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Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

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Birth Name: William Archibald Paxton

Born: 17 May 1955 Died: 25 February 2017

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Louise Newbury

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Underrated and Overlooked (29 items)
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Published 6 years, 10 months ago

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Gone, but not forgotten (1042 items)
list by Agent Kermit D. Fonz

Published 1 year, 4 months ago

58 votes

Men with Weapons (updated - 18th April 2016) (325 items)
list by Rachel

Published 9 years, 6 months ago

49 votes

Actors that directed (at least) one movie : (92 items)
list by A.M.A

Published 7 years, 7 months ago

45 votes

My Favorite Under-Appreciated Actors (26 items)
list by Joseph Grey

Published 7 years, 6 months ago

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Bill Paxton Videos

Edge of Tomorrow's Bill Paxton Has Big Love for Hollywood - Speakeasy

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Description: 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) follow ... (more)

Tags: Actor (19), American (9), Born 1955 (5), Died 2017 (4), Male (4), Straight (3), Tall (2), Severen (2), Director (2), Near Dark (2), Deceased (2), Handsome (2), Charming (2), Beautiful (2), Gone Too Soon (2), IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD! (1), Vampire (1), Texan (1), Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1)

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Movies

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1. Titanic (1997)

Rating:

7.1

8965 Watched

2. The Terminator (1984)

Rating:

7.4

5092 Watched

3. Aliens (1986)

Rating:

7.9

3106 Watched

4. Apollo 13 (1995)

Rating:

7

2656 Watched

5. Twister (1996)

Rating:

5.9

2448 Watched

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1. Frasier (1993)

Rating:

6.7

1419 Watched

2. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.4

1073 Watched

3. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Rating:

7.2

604 Watched

4. Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Rating:

7.1

527 Watched

5. The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

Rating:

5.2

452 Watched

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TV directed by

1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.4

1073 Watched

Movies directed by

1. Frailty (2002)

Rating:

6.9

520 Watched

2. The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

Rating:

7

119 Watched

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The Shape of Water (1997) (7 movies items)

"Colonel Richard Strickland!"

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Spider-Man Live Action 80’s Movie (21 movies items)

"Shocker"

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They portrayed real people on screen... (117 person items)

"Played Fred Haise in Apollo 13 (1995, dir: Ron Howard) Paxton Fred Haise"

Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 1 year, 4 months ago

Gone, but not forgotten (1042 person items)

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My Favorite Performances - 1987 (30 person items)

" as Severen in Near Dark"

darthjoker12 added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago

True Grit (2000) (7 movies items)

"Tom Chaney!"

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Entertainers Whom We Miss (85 person items)

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The All-Star Cast of Tales From the Crypt (147 person items)

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No Country for Old Men (1980's) (8 movies items)

"Deputy Wendell!"

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My Favorite Actors: Bill Paxton (22 movies items)

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My favourite Actresses/Actors (263 person items)

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Celebrities I Miss (R.I.P.) (31 person items)

" 2/26/2017"

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In Memoriam 2017 (128 person items)

"Sunset: February 25, 2017 (Age: 61) Cause of Death: Complications from Surgery Claim to Fame: American Actor, best known for Movie "Twister""

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R.I.P, Legend. (168 person items)

"May 17th,1955 - February 25,2017"

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Rest in Peace (119 person items)

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Rest in Peace (402 person items)

darthjoker12 added this to a list 4 years ago

Animal Farm Dream Cast (12 movies items)