Bill Paxton died Saturday due to complications from surgery, his family announced Sunday. He was 61.
The actor leaves behind a long career of movie and TV roles. Some of his most memorable parts were as the sarcastic Private Hudson in Aliens (1986), as astronaut Fred Haise in Apollo 13 (1995), as storm chaser Bill Harding in Twister (1996), as underwater explorer Brock Lovett in Titanic and, on the small screen, as polygamist Bill Henrickson on HBO's Big Love.
Take a closer look at five of Paxton's most memorable roles below.
Aliens (1986)
In...
The actor leaves behind a long career of movie and TV roles. Some of his most memorable parts were as the sarcastic Private Hudson in Aliens (1986), as astronaut Fred Haise in Apollo 13 (1995), as storm chaser Bill Harding in Twister (1996), as underwater explorer Brock Lovett in Titanic and, on the small screen, as polygamist Bill Henrickson on HBO's Big Love.
Take a closer look at five of Paxton's most memorable roles below.
Aliens (1986)
In...
- 2/26/2017
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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