Bill Paxton

May 17, 1955 - February 25, 2017 Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Bill Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in films including Aliens and Titanic and starred as practising polygamist Bill Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love. On February 25, 2017 he died from complications following heart surgery.

Their titles like Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow, and Nightcrawler - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

74 titles
Community avg: 8.24 /10
  • 1
    1
    Titanic
    1997December 1997 by James Cameron
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.83 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    Edge of Tomorrow
    2014May 2014 by Doug Liman
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    8.57 Masterpiece--
  • 3
    3
    Nightcrawler
    2014October 2014 by Dan Gilroy
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.63 Masterpiece--
  • 4
    4
    Aliens
    1986July 1986 by James Cameron
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    8.93 Masterpiece
  • 5
    5
    Apollo 13
    1995June 1995 by Ron Howard
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.39 Excellent++
  • 6
    6
    The Terminator
    1984October 1984 by James Cameron
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    8.61 Masterpiece--
  • 7
    7
    Twister
    1996May 1996 by Jan de Bont
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    True Lies
    1994July 1994 by James Cameron
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    8.02 Excellent
  • 9
    9
    2 Guns
    2013August 2013 by Baltasar Kormákur
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.48 Good++
  • 10
    10
    Predator 2
    1990November 1990 by Stephen Hopkins
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    7.25 Good+
  • 11
    11
    The Circle
    2017April 2017 by James Ponsoldt
    Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
    6.51 Good--
  • 12
    12
    Frailty
    2002April 2002 by Bill Paxton
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    U-571
    2000April 2000 by Jonathan Mostow
    War, Action, Adventure
    War, Action, Adventure
    7.48 Good++
  • 14
    14
    Weird Science
    1985August 1985 by John Hughes
    Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
    7.49 Good++
  • 15
    15
    A Simple Plan
    1998December 1998 by Sam Raimi
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.13 Excellent+
  • 16
    16
    Tombstone
    1993December 1993 by George P. Cosmatos
    Western, Action
    Western, Action
    8.50 Masterpiece--
  • 17
    17
    The Colony
    2013April 2013 by Jeff Renfroe
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    6.50 Decent++
  • 18
    18
    Vertical Limit
    2000December 2000 by Martin Campbell
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
    6.99 Good
  • 19
    19
    Mighty Joe Young
    1998December 1998 by Ron Underwood
    Adventure, Family, Action
    Adventure, Family, Action
    7.30 Good++
  • 20
    20
    Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
    2002August 2002 by Robert Rodriguez
    Family, Action, Adventure
    Family, Action, Adventure
    6.65 Good--
  • 21
    21
    Haywire
    2011November 2011 by Steven Soderbergh
    Action, Thriller, Drama
    Action, Thriller, Drama
    6.72 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Near Dark
    1987October 1987 by Kathryn Bigelow
    Horror
    Horror
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 23
    23
    Million Dollar Arm
    2014May 2014 by Craig Gillespie
    Drama
    Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    Hatfields & McCoys
    2012 by Ted Mann
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    8.34 Excellent++
  • 25
    25
    Stripes
    1981June 1981 by Ivan Reitman
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 26
    26
    Ghosts of the Abyss
    2003April 2003 by James Cameron
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 27
    27
    Streets of Fire
    1984June 1984 by Walter Hill
    Action
    Action
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    Thunderbirds
    2004July 2004 by Jonathan Frakes
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    6.32 Decent++
  • 29
    29
    One False Move
    1992May 1992 by Carl Franklin
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    Trespass
    1992December 1992 by Walter Hill
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.37 Good++
  • 31
    31
    Club Dread
    2004February 2004 by Jay Chandrasekhar
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery
    6.37 Decent++
  • 32
    32
    Term Life
    2016April 2016 by Peter Billingsley
    Thriller, Drama, Action
    Thriller, Drama, Action
    7.05 Good
  • 33
    33
    Big Love
    2006–2011 by Will Scheffer
    Drama
    Drama
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    Boxing Helena
    1993March 1993 by Jennifer Lynch
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    6.34 Decent++
  • 35
    35
    Navy Seals
    1990July 1990 by Lewis Teague
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    6.61 Good--
  • 36
    36
    Next of Kin
    1989October 1989 by John Irvin
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    7.06 Good
  • 37
    37
    Brain Dead
    1990January 1990 by Adam Simon
    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
    6.93 Good
  • 38
    38
    The Last Supper
    1995September 1995 by Stacy Title
    Comedy, Thriller, Crime
    Comedy, Thriller, Crime
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    Mean Dreams
    2016October 2016 by Nathan Morlando
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.50 Good++
  • 40
    40
    Training Day
    2017 by Will Beall
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.16 Good+
  • 41
    41
    Texas Rising
    2015 by Roland Joffé
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.49 Good++
  • 42
    42
    Haven
    2004September 2004 by Frank E. Flowers
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    6.75 Good-
  • 43
    43
    The Vagrant
    1992May 1992 by Chris Walas
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    7.32 Good++
  • 44
    44
    The Evening Star
    1996December 1996 by Robert Harling
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.32 Good++
  • 45
    45
    The Gamechangers
    2015September 2015 by Owen Harris
    Drama
    Drama
    7.26 Good+
  • 46
    46
    Indian Summer
    1993April 1993 by Mike Binder
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.48 Good++
  • 47
    47
    Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
    1981November 1981 by William Asher
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 48
    48
    Mortuary
    1982May 1982 by Howard Avedis
    Horror
    Horror
    6.82 Good-
  • 49
    49
    Traveller
    1997April 1997 by Jack N. Green
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
    7.32 Good++
  • 50
    50
    A Bright Shining Lie
    1998May 1998 by Terry George
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.45 Good++
  • 51
    51
    Slipstream
    1989June 1989 by Steven Lisberger
    Science Fiction, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Adventure
    6.52 Good--
  • 52
    52
    The Dark Backward
    1991July 1991 by Adam Rifkin
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.34 Good++
  • 53
    53
    Frank & Jesse
    1994October 1994 by Robert Boris
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.13 Good+
  • 54
    54
    Monolith
    1993September 1993 by John Eyres
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    7.15 Good+
  • 55
    55
    Impulse
    1984September 1984 by Graham Baker
    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
    7.01 Good
  • 56
    56
    The Last of the Finest
    1990March 1990 by John Mackenzie
    Crime
    Crime
    7.44 Good++
  • 57
    57
    Tornado Alley
    2011March 2011 by Sean C. Casey
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 58
    58
    An Early Frost
    1985May 1985 by John Erman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.39 Good++
  • 59
    59
    Resistance
    2003July 2003 by Todd Komarnicki
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
    2005September 2005 by Mark Cowen
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 61
    61
    Reflections on Titanic
    2012September 2012 by Ed W. Marsh
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.97 Excellent
  • 62
    62
    Pass the Ammo
    1988March 1988 by David Beaird
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 63
    63
    Future Shock
    1994January 1994 by Eric Parkinson
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    7.20 Good+
  • 64
    64
    Pixies
    2015June 2015 by Sean Patrick O'Reilly
    Comedy, Animation
    Comedy, Animation
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    Red Wing
    2013October 2013 by Will Wallace
    Drama
    Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 66
    66
    Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
    2003December 2003 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.05 Excellent
  • 67
    67
    The Atlanta Child Murders
    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 68
    68
    Riding Fast
    1983January 1983 by Djordje Milicevic
    Drama, Action
    Drama, Action
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    Deadly Lessons
    1983March 1983 by William Wiard
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 70
    70
    The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
    2005January 2005
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 71
    71
    Fresno
    1986
    Comedy, Soap, Drama
    Comedy, Soap, Drama
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Titanic: Stories from the Heart
    2023December 2023 by Ed W. Marsh
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 73
    73
    His Highness Hollywood
    2008September 2008 by Ian Halperin
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    The Six O'Clock Follies
    1980
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews