Bill Paxton

William Archibald "Bill" Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and movie director. Notably, he was the protagonist of the movie Twister, as "Bill Harding", with co-star Helen Hunt. Alan Ruck and Philip Seymour Hoffman also co-starred. He is also known for his roles in The Terminator (1984), Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Predator 2 (1990), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), and Titanic (1997).

Bill Paxton
Paxton at WonderCon 2014
Born	William Archibald Paxton (1955-05-17)May 17, 1955 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2017(2017-02-25) (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke resulting from heart surgery
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Occupations	Actor film director
Years active	1975–2017
Spouses	Kelly Rowan (m. 1979; div. 1980) Louise Newbury (m. 1987; his death 2017)
Children	2, including James Paxton
Parents	Mary Lou (née Gray) John Lane Paxton
Relatives	Bob Paxton (brother)

Paxton starred in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. He is the father of actor John Paxton. In 1987, he won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Aliens.

Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was raised as a Roman Catholic.^[1]

Paxton was in the crowd waving when President John F. Kennedy emerged from the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, on the morning of his assassination, November 22, 1963. There are pictures at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas where 8-year-old Paxton can be seen lifted above the crowd.^[2][3]

On February 14, 2017, Paxton underwent open-heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California to repair a damaged aortic heart valve and correct an aortic aneurysm. A day later, he underwent an emergency second surgery to repair a damaged coronary artery. His condition deteriorated over the following 10 days, and he died from a post-surgical stroke on February 25 at the age of 61.^[4][5][6]