Bill Paxton has passed away...he was 61.
R.I.P., Bill...
Sunday, February 26, 2017 by DrJBHL | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Bill Paxton passed away yesterday...apparently from a stroke post heart surgery.
"Paxton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Mary Lou (née Gray) and John Lane Paxton. His father was a businessman, lumber wholesaler, museum executive, and occasional actor.
Some of Paxton's earliest roles included a minor role as a punk thug in The Terminator (1984) and a supporting role as the lead protagonist's bullying older brother in John Hughes' Weird Science (1985). He also appeared in Aliens (1986) as the sarcastic Private Hudson; except for Lance Henriksen, Paxton is the only actor to play characters confronted by a Terminator (The Terminator), a Xenomorph (Aliens), and a Predator (Predator 2). Paxton worked with director James Cameron on True Lies (1994) and Titanic (1997), which was the highest-grossing film of all time at its release. Four years after appearing in Titanic, he joined James Cameron on an expedition to the actual Titanic. A film about this trip, Ghosts of the Abyss, was released in 2003.
Some of Paxton's notable performances include playing Morgan Earp in Tombstone (1993), Fred Haise in Apollo 13 (1995), the lead role in the successful Twister (1996), lead roles in dark dramas such as One False Move (1992) and A Simple Plan (1998), and, more recently, a supporting role in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)." -Wikipedia
R.I.P., Bill. Thanks for the great films...
Reply #2 Sunday, February 26, 2017 2:16 PM
I enjoyed his acting career and many of the movies he was in. Bummer RIP.
Reply #4 Sunday, February 26, 2017 10:38 PM
Dang......always liked him...
Makes that line from Aliens a little relevant....
"we're all gonna die.."
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Reply #1 Sunday, February 26, 2017 2:04 PM
Didn't know he was that accomplished. Liked him in Twister, awesome film.
R.I.P Bill Paxton.