Bill Paxton dead

bear1

News just breaking he has died after a surgery.
Very good actor in my opinion and was pretty funny in true lies.
Pity. RIP

Ten of Swords

Game over man

quickbeam

Aww, that's sad news!!

timthumbni

bear1 wrote: »

News just breaking he has died after a surgery.
Very good actor in my opinion and was pretty funny in true lies.
Pity. RIP

Did he play the dad in Frailty??? That was a great very overlooked movie. I. Aye watch it again tonight actually.

Gwynplaine

The only man to be killed by a terminator, a predator, and an alien.
RIP.

Barry Badrinath

Poor Bill!

bear1

timthumbni wrote: »

Did he play the dad in Frailty??? That was a great very overlooked movie. I. Aye watch it again tonight actually.

He did indeed.

Royale with Cheese

After reading an article on his death it turns out I have always been confusing Bill Paxton with Bill Pullman.

The_Valeyard

He has been Terminated.


A very good actor.

Had big and small roles in some very iconic movies.



RIP

Guy:Incognito

Ah man, bill Pullman died ?

bear1

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

After reading an article on his death it turns out I have always been confusing Bill Paxton with Bill Pullman.

Very similar type of actor.

The_Valeyard

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ah man, bill Pullman died ?

Nope, try again.

arch_stanton

timthumbni wrote: »

Did he play the dad in Frailty??? That was a great very overlooked movie. I. Aye watch it again tonight actually.

He directed it as well. Great little movie

Hande hoche!

He was fantastic in Weird Science.

Slydice

DVD-Lots

Gwynplaine wrote: »

The only man to be killed by a terminator, a predator, and an alien.
RIP.

Wrong! Lance Henrikson also has the honor....... :cool:

RIP Hudson

ThisRegard

Ten of Swords wrote: »

Game over man

That has to be on his headstone, you can't think of him and not recite that line.

valoren

ThisRegard wrote: »

That has to be on his headstone, you can't think of him and not recite that line.

Don't you mean his Tombstone

Senna

Great actor and the kind of actor that if I seen he was in the film I didn't know, I'd be more likely to watch it.

timthumbni

arch_stanton wrote: »

He directed it as well. Great little movie

That's something I didn't know. It was a great movie. I liked the fact that powers booth was in too. What a great name..

Basq

Hudson was excellent, but Chet will always be my favourite of his roles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XopOUYVQtZk

RIP Bill!

Tom Mann Centuria

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

After reading an article on his death it turns out I have always been confusing Bill Paxton with Bill Pullman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3auVF7jcZg

arkrow

3rd biggest killer in America.

Doctors.

Spanish Eyes

Sorry for his loved ones.

But honestly, this hagiography for celebreties and actors, singers and so on is just ridiculous now.

Are they any better than those in your own family/circle that you lose? That won't be on media either.

Better to go quietly and rage against the dying of the light if you can before you go.

MonkieSocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fcb3rgckF8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHg6S4AYlb4

IMO His Best Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sik1BpVwvto

suicide_circus

Hes wit de aliens now xx

Canis Lupus

suicide_circus wrote: »

Hes wit de aliens now xx

I'm going to be chuckling over that one for ages.

alchemist33

ThisRegard wrote: »

That has to be on his headstone, you can't think of him and not recite that line.

I can! What film was it from?

The Indwpendent have called him "Titanic actor Bill Paxton..." which seems odd. Twister.is the film I'd most associate him with

longshanks

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Sorry for his loved ones.

But honestly, this hagiography for celebreties and actors, singers and so on is just ridiculous now.

Are they any better than those in your own family/circle that you lose? That won't be on media either.

Better to go quietly and rage against the dying of the light if you can before you go.

If a family member died I wouldn't post it here because no one here would know them.
Unlike, say, an internationally famous movie star whose movies a lot of people here have enjoyed.

Agricola

suicide_circus wrote: »

Hes wit de aliens now xx

He's on the express elevator to hell, going down.



Poor aul Bill.

Riddle101

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Sorry for his loved ones.

But honestly, this hagiography for celebreties and actors, singers and so on is just ridiculous now.

Are they any better than those in your own family/circle that you lose? That won't be on media either.

Better to go quietly and rage against the dying of the light if you can before you go.

Well celebrities generally have high profile lives where very little escapes the attention of the media. So when an actor or singer dies it get printed all over the news. That along with the fact that these people are well remembered for their work because they bring us much joy and happiness. It's not that they are any better or more important than a normal person, but there is a very big difference between mourning a celebrity who is very well known to the public, and mourning a stranger who people know very little of.

Anyway it's sad to hear nonetheless. He was right in the middle of doing a new tv series, Training Day.

Hugo Stiglitz

The guy sure knew how to play the douchebag characters. I loved his small part in True Lies especially.

B.A._Baracus

This is sad news to hear. What a great actor who appeared in so many classics.

Dirty Dingus McGee

I always liked him in a film.He directed and starred in a terrific film called Frailty.I don't think t's that well known but it's really creepy.Matthew McConaghey is also in it.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frailty_(film)

Sam Kade

I saw him in Texas rising last year great actor he was also in that love story Titanic I think it was called

LordSutch

...and at only 61

Thought he was great as the used car salesman/secret agent in True Lies.

R.I.P Bill Paxton.

Hammer Archer

The Extreme!

KKkitty

The last TV show I saw him in was Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He played a baddie who I hated. You felt the right emotions when he played different characters. There was no in between. Such a fine actor. R.I.P. Bill Paxton

RobbingBandit

Loved him as John Garrett in Agents of S.h.i.e.l.d such a presence on screen.

murpho999

alchemist33 wrote: »

I can! What film was it from?

The Indwpendent have called him "Titanic actor Bill Paxton..." which seems odd. Twister.is the film I'd most associate him with

He made a lot better films than that.

Twister is an awful film.

iguana

Some of his best work, imo was in Big Love (at least in the first 3 seasons). He did a great job portraying his characters arrogance and vulnerability.

Birneybau

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Sorry for his loved ones.

But honestly, this hagiography for celebreties and actors, singers and so on is just ridiculous now.

Are they any better than those in your own family/circle that you lose? That won't be on media either.

Better to go quietly and rage against the dying of the light if you can before you go.

I never agree with you. This is no exception.

Dirty Dingus McGee

murpho999 wrote: »

He made a lot better films than that.

Twister is an awful film.

It's one of the few where he is the main actor, he was almost always in supporting parts.So it's perfectly reasonable for it to be the film most associated with him.

murpho999

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

It's one of the few where he is the main actor, he was almost always in supporting parts.So it's perfectly reasonable for it to be the film most associated with him.

Still an awful film and not what he should be remembered for.

Samaris

I love the Sean Ernst tweet up there. I mostly remember him as the almost disturbingly white grin from Twister and that film did actually inspire my interest in the weather and so my career. It's a bad movie, sure, but it's fun and tornadoes chase people! Seen him in a couple of things since, but it's Twister that stands out.

Venom

Very sad news

A great actor who played such iconic roles in some of the biggest movies ever made.

RIP

Ghost Train

Tails from the crypt episode he was in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9NYmgUaCE

Dirty Dingus McGee

murpho999 wrote: »

Still an awful film and not what he should be remembered for.

It's not that bad in fairness and it features a fabulous performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman.

IvySlayer

I like Twister, it's just a dumb rewatchable action movie and it knows it.

RIP

Skylinehead

murpho999 wrote: »

He made a lot better films than that.

Twister is an awful film.

That's a bannable offence in my books.

Tokyo

Gwynplaine wrote: »

The only man to be killed by a terminator, a predator, and an alien.
RIP.

So was Lance Henriksen.

RIP though. A great character in so many movies.