Person · Actor and director · Active 1975–2017

Bill Paxton

1955–2017, Fort Worth

American actor and director, born in Fort Worth. Appeared in 58 films on this site, including Titanic (1997), The Terminator (1984) and Aliens (1986). Of the actors and directors on this site, Bill Paxton shares the most films with Michael Biehn (5 films), James Cameron (4) and Billy Bob Thornton (4) (232 in all).

He was a close collaborator of director James Cameron, appearing in his films The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), True Lies (1994), and Titanic (1997).
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He made his directorial debut with the 2001 horror film Frailty, in which he also starred, earning him Saturn Award nominations for Best Director and Best Horror Film.
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Partners by shared films

1 film202
2 films24
3 films3
4 films2
5 films1 · Michael Biehn

Who Bill Paxton made films with

232 creators

Directors

who directed Bill Paxton

One film together 10 films · 10 partners

Cast

in films Bill Paxton directed

One film together 2 films · 3 partners

Co-stars

who acted with Bill Paxton

19 more partners with two or more films

One film together 54 films · 189 partners

Crazy Mama 1975Dennis Quaid, Cloris Leachman, Sally Kirkland, Stuart Whitman
Stripes 1981Bill Murray, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Sean Young
The Lords of Discipline 1983Matt Frewer
Impulse 1984Meg Tilly
Streets of Fire 1984Willem Dafoe, Amy Madigan, Rick Moranis, Kathy Griffin
The Terminator 1984Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield
Commando 1985Alyssa Milano
The Atlanta Child Murders 1985Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, James Earl Jones, Jason Robards, Rip Torn, Ruby Dee
Weird Science 1985Robert Downey Jr., Kelly Le Brock
Aliens 1986Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser
Pass the Ammo 1988Tim Curry, Annie Potts
Next of Kin 1989Liam Neeson, Ben Stiller, Patrick Swayze, Ted Levine
Slipstream 1989Mark Hamill, F. Murray Abraham, Robbie Coltrane
Brain Dead 1990George Kennedy, Bill Pullman
Navy SEALs 1990Charlie Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, Titus Welliver
Predator 2 1990Danny Glover, Gary Busey
The Last of the Finest 1990Joe Pantoliano, Brian Dennehy
The Dark Backward 1991James Caan, Lara Flynn Boyle
The Vagrant 1992Michael Ironside
Trespass 1992Ice Cube, Tommy Lister Jr., Ice-T, William Sadler
Boxing Helena 1993Art Garfunkel, Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, Kurtwood Smith
Indian Summer 1993Elizabeth Perkins
Monolith 1993John Hurt, Louis Gossett Jr.
Tombstone 1993Val Kilmer, Robert Mitchum, Kurt Russell, Thomas Haden Church, Dana Delany, Sam Elliott, Michael Rooker
Frank and Jesse 1994Alexis Arquette
True Lies 1994Jamie Lee Curtis, Eliza Dushku, Tia Carrere, Tom Arnold, Cliff Curtis
Apollo 13 1995Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Kevin Bacon, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jim Meskimen, Roger Corman, Xander Berkeley
The Last Supper 1995Cameron Diaz, Jason Alexander, Ron Perlman, Mark Harmon, Charles Durning
The Evening Star 1996Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson
Twister 1996Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Elwes, Alexa PenaVega
Titanic 1997Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, David Warner, Victor Garber, Ioan Gruffudd, Frances Fisher
Traveller 1997Julianna Margulies
A Simple Plan 1998Bridget Fonda
Mighty Joe Young 1998Charlize Theron, Verne Troyer, Regina King, Naveen Andrews, Rade Šerbedžija, Ray Harryhausen
U-571 2000Jon Bon Jovi, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann
Vertical Limit 2000Robin Tunneyio, Chris O'Donnell, Izabella Scorupco, Scott Glenn, Ben Mendelsohn, Temuera Morrison
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 2002Taylor Momsen, Daryl Sabara, Alan Cumming, Cheech Marin, Holland Taylor
Resistance 2003Julia Ormond, Sandrine Bonnaire
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003Selena Gomez, George Clooney, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Elijah Wood
Club Dread 2004M.C. Gainey
Haven 2004Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldaña, Anthony Mackie, Bobby Cannavale
Thunderbirds 2004Vanessa Hudgens, Brady Corbet, Sophia Myles, Anthony Edwards
The Good Life 2007Zooey Deschanel, Harry Dean Stanton, Drea de Matteo
Haywire 2011Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Mathieu Kassovitz, Gina Carano, Michael Angarano
Shanghai Calling 2012Daniel Henney
2 Guns 2013Denzel Washington, James Marsden, Edward James Olmos, Paula Patton, Fred Ward
The Colony 2013Laurence Fishburne
Edge of Tomorrow 2014Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven
Million Dollar Arm 2014Jon Hamm, Lake Bell
Nightcrawler 2014Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed
Term Life 2015Hailee Steinfeld, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jonathan Banks, Mike Epps, William Levy, Cécile de France, Shea Whigham
Texas Rising 2015Brendan Fraser, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Liotta, Chad Michael Murray, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Crispin Glover, Thomas Jane, Robert Knepper, Christopher McDonald
Mean Dreams 2016Colm Feore
The Circle 2017Emma Watson, Karen Gillan, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt

Films in this guide

60 films

Best known

1970s 1 film

Crazy Mama (1975)actor

1980s 13 films

1990s 23 films

Back to Back (1990)actor
Brain Dead (1990)actor
Navy SEALs (1990)actor
Predator 2 (1990)actor
The Last of the Finest (1990)actor
The Dark Backward (1991)actor
One False Move (1992)actor
The Vagrant (1992)actor
Trespass (1992)actor
Boxing Helena (1993)actor
Indian Summer (1993)actor
Monolith (1993)actor
Tombstone (1993)actor, as Morgan Earp
Frank and Jesse (1994)actor
True Lies (1994)actor
Apollo 13 (1995)actor, as Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise
The Last Supper (1995)actor
The Evening Star (1996)actor, as Jerry Bruckner
Twister (1996)actor
Titanic (1997)actor, as Brock Lovett
Traveller (1997)actor
A Simple Plan (1998)actor
Mighty Joe Young (1998)actor

2000s 11 films · 2 as director

U-571 (2000)actor, as Lieutenant Commander Mike Dahlgren
Vertical Limit (2000)actor
Frailty (2001)director, actor
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)actor
Resistance (2003)actor
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)actor
Club Dread (2004)actor
Haven (2004)actor
Thunderbirds (2004)actor
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)director
The Good Life (2007)actor

2010s 12 films

Haywire (2011)actor
Shanghai Calling (2012)actor
2 Guns (2013)actor
Parkland (2013)producer
The Colony (2013)actor
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)actor
Million Dollar Arm (2014)actor, as Tom House
Nightcrawler (2014)actor
Term Life (2015)actor
Texas Rising (2015)actor
Mean Dreams (2016)actor
The Circle (2017)actor