Bill Paxton (1955-2017)
Those of you may remember his name in each of his films. I'm sad to announce that Bill Paxton, the known frequent collaborator of director James Cameron and star of "Aliens", "Twister", "Apollo 13", "Titanic" and "True Lies" has passed away due to surgical complications at the age of 61 on February 25th, 2017.
Paxton started acting in 1975 and was in minor roles like "Stripes" and "The Terminator". The latter was the first movie he worked with director James Cameron when portraying a thug. Paxton became better known as an actor in prominent supporting roles. "Weird Science" was one of them playing a bully sibling of the main character. His breakthrough role as Private Hudson in "Aliens" propelled his stardom. Starring opposite Sigourney Weaver and fellow "Terminator" co-stars Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn, Paxton improvised some of the character's dialogue, including "Game over, man". Eventually, Paxton continued to do full-time work as an actor in other collaborations with James Cameron, like "True Lies" and "Titanic" and lead and ensemble roles, including "One False Move", "Apollo 13", "Twister", "Mighty Joe Young", "A Simple Plan", "U-571", "Vertical Limit", "Thunderbirds", "Edge of Tomorrow" and much more. He even featured himself and narrated James Cameron's documentary "Ghosts of the Abyss".
In addition to acting, Bill Paxton has directed several movies, including "Frailty" (in which he also starred) and "The Greatest Game Ever Played". He also did television work where he made guest appearances in shows like "Miami Vice", "The Hitchhiker", "Tales from the Crypt", and "Frasier" before he went into the lead and recurring roles in "Big Love", "Hatfields and McCoys", and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
When he died, he had finished work on his current television series based on a film, "Training Day", and the upcoming film, "The Circle".
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