Bill Paxton

William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He starred in films such as ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), ''Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), ''Apollo 13'' (1995), ''Twister'' (1996), ''Titanic'' (1997), ''Mighty Joe Young'' (1998), and ''A Simple Plan'' (1998). He had supporting roles in ''Weird Science'' (1985), ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), and ''Nightcrawler'' (2014).

Paxton starred in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011), for which he earned three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History Channel miniseries ''Hatfields & McCoys'' (2012). Provided by Wikipedia