Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton
Paxton in 2013
Born	William Paxton (1955-05-17)May 17, 1955 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2017(2017-02-25) (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor filmmaker musician
Years active	1975–2017
Spouses	Kelly Rowan ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1980)​ Louise Newbury ​ ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2, including James
Relatives	Elisha F. Paxton (great-great-grandfather)
Musical career
Genres	New wave electronic synth-pop comedy rock
Instruments	Vocals samples
Formerly of	Martini Ranch
Musical artist

William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He starred in films such as Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and A Simple Plan (1998). He had supporting roles in Weird Science (1985), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014).

Paxton starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), for which he earned three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012).