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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 was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Paxton was born on May 17, 1955, in Fort Worth, Texas, where his father worked in the family's lumber business. Paxton's father was also a supporter of the arts, and...
May 10, 2024 · As a young boy in Texas, Paxton was in the crowd and can be seen in photographs the day JFK left his hotel to begin the motorcade in which he would eventually be assassinated.
After roles in the remake of “Mighty Joe Young” (1998), the cable movie “A Bright Shining Lie” (1998), for which he earned his first Golden Globe nomination, the empty-headed mountain-climbing thriller “Vertical Limit” (2000) and the WW II drama “U-571” (2000), Paxton made his feature directing debut with “Frailty” (2001), a ...
Feb 26, 2017 · On Sunday, images of a young Paxton waiting in the crowd for Kennedy would resurface on social media, amid news that the actor had died at age 61 of complications from surgery, according to a...
