Bill Paxton

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Born: 5/17/1955

Biography: Possessing a special talent for totally immersing himself in his roles, Bill Paxton does not always get the recognition he deserves. Tall, rangy, and boyishly good looking, Paxton's career is a curiosity that has found the character actor turned filmmaker succeeding in inter …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Big Love: Season 02 [TV Series] as Bill Henrickson

2007

The Good Life [Movie] as Robbie

2007

Big Love: Season 01 [TV Series] as Bill Henrickson

2006

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon [Movie]

2005

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D [Movie]

2005

Haven [Movie] as Carl Ridley

2004

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The Greatest Game Ever Played [Movie]

2005

Frailty [Movie]

2002

Beach Blanket Bingo [Movie]

1965

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The Good Life [Movie]

2007

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NEWS & GOSSIP

How Soderbergh botched Moneyball--or was about to

07/01/09 You don't often read blunt assessments of why a movie is embarrassingly canceled as it is about to go into production. | Frankly My Dear
Jeff Goldblum, Still Alive And Doing Very Well

06/27/09 Of course, as many here in the MTV offices will attest to, Jeff Goldblum is king. | MTV Movies Blog
Blu-ray Review: The Greatest Game Ever Played

06/16/09 A few years ago, it was suggested to me that I sit down a and watch The Greatest Game Ever Played . | Blogcritics.org Video
Blu-ray Review: Predator 2

06/15/09 Oh, come now -- how can you not like Predator 2 ? | Blogcritics.org Video
No Need To Take The ?Pelham 1 2 3? For These Classic Subway Scenes

06/12/09 As a subway commuter myself, I have to admit that the idea of getting hijacked by criminals looking to ransom off New York City resident and torture Denzel Washington is pretty terrifying. | MTV Movies Blog
Best Space Movies

06/12/09 The subject of space is a difficult one in terms of selecting films. | Starpulse News Blog
Best Space Movies

06/12/09 The subject of space is a difficult one in terms of selecting films. | Starpulse
List This: Top Ten Sci-Fi Comedies

06/06/09 So technically, maybe not a pure sci-fi flick (it has gadgets...does that count?). | Cinematical.com
Visualize yourself

05/31/09 The Louisville Visual Arts Festival begins this weekend, and you'll want to be at the beer-, wine- and music-fueled Festival Kick-Off Reception at The Water Tower, 3005 River Road, on Friday, June 5, after the gallery hop. | The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY
The instinctive director

05/30/09 Raimi's instincts have won him rarely matched popularity and acclaim. | The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
Discuss: Underrated Raimi

05/30/09 Raimi's ode to the old-school western is an addictively entertaining mixture of A) a great ensemble, B) tons of nifty visuals, and C) tongue-in-cheek affection for the old-fashioned western tales. | Cinematical.com
The best and worst from the 'Terminator' movies

05/19/09 It's not often that a studio can put out a movie and two sequels and not have at least one be a worthless rip-off. | News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
Celebrity Birthdays, May 17

05/16/09 Happy Birthday to Irish singer Andrea Corr (1974), Queens of the Stone Age / Eagles of Death Metal founder Josh Homme (1973), NKOTB singer Jordan Knight (1970), Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor (1965), Irish new-age singer Enya (1961), former Iron Maiden lead singer Paul Di'Anno (1959), actor/comedian Bob Saget (1956), boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), "Big Love" star Bill Paxton (1955), Yes drummer Bill Bruford (1949), blues singer Taj Mahal (1942), " True Romance " actor Dennis Hopper (1936), " Tarzan " actress Maureen O'Sullivan (1911; d. 1998), and French composer Erik Satie (1866; d. 1925). | Starpulse News Blog
Celebrity Birthdays, May 17

05/16/09 Happy Birthday to Irish singer Andrea Corr (1974), Queens of the Stone Age / Eagles of Death Metal founder Josh Homme (1973), NKOTB singer Jordan Knight (1970), Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor (1965), Irish new-age singer Enya (1961), former Iron Maiden lead singer Paul Di'Anno (1959), actor/comedian Bob Saget (1956), boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), "Big Love" star Bill Paxton (1955), Yes drummer Bill Bruford (1949), blues singer Taj Mahal (1942), " True Romance " actor Dennis Hopper (1936), " Tarzan " actress Maureen O'Sullivan (1911; d. 1998), and French composer Erik Satie (1866; d. 1925). | Starpulse
Best and worst from the 'Terminator' movies

05/14/09 In that way, the "Terminator" series - which continues next week with "Terminator: Salvation" - is an anomaly. | San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23

05/13/09 Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 65. | The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
CNBC: The Movie [Cnbc]

05/01/09 He's kind of like Bill Paxton's character from Weird Science crossed with Vinnie Barbarino . | Gawker
What Roman's Death Means for Big Love Season Four

04/23/09 We have some bad news for those of you who hoped that Big Love' s creepy prophet Roman Grant ( Harry Dean Stanton ) had survived being suffocated with a pillow in the season three finale. | E! Online
Movie stars sometimes hit sour notes in music

04/20/09 The transition from movie star to rock star can sometimes be a perilous one, but that doesn't stop many from trying. | MSNBC
Television movies for the week of April 19

04/18/09 A mystic's accident forces a lawyer to share his body with the essence of an acerbic rich woman. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA

Year
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Movie

2007
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Big Love [TV Series]

2006
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or
Big Love [TV Series]

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