Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton
Background information
Born	William Paxton May 17, 1955 Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died	February 25, 2017 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Post-heart surgery stroke
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, film director
Years active	1974-2017
Family information
Spouse	Kelly Rowan (1979-1980) Louise Newbury (1987-2017; his death)
Children	James and Lydia (both with Newbury)

William "Bill" Paxton (May 17, 1955 - February 25, 2017) was an American actor and film director who is best known for his roles in the films The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, Trespass, True Lies, Frank & Jesse, Apollo 13, Twister, Titanic, A Simple Plan, and Edge of Tomorrow.

He played Morgan Earp in the 1993 Hollywood Pictures film Tombstone and Professor Gregory "Greg" O'Hara in the 1998 Disney action-adventure family film Mighty Joe Young. He also appeared in the 2003 Disney documentary film Ghosts of the Abyss. He played Agent John Garrett in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Jack Belston in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures film Indian Summer. He portrayed Tom House in the 2014 autobiographical film Million Dollar Arm and directed The Greatest Game Ever Played.

Disney Roles

Professor Greg O'Hara
Mighty Joe Young

John Garrett/Deathlok
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Tom House
Million Dollar Arm

Gallery

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Bill Paxton with his wife Louise Newbury and their kids Lydia and James in January 2011.

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Bill Paxton attending the 30th Anniversary of Aliens at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2016.