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Overview
Mini Biography:
Bill moved to Los Angeles at 18 where he found work in the film industry... moreTrivia:
Is one of two actors (the other being Lance Henriksen) to be "killed"... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(50 articles)
New on DVD This Week (From The Flickcast. 7 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 6 July 2009, 11:32 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Pete Lautrec | Peter LeTrek | 'Wild' Bill Paxton | William PaxtonUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 11 | 8:00 PM | HISTORY | Tombstone | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Actor, Producer, Director, Art Department, Soundtrack, Set Decorator, Production Manager, Miscellaneous Crew, Production Designer, Writer, Art Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- "Big Love" .... Bill Henrickson / ... (34 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Sacrament (2009) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Outer Darkness (2009) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Rough Edges (2009) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Fight or Flight (2009) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Come, Ye Saints (2009) TV episode .... Bill
(29 more) - "Big Love: In the Beginning" .... Bill Henrickson (2 episodes, 2007)
- Meet the Babysitter (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson
- Moving Day (2007) TV episode .... Bill Henrickson - The Good Life (2007) .... Robbie
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (voice) .... Ed Mitchell
- 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) - Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) .... Dinky Winks
... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title) - Resistance (2003) .... Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice
- "Frasier" .... Ernie (1 episode, 2003)
- 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 Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy) - Vertical Limit (2000) .... Elliot Vaughn
... aka Vertical Limit (Germany)
... aka Vertical Limit - In größter Gefahr (Germany: TV title) - U-571 (2000) .... Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
... aka U-571 (France) - Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara
... aka Mighty Joe (UK) - A Simple Plan (1998) .... Hank Mitchell
... aka Ein einfacher Plan (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) - Frank & Jesse (1995) .... Frank James
- True Lies (1994) .... Simon
- Future Shock (1994) .... Vince
- Tombstone (1993) .... Morgan Earp
- "Tales from the Crypt" .... Billy DeLuca (1 episode, 1993)
... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
- People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993) TV episode .... Billy DeLuca - Monolith (1993) .... Tucker
... aka Monolith (Germany) - Indian Summer (1993) .... Jack Belston
... aka L'été indien (Canada: French title) - Boxing Helena (1993) .... Ray O'Malley
- Trespass (1992) .... Vince
... aka Looters - The Vagrant (1992) .... Graham Krakowski
... aka Psychose meurtrière (France) - 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 (1989) .... 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")
- Riding Fast (1988) .... Bobo
- Pass the Ammo (1988) .... Jesse Wilkes
- Near Dark (1987) .... Severen
- "The Hitchhiker" .... Trout (1 episode, 1987)
... aka "Deadly Nightmares" (UK: video compilation title)
... aka "Le voyageur" (France)
- Made for Each Other (1987) TV episode .... Trout - "Miami Vice" .... Vic Romano (1 episode, 1986)
- Streetwise (1986) TV episode .... Vic Romano - "Fresno" (1986) TV mini-series .... Billy Joe Bobb
- Aliens (1986) .... Pvt. Hudson
- An Early Frost (1985) (TV) .... Bob Maracek
- Commando (1985) .... Intercept Officer
- Weird Science (1985) .... Chet Donnelly
- "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-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) .... Billy Hampton
... aka Trechi Mynydd y Teigr (UK: Welsh title: literal title) - Great Day (1983) (TV) .... Rudy
- Stripes (1981) .... Soldier
- "The Six O'Clock Follies" (1980) TV series
- Fish Heads (1980) .... Main Character
- Crazy Mama (1975) .... John
Producer:
- The Good Life (2007) (executive producer)
- Traveller (1997) (producer)
- Fish Heads (1980) (producer)
Director:
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Frailty (2001)
... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy) - "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1980)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) TV episode (segment "Fish Heads") - Fish Heads (1980)
Art Department:
- Flicks (1987) (set designer)
... aka Hollyweird
... aka Loose Joints - Death Game (1977) (assistant set decorator)
... aka Mrs. Manning's Weekend
... aka The Seducers - Beach Blanket Bango (1975) (set dresser) (as Peter LeTrek)
... aka Beach Blanket (USA: bowdlerized title)
... aka Beach Blanket Bongo (USA: bootleg title)
... aka Beach Party Bango (USA: alternative title)
... aka Teenage Throat
... aka The Youthful Way (USA) - Big Bad Mama (1974) (set dresser)
Soundtrack:
- The Good Life (2007) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (uncredited))
- Club Dread (2004) (performer: "Pleasure Island", "Ponytails Cocktails", "Pina Coladaburg", "Naughty Cal")
... aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA: complete title)
Set Decorator:
- Galaxy of Terror (1981)
... aka Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
... aka Planet of Horrors
... aka Quest - Eat My Dust (1976)
Production Manager:
- Bajadores de narcos (1998) (unit manager)
... aka Trap (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) (V) (additional footage)
Production Designer:
- Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)
... aka Trechi Mynydd y Teigr (UK: Welsh title: literal title)
Writer:
- Fish Heads (1980) (writer)
Art Director:
- Beach Blanket Bango (1975) (as Pete Lautrec)
... aka Beach Blanket (USA: bowdlerized title)
... aka Beach Blanket Bongo (USA: bootleg title)
... aka Beach Party Bango (USA: alternative title)
... aka Teenage Throat
... aka The Youthful Way (USA)
Thanks:
- Hate* (*a comedy) (1999) (special thanks)
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (special thanks)
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 19 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 18 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 16 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - His Highness Hollywood (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Sexo en serie (2008) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Charlize Theron (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" (1 episode, 2008)
- Shia LaBeouf (2008) TV episode - Do You Sleep in the Nude? (2007)
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
... aka "Live with Regis" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 11 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Hollywood Shootout" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Shootout" (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The WIN Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2002-2005)
- Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 August 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 31 March 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 April 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The University Greys: From Students to Soldiers (2003) .... Narrator
- "Modern Marvels" .... Host (1 episode, 2003)
- Titanic Tech (2003) TV episode .... Host - Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) .... Himself
... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version) - "Festival Pass with Chris Gore" (2002) TV series .... Himself
- Living in Darkness (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Frailty' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002) (V) .... Himself - 'Morgan Earp'
- "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Frailty (????) TV episode .... Himself - "The American Experience" .... Himself - Reader (1 episode, 2001)
- War Letters (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Reader - Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) (V) .... Himself (L.A. Premiere)
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
- Surviving 'Vertical Limit' (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) TV episode .... Himself
- The Making of 'Twister' (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Anatomy of a 'Twister' (2000) (V) .... Himself
- "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 25 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1999)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
- Episode dated 19 December 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Twister: Ride It Out (1998) .... Himself
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 21 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Filmen 'Titanic'/Nyheter och väder (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Directors: James Cameron (1997) (V) .... Himself
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) (V) .... Himself
- The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 21 July 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Showbiz Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 19 June 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
... aka "The Howard Stern Summer Show" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode dated 27 July 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Terminator' (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Bill Henrickson
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Fred Haise
- Derailroaded (2005) .... Himself
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Radio operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
-
"Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater"
- Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night (1995) TV episode
- More Girls with Big Guns (1995) TV episode .... Morgan Earp - Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) .... Main Character (segment "Fish Heads")
- Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection (1986) (V) .... Radio operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
-
"Saturday Night Live"
- Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man in 'Fish Heads'
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