Bill Paxton

William Archibald "Bill" Paxton was an American actor, musician, director, producer, and writer. He was was best known for his roles in films, such as Chet Donnelly in 1985's Weird Science, Private William Hudson in the Aliens, Simon in True Lies, Fred Haise in Apollo 13, Twister, Dr. Brock Lovett in the 1997 biographical drama Titanic, and Master Sergeant Farell in 2014's Edge of Tomorrow. He also played Sam Houston in the History TV miniseries Texas Rising and as former Florida attorney and anti-video game activist Jack Thompson in the BBC docudrama The Gamechangers, which centered on the controversies surrounding the popular video game series Grand Theft Auto.
For Disney, he played Jack Belston in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures film Indian Summer, Morgan Earp in the 1993 Hollywood Pictures film Tombstone, Professor Gregory "Greg" O'Hara in the 1998 Disney action-adventure family film Mighty Joe Young, agent John Garrett in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Tom House in the 2014 autobiographical film Million Dollar Arm. He also appeared in the 2003 Disney documentary film Ghosts of the Abyss. In addition, he directed the 2005 biographical drama The Greatest Game Ever Played.
On February 25, 2017, Paxton died of complications of heart surgery and a stroke he had been suffering from a few weeks prior. He was 61 years old.
==Roles==
Greg O'Hara.jpg|Professor Gregg O'Hara(Mighty Joe Young)
John Garrett AOS.jpg|John Garrett/Deathlok(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Tom House.jpg|Tom House(Million Dollar Arm)
==Trivia==
*He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. However, Ewan McGregor was cast at the end.
*Paxton, Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris, Rance Howard, and Xander Berkeley have all worked on Apollo 13 (1995).
*Paxton, Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Liam Neeson, and Ben Stiller have all worked on Next of Kin (1989).
*Paxton and Ben Kingsley also collaborated in the live-action adaptation of Thunderbirds (2004).
*Bill Paxton primarily portrayed John Garrett, in the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and his son, James Paxton, portrays the younger version of him, in the final season.
*Paxton was considered for the role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, but Tim Allen was cast in the end.
==Gallery==
Bill Paxton filming Greatest Game Ever Played.jpg|Bill Paxton on set of filming The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Bill Paxton & Family HBO Love premire.jpg|Bill Paxton with his wife, Louise Newberry and their kids: Lydia and James at the Season 5 premiere of HBO's Big Love in January 2011.
Bill Paxton Titanic 3D premiere.jpg|Bill Paxton at premiere of the 3D re-release of Titanic in March 2012.
Bill Paxton Million Dollar Arm premiere.jpg|Bill Paxton at premiere of Million Dollar Arm in May 2014.
Bill Paxton Winter TCA Tour15.jpg|Bill Paxton speaks at the Texas Rising panel at the 2015 Winter TCA Tour.
Bill Paxton & Brendan Fraser Texas Honors premiere.jpg|Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser attending the premiere of History Channel's Texas Rising in May 2015.
Bill Paxton SDCC.jpg|Bill Paxton attending the 30th Anniversary celebration of Aliens during the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.
Bill Paxton Winter TCA Tour17.jpg|Bill Paxton speaks at the Training Day panel at the 2017 Winter TCA Tour.
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