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Bill Paxton

William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and film director. Paxton appeared in some of Hollywood’s most iconic films including: The Terminator (1984), Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Predator 2 (1990), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), U-571 (2000), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Nightcrawler (2014). Paxton also starred in the HBO drama series “Big Love” (2006–11), earning 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 Randolph “Randall” McCoy in the History channel miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys” (2012). Paxton’s final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death.

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