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Bill Paxton

18 films · 2 series

Bill Paxton (May 17, 1955 - February 25, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in films including Aliens and Titanic and starred as practising polygamist Bill Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love. On February 25, 2017 he died from complications following heart surgery.

Where to Start with Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton appears in 18 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Aliens, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, a strong place to start exploring Bill Paxton's work.

Aliens 87

Aliens

1986
Nightcrawler 79

Nightcrawler

2014
Edge of Tomorrow 77

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

Bill Paxton: Films 18

Aliens 87

Aliens

1986
Nightcrawler 79

Nightcrawler

2014
Edge of Tomorrow 77

Edge of Tomorrow

2014
Apollo 13 76

Apollo 13

1995
The Greatest Game Ever Played 72

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005
A Simple Plan 75

A Simple Plan

1998
True Lies 72

True Lies

1994
Frailty 70

Frailty

2002
Streets of Fire 68

Streets of Fire

1984
Near Dark 69

Near Dark

1987
Ghosts of the Abyss 67

Ghosts of the Abyss

2003
Million Dollar Arm 67

Million Dollar Arm

2014
Twister 65

Twister

1996
One False Move 71

One False Move

1992
Weird Science 64

Weird Science

1985
U-571 65

U-571

2000
2 Guns 63

2 Guns

2013
Indian Summer 65

Indian Summer

1993

Bill Paxton: TV Series 2

Hatfields & McCoys 72

Hatfields & McCoys

2012
Big Love 70

Big Love

2006-2011

Frequent Collaborators

James Cameron James Cameron 4 films together Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen 2 films together Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton 2 films together Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey 2 films together Diane Lane Diane Lane 2 films together Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver 1 film together