Bill Paxton
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Bill Paxton (born May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a notable American actor. He is best-known for playing distinctive and memorable characters, such as the sneering older brother Chet in John Hughes' Weird Science, a loud-mouthed space soldier in James Cameron's Aliens, astronaut Fred Haise in Ron Howard's Apollo 13, and a tornado researcher opposite Helen Hunt in the blockbuster Twister.
In addition to his acting career, Paxton has produced a number of short films, including Fish Heads, which made a splash on Saturday Night Live in 1982.
Filmography
- Thunderbirds (2004)
- Club Dread (2004)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
- Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Frailty (2002)
- Vertical Limit (2000)
- U-571 (2000)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
- The Travellers (1997)
- Titanic (1997)
- The Evening Star (1996)
- Twister (1996)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- The Last Supper (1995)
- True Lies (1994)
- Frank and Jesse (1994)
- Tombstone (1993)
- Boxing Helena (1993)
- Future Shock (1993)
- Indian Summer (1993)
- Monolith (1993)
- Trespass (1992)
- The Vagrant (1992)
- The Dark Backwards (1991)
- One False Move (1991)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Navy Seals (1990)
- Back to Back (1990)
- Brain Dead (1990)
- The Last of the Finest (1990)
- Next of Kin (1989)
- Slipstream (1989)
- Pass the Ammo (1988)
- Near Dark (1987)
- Aliens (1986)
- Fresno (1986)
- Weird Science (1985)
- Commando (1985)
- The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
- An Early Frost (1985)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Streets of Fire (1984)
- Impulse (1984)
- Mortuary (1984)
- The Lords of Discipline (1983)
- Deadly Lessons (1983)
- Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)
- Stripes (1981)
- Night Warning (1981)
- Crazy Mama (1979)
External links
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- Bill Paxton page on Yahoo! Movies (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800015291&cf=gen&intl=us)pt:Bill Paxton