Barbecue for Betty (2006) TV Episode .... Bill Henrickson - Easter (2006) TV Episode .... Bill Henrickson (7 more) # Haven (2004) .... Carl Ridley # Thunderbirds (2004) .... Jeff Tracy ... aka Thunderbirds - Les sentinelles de l'air (France) # Club Dread (2004) .... Coconut Pete ... aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA: complete title) # Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Radio operator (segments "Shadows of the Night") # Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) .... Dinky Winks ... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title) # Resistance (2003) .... Ted Brice # "Frasier" - Analyzed Kiss (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Ernie # Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) .... Dinky Winks ... aka Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (USA: video box title) # Frailty (2001) .... Dad Meiks ... aka Dämonisch (Germany) ... aka Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy) # Vertical Limit (2000) .... Elliot Vaughn # U-571 (2000) .... Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren ... aka U-571 (France) # "Saturday Night Live" ... aka SNL ... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title) - Episode #24.10 (1999) TV Episode .... Host - Episode #6.3 (1980) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Man in 'Fish Heads' video # Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara ... aka Mighty Joe (UK) # A Simple Plan (1998) .... Hank Mitchell ... aka Einfacher Plan, Ein (Germany) ... aka Un plan simple (France) # A Bright Shining Lie (1998) (TV) .... Col. John Paul Vann # Titanic (1997) .... Brock Lovett # Traveller (1997) .... Bokky # The Evening Star (1996) .... Jerry Bruckner # Twister (1996) .... Bill Harding # The Last Supper (1995) .... Zachary Cody # Apollo 13 (1995) .... Fred Haise ... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) # True Lies (1994) .... Simon # Frank & Jesse (1994) .... Frank James # Tombstone (1993) .... Morgan Earp # Monolith (1993) .... Tucker ... aka Monolith (Germany) # "Tales from the Crypt" ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt - People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993) TV Episode .... Billy # Boxing Helena (1993) .... Ray O'Malley # Indian Summer (1993) .... Jack Belston ... aka Été indien, L' (Canada: French title) # Future Shock (1993) .... Vince # Trespass (1992) .... Vince Gillian ... aka Looters # The Vagrant (1992) .... Graham Krakowski # One False Move (1992) .... Chief Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon # The Dark Backward (1991) .... Gus ... aka The Man with Three Arms (UK) # Predator 2 (1990) .... Jerry Lambert # Navy Seals (1990) .... Dane # The Last of the Finest (1990) .... Howard 'Hojo' Jones ... aka Blue Heat (UK) ... aka Street Legal # Brain Dead (1990) .... Jim Reston ... aka Paranoia (USA) # Back to Back (1990) .... Bo Brand # Next of Kin (1989) .... Gerald Gates # Slipstream (1989) .... Matt Owens (at Cafe) ... aka Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000 (Philippines: English title) # New Order: Substance (1989) (V) (uncredited) .... (video "Touched by the Hand of God") # Pass the Ammo (1988) .... Jesse Wilkes # Near Dark (1987) .... Severen # "The Hitchhiker" ... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK) ... aka Voyageur, Le (France) - Made for Each Other (1987) TV Episode .... Trout # "Miami Vice" - Streetwise (1986) TV Episode .... Vic Romano # "Fresno" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Billy Joe Bobb # Aliens (1986) .... Pvt. Hudson # Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection (1986) (V) .... Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night") # Riding Fast (1986) .... Bobo # An Early Frost (1985) (TV) .... Bob Maracek # Commando (1985) .... Intercept Officer # Weird Science (1985) .... Chet Donnelly # "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Campbell # The Terminator (1984) .... Punk Leader # Impulse (1984) .... Eddie # Streets of Fire (1984) .... Clyde the Bartender # Pat Benatar: Hit Videos (1984) (V) .... Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night") # Mortuary (1983/I) .... Paul Andrews ... aka Embalmed (UK) # Deadly Lessons (1983) (TV) .... Eddie Fox # Night Warning (1983) (as William Paxton) .... Eddie ... aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker ... aka Momma's Boy ... aka Nightmare Maker ... aka The Evil Protege (UK) ... aka Thrilled to Death (USA) # The Lords of Discipline (1983) (as 'Wild' Bill Paxton) .... Gilbreath # Taking Tiger Mountain (1983) # Fish Heads (1982) .... Main Character # Stripes (1981) .... Soldier # "The Six O'Clock Follies" (1980) TV Series # Crazy Mama (1975) .... John