Bill Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a notable American actor. Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, 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)
• Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
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• 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

• Bill Paxton information from IMDb
• Bill Paxton page on Yahoo! Movies