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William Paxton was an American actor and director. He appeared in films such as The Terminator (1984), Commando (1985), Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), U-571 (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), Frailty (2001), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Nightcrawler (2014), and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014). He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012). His final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death.
Birth Name
William Paxton
Born
Tuesday, 17 May 1955
Died
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited | Billy Hampton | 2019 |
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
The Circle | Vinnie / Vinnie Holland | 2017 |
Training Day | Det. Frank Rourke / Frank Rourke | 2017 |
Mean Dreams | Wayne Caraway | 2016 |
Term Life | Joe Keenan / Detective Keenan | 2016 |
Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
Pixies | Eddie Beck (voice) / Eddie Beck | 2015 |
Texas Rising | Sam Houston | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited | Billy Hampton | 2019 |
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
The Circle | Vinnie / Vinnie Holland | 2017 |
Training Day | Det. Frank Rourke / Frank Rourke | 2017 |
Mean Dreams | Wayne Caraway | 2016 |
Term Life | Joe Keenan / Detective Keenan | 2016 |
Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
Pixies | Eddie Beck (voice) / Eddie Beck | 2015 |
Texas Rising | Sam Houston | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Nightcrawler | Joe Loder | 2014 |
Edge of Tomorrow | Master Sergeant Farell | 2014 |
Million Dollar Arm | Tom House | 2014 |
JFK: The Final Hours | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2013 |
Red Wing | Jim Verret | 2013 |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | John Garrett | 2013 |
The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
2 Guns | Earl | 2013 |
The Colony | Mason | 2013 |
Reflections on Titanic | Self | 2012 |
Shanghai Calling | Donald | 2012 |
Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
Titanic: 100 Years On | Self | 2012 |
Hatfields & McCoys | Randall McCoy | 2012 |
Haywire | John Kane | 2012 |
America in Primetime | Bill Henrickson, Big Love / Self, Self | 2011 |
Curiosity | Self - Host / Narrator (US version) | 2011 |
Tornado Alley | Himself - Narrator / Self - Narrator | 2011 |
Overheard | Self | 2010 |
The Talk | Self | 2010 |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010 |
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2010 |
The Jay Leno Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
His Highness Hollywood | Himself / Self | 2008 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Private Hudson | 2007 |
Nostalgia Critic | Private Hudson | 2007 |
Big Love: In the Beginning | Bill Henrickson | 2007 |
The Good Life | Robbie | 2007 |
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
Secret's Out | Self - Guest | 2006 |
Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Fred Haise | 2006 |
Big Love | Bill Henrickson | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Ed Mitchell | 2005 |
Derailroaded | Self | 2005 |
Haven | Carl Ridley | 2004 |
Thunderbirds | Jeff Tracy | 2004 |
Club Dread | Coconut Pete | 2004 |
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' | Self | 2003 |
Shootout | Self | 2003 |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Dinky Winks | 2003 |
Resistance | Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice / Ted Brice | 2003 |
Ghosts of the Abyss | Himself / Self | 2003 |
Living in Darkness | Himself / Self | 2002 |
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | Dinky Winks | 2002 |
Frailty | Dad Meiks / Father Meeks | 2002 |
Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
Vertical Limit | Elliot Vaughn | 2000 |
U-571 | Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren / Dahlgren | 2000 |
WWE Smackdown! | Bill Paxton | 1999 |
Mighty Joe Young | Gregg O'Hara | 1998 |
A Simple Plan | Hank / Hank Mitchell | 1998 |
A Bright Shining Lie | John Paul Vann | 1998 |
Titanic | Brock Lovett | 1997 |
Traveller | Bokky | 1997 |
The Evening Star | Jerry Bruckner | 1996 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Twister | Bill Harding | 1996 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Himself / Self | 1996 |
The Last Supper | Zachary Cody | 1995 |
Apollo 13 | Fred Haise | 1995 |
Frank & Jesse | Frank James | 1994 |
Good Morning, Texas | Self | 1994 |
Extra with Billy Bush | Self | 1994 |
True Lies | Simon | 1994 |
Future Shock | Vince | 1994 |
Tombstone | Morgan Earp | 1993 |
Modern Marvels | Host | 1993 |
Frasier | Ernie | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
Boxing Helena | Ray O'Malley | 1993 |
Monolith | Tucker | 1993 |
Indian Summer | Jack Belston | 1993 |
Trespass | Vince | 1992 |
HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
The Vagrant | Graham Krakowski | 1992 |
One False Move | Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon | 1992 |
The Making of 'Alien 3' | Self | 1992 |
The Dark Backward | Gus | 1991 |
Predator 2 | Jerry Lambert | 1990 |
Navy Seals | Dane / Floyd Dane | 1990 |
The Howard Stern Show | Self - Guest | 1990 |
The Last of the Finest | Howard 'Hojo' Jones | 1990 |
Brain Dead | Jim Reston | 1990 |
Next of Kin | Gerald Gates / Gerald | 1989 |
Tales from the Crypt | Billy DeLuca | 1989 |
Slipstream | Matt Owens | 1989 |
Back to Back | Bo Brand | 1989 |
American Experience | Self - Reader | 1988 |
Pass the Ammo | Jesse Wilkes | 1987 |
Near Dark | Severen | 1987 |
Fresno | Billy Joe Bobb | 1986 |
Aliens | Private Hudson / Pvt. William L. Hudson | 1986 |
Commando | Intercept Officer | 1985 |
Weird Science | Chet Donnelly | 1985 |
An Early Frost | Bob Maracek | 1985 |
The Atlanta Child Murders | Campbell | 1985 |
The Terminator | Punk Leader | 1984 |
Impulse | Eddie | 1984 |
Miami Vice | Vic Romano | 1984 |
Streets of Fire | Clyde the Bartender / Clyde | 1984 |
The Making of 'Terminator' | Self | 1984 |
The Hitchhiker | Trout | 1983 |
Mortuary | Paul Andrews | 1983 |
Deadly Lessons | Eddie Fox | 1983 |
The Lords of Discipline | Gilbreath | 1983 |
Riding Fast | Bobo | 1983 |
Taking Tiger Mountain | Billy Hampton | 1982 |
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | Eddie | 1981 |
McClain's Law | Michael | 1981 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Stripes | Soldier | 1981 |
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads | 1980 | |
Saturday Night Live | Various / Ted Nugent / Self - Host, Man in 'Fish Heads' | 1975 |
Crazy Mama | John | 1975 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Greatest Game Ever Played | 2005 |
Frailty | 2002 |
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads | 1980 |
Saturday Night Live | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Parkland | 2013 |
The Good Life | 2007 |
Traveller | 1997 |
Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads | 1980 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
2008 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |