Bill Paxton

Did You Know?

• Bill is married to Louise Newberry and they have two children, James and Lydia.
• Bill was a member of the 80's rock band 'Martini Ranch.' One of their music videos, "Reach," was directed by James Cameron.
• When Bill was teen, he caddied for golf great Ben Hogan in Fort Worth, Texas.
• In the 7th grade Bill suffered from rheumatic fever. He was hospitalized for a month and bedridden for four months.
• He moved to Los Angeles at 18 and got his foot in the film industry's door as a set director.
• Bill moved to New York to study acting under Stella Adler at New York University.
• He has been credited as Peter LeTrek and Pete Lautrec.

Movie Highlights

Frailty (2002)
Bill made his short-film directorial debut with 'Fish Heads' in 1982 but his big screen directorial debut came with Frailty in 2002.

Crazy Mama (1975)
It was 1975 when Bill made his film debut in Jonathan Demme's Crazy Mama.

Actor Credits

1. The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
2. Miami Vice: Season Three (2007)
3. The Good Life (2007)
4. Big Love: The Complete Second Season (2007)
5. Haven (2006)
6. Big Love: The Complete First Season (2006)
7. Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
8. Thunderbirds (2004)
9. Club Dread (2004)
10. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
11. Ghosts Of The Abyss (2003)
12. Resistance (2003)
13. High School Reunion Collection (2003)
14. Frailty (2002)
15. Vertical Limit (2000)
16. U-571 (2000)
17. Mighty Joe Young (1998)
18. A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
19. A Simple Plan (1998)
20. Titanic (1997)
21. Twister (1996)
22. Traveller (1996)
23. The Evening Star (1996)
24. The Last Supper (1995)
25. Apollo 13 (1995)
26. Frank & Jesse (1995)
27. True Lies (1994)
28. Monolith (1993)
29. Boxing Helena (1993)
30. Future Shock (1993)
31. Indian Summer (1993)
32. Tombstone (1993)
33. The Vagrant (1992)
34. Trespass (1992)
35. The Dark Backward (1991)
36. One False Move (1991)
37. Navy SEALs (1990)
38. Brain Dead (1990)
39. Predator 2 (1990)
40. Back To Back (1990)
41. The Last Of The Finest (1990)
42. Next Of Kin (1989)
43. Slipstream (1989)
44. Pass The Ammo (1988)
45. Near Dark (1987)
46. Aliens (1986)
47. Weird Science (1985)
48. The Terminator (1984)
49. Impulse (1984)
50. Streets Of Fire (1984)
51. Deadly Lessons (1983)
52. Big Love: The Complete Third Season

Director Credits