Bill Paxton

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Bill Paxton (2014)

William Archibald "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth , Texas - † February 25, 2017 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and director .

Life

Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth to Mary Lou and John Lane Paxton. At the age of 18 he moved to Los Angeles , where he worked as a decorator and set designer. In 1975 Paxton first appeared in front of the camera in the movie Crazy Mom . In 1981 he was hired by James Cameron for the film Galaxy of Terror for the production design . When he rejected film schools in California, he began working as an actor. He had supporting roles in I think a moose smooches me! and LISA - sheer madness . He moved to New York, where he studied acting with Stella Adler (Studio of Acting in NYC). During his studies he found numerous smaller engagements in television productions, and he also wrote and produced short films.

In 1984 he became the singer of the new wave band Martini Ranch . With the band he released an album and two singles.

In the same year he played a very minor supporting role in Cameron's Terminator , in which he played a punk . Through the acquaintance of Cameron, with whom he was later also a close friend, Paxton came in 1986 to the role of Private Hudson in the science fiction action film Aliens - The Return . The real breakthrough came in 1992 with the film One False Move . In 1994 Paxton was seen as a windy car salesman in Cameron's True Lies, and in 1995 as an astronaut in Apollo 13 alongside Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon . In 1996, the disaster film Twister, directed by Jan de Bont, starred alongside Helen Hunt . In 1997 he played the role of Brock Lovett in the eleven Academy Award winning film Titanic , again directed by Cameron. At Cameron's request, he took over the role shortly before the start of shooting after the originally planned actor had canceled and that without having read the script beforehand.

Since 1997 Bill Paxton has also produced films himself, he made his debut with Traveler - Die Highway-Zocker with Mark Wahlberg and Julianna Margulies . In 2001 he made his debut with Demonisch as a director, followed in 2005 by his second film The Biggest Game of His Life . In 2012 he was nominated for an Emmy for his role alongside Kevin Costner in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys .

His first marriage in 1979 to Kelly Rowan was divorced in 1980. He was married to Louise Newbury since 1987. Bill Paxton lived in Ojai , California with his wife and two children . He died on February 25, 2017 at the age of 61. The cause of death was a stroke he had suffered after complications during a heart operation. A new heart valve was inserted into Paxton's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and an aneurysm on the main artery was treated.

He was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood .

Filmography (selection)

Video games

Nominations and Awards

Golden Globe Awards

  • 2010 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama Series for Big Love
  • 2008 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama Series for Big Love
  • 2007 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama Series for Big Love
  • 1999 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Drama Series for A Bright Shining Lie

Primetime Emmy Award

  • 2012 nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for Hatfields & McCoys

Saturn Awards

  • 2003 Filmmaker's Showcase Award for Best Director for Demonic
  • 1997 nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Twister
  • 1995 nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for True Lies
  • 1988 Nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Near Dark
  • 1987 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Aliens

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • 1995 nomination for Best Ensemble for Apollo 13

CableACE Awards

  • 1995 Nomination for the CableACE for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series Tales from the Crypt

Episode "People Who Live in Brass Hearses"

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

  • 2003 nomination for the CFCA Award Most Promising Director for Demonic

Deep Ellum Film Festival

  • 2001 Texas Filmmaker Award

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

  • 2013 nomination for the Golden Nymph for Best Actor in a Series for Hatfields & McCoys

Online Film & Television Association

  • 2012 nomination for the OFTA Television Award for Best Actor in a Series for Hatfields & McCoys
  • 2003 nomination for the OFTA Film Award Best first directorial work for Demonischy

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • 2003 nomination for the OFCS Award Best first directorial work for Demonisch

Satellite Award

  • 2009 nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series for Big Love
  • 2007 nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series for Big Love
  • 2006 nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series for Big Love

Screen Actors Guild Award

  • 2013 nomination for Best Actor in a Series for Hatfields & McCoys
  • 1998 nomination for Best Ensemble for Titanic
  • 1996 nomination for Best Ensemble for Apollo 13

Western Heritage Awards

  • 2013 Bronze Wrangler in the Western Documentary category for Hatfields & McCoys

Women's Image Network Awards

  • 2006 WIN Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Big Love

Web links

Commons : Bill Paxton  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ryan Gilby: Bill Paxton obituary. In: The Guardian . February 27, 2017, accessed February 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Martini Ranch . In: martiniranchmusic.com, accessed March 14, 2017
  3. ↑ a b James Cameron : Goodbye to My Friend Bill Paxton, a Talented, Kind and Damn Funny Man . In: Time from February 28, 2017
  4. ^ Bill Paxton Awards. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Nicholas Hautman: Bill Paxton Dead: 'Titanic' and 'Aliens' Actor Dies at 61. In: Us Weekly. Wenner Media LLC, February 26, 2017, accessed February 26, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Bill Paxton: Cause of death has been determined. In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media LLC, February 26, 2017, accessed February 26, 2017 .
  7. ↑ FOCUS Online: Bill Paxton: The cause of death has been clarified . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on October 22, 2017]).
  8. ^ Bill Paxton (1955-2017). In: Find a Grave . Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Paxton, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paxton, William Archibald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH 17th May 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Worth , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 2017
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States