William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and director.
He appeared in films such as 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), ‘’ Mighty Joe Young’’ (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014).
He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), 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 Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012).[2][3] Paxton’s final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death.
