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Bill Paxton 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, directed by Jonathan Demme. Moving to New York, Paxton studied acting under Stella Adler at New York University... See full bio »

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William Archibald Paxton
in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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2013 To Appomattox (TV mini-series) (pre-production)
Thomas Jackson
– American Macbeth (2013) … Thomas Jackson
– Shooting Star (2013) … Thomas Jackson
– The Point (2013) … Thomas Jackson
– American God … Thomas Jackson
 
2013 The Colony (post-production)
Mason
 
2012 Hatfields & McCoys (TV series) (post-production)
Randall McCoy
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Randall McCoy
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Randall McCoy
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Randall McCoy
 
2012 Shanghai Calling
Donald
 
2011 Haywire
John Kane
 
2006-2011 Big Love (TV series)
Bill Henrickson / Bill Henrickson
– Where Men and Mountains Meet (2011) … Bill Henrickson
– Exorcism (2011) … Bill Henrickson
– The Noose Tightens (2011) … Bill Henrickson
– Til Death Do Us Part (2011) … Bill Henrickson
– D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (2011) … Bill Henrickson
See all 53 episodes »
 
2007 Big Love: In the Beginning (TV series)
Bill Henrickson
– Meet the Babysitter (2007) … Bill Henrickson
– Moving Day (2007) … Bill Henrickson
 
2007 The Good Life
Robbie
 
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (documentary short)
Ed Mitchell (voice)
 
2004 Haven
Carl Ridley
 
2004 Thunderbirds
Jeff Tracy
 
2004 Club Dread
Coconut Pete
 
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Dinky Winks
 
2003 Resistance
Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice
 
2003 Frasier (TV series)
Ernie
– Analyzed Kiss (2003) … Ernie (voice)
 
2002 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Dinky Winks
 
2001 Frailty
Dad Meiks
 
2000 Vertical Limit
Elliot Vaughn
 
2000 U-571
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
 
1998 Mighty Joe Young
Professor Gregory 'Gregg' O'Hara
 
1998 A Simple Plan
Hank
 
1998 A Bright Shining Lie (TV movie)
John Paul Vann
 
1997 Titanic
Brock Lovett
 
1997 Traveller
Bokky
 
1996 The Evening Star
Jerry Bruckner
 
1996 Twister
Bill Harding
 
1995 The Last Supper
Zachary Cody
 
1995 Apollo 13
Fred Haise
 
1995 Frank & Jesse
Frank James
 
1994 True Lies
Simon
 
1994 Future Shock
Vince
 
1993 Tombstone
Morgan Earp
 
1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Billy DeLuca
– People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993) … Billy DeLuca
 
1993 Monolith
Tucker
 
1993 Indian Summer
Jack Belston
 
1993 Boxing Helena
Ray O'Malley
 
1992 Trespass
Vince
 
1992 The Vagrant
Graham Krakowski
 
1992 One False Move
Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
 
1991 The Dark Backward
Gus
 
1990 Predator 2
Jerry Lambert
 
1990 Navy Seals
Dane
 
1990 The Last of the Finest
Howard 'Hojo' Jones
 
1990 Brain Dead
Jim Reston
 
1989 Back to Back
Bo Brand
 
1989 Next of Kin
Gerald Gates
 
1989 Slipstream
Matt Owens
 
1989 New Order: Substance (video short)
(video "Touched by the Hand of God") (uncredited)
 
1988 Riding Fast
Bobo
 
1988 Pass the Ammo
Jesse Wilkes
 
1988 Reach (TV short)
 
1987 Near Dark
Severen
 
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Trout
– Made for Each Other (1987) … Trout
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Vic Romano
– Streetwise (1986) … Vic Romano
 
1986 Fresno (TV mini-series)
Billy Joe Bobb
 
1986 Aliens
Pvt. Hudson
 
1985 An Early Frost (TV movie)
Bob Maracek
 
1985 Commando
Intercept Officer
 
1985 Weird Science
Chet Donnelly
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series)
Campbell
 
1984 The Terminator
Punk Leader
 
1984 Impulse
Eddie
 
1984 Streets of Fire
Clyde the Bartender
 
1984 Pat Benatar: Hit Videos (video short)
Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night")
 
1983/I Mortuary
Paul Andrews
 
1983 Deadly Lessons (TV movie)
Eddie Fox
 
1983 Night Warning
Eddie (as William Paxton)
 
1983 The Lords of Discipline
Gilbreath (as 'Wild' Bill Paxton)
 
1983 Great Day (TV movie)
Rudy
 
1983 Taking Tiger Mountain
Billy Hampton
 
1981 Stripes
Soldier
 
1980 The Six O'Clock Follies (TV series)
 
1980 Fish Heads (short)
Main Character
 
1975 Crazy Mama
John (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
2011/II Tattoo (short)
 
2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played
 
2001 Frailty
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) (segment "Fish Heads")
 
1980 Fish Heads (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2007 The Good Life (executive producer)
 
1997 Traveller (producer)
 
1988 Reach (TV short) (producer)
 
1980 Fish Heads (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowArt Department (3 titles)
1987 Flicks (assistant set dresser)
 
1977 Death Game (assistant set decorator)
 
1974 Big Bad Mama (set dresser)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2011/II Tattoo (short) (story)
 
1980 Fish Heads (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2007 The Good Life (performer: "On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe")
 
2004 Club Dread (performer: "Pleasure Island", "Ponytails Cocktails", "Pina Coladaburg", "Naughty Cal")
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (2 titles)
1981 Galaxy of Terror (uncredited)
 
1976 Eat My Dust
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1998 Trap (unit manager)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (video documentary) (additional footage)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1975 Beach Blanket Bango (as Pete Lautrec)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 Carried Away (special thanks)
 
1999 Hate* (*a comedy) (short) (special thanks)
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1996 Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2009-2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.685 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.383 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.194 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.12 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 America in Primetime (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Crusader (2011) … Himself
– Man of the House (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Curiosity (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– What Sank Titanic? (2011) … Himself - Host
 
2011 Tornado Alley (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
2010 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.111 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.88 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 His Highness Hollywood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sexo en serie (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Charlize Theron (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
– Shia LaBeouf (2008)
 
2007 Do You Sleep in the Nude? (documentary)
 
2007 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Secret's Out (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Stephanie Daley (2007) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
 
2006 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.21 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The WIN Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996-2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 August 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
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2003 Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The University Greys: From Students to Soldiers (documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
Host
– Titanic Tech (2003) … Host
 
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Festival Pass with Chris Gore (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Living in Darkness (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Tombstone' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Morgan Earp'
 
2002 The Making of 'Frailty' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frailty (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reader
– War Letters (2001) … Himself - Reader (voice)
 
2001 Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (video documentary)
Himself - L.A. Premiere
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1996-2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Surviving 'Vertical Limit' (2000) … Himself
– Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) … Himself
– The Making of 'Twister' (1996) … Himself
 
2000 Anatomy of a 'Twister' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Original Score
 
1999 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Ted Nugent / Various
– Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) … Himself - Host / Various / Ted Nugent
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 December 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 November 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
1998 Twister: Ride It Out
Himself
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 April 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself
– Om filmen 'Titanic' (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Directors: James Cameron (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 July 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Making of 'True Lies' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1984 The Making of 'Terminator' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Reinventando Hollywood (TV documentary)
Bill Henrickson
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Fred Haise (uncredited)
 
2005 Derailroaded (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection (video)
Radio operator (segment "Shadows of the Night") (uncredited)
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 
1991 Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (video)
Main Character (segment "Fish Heads")
 
1986 Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection (video)
Radio Operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
 

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(1988) Album (as Martini Ranch): "Holy Cow," Sire/Warner Bros. Records 25674. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Pete Lautrec | 'Wild' Bill Paxton | William Paxton

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Met his wife Louise Newbury on a #13 bus in London. She is his second wife. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently portrays characters who are dead by the end of their respective films (i.e. The Terminator, Aliens, Next of Kin, Navy Seals, Predator 2, Tombstone, U-571, Vertical Limit, Club Dread) See more »

Nickname:

Knuckles See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus