Actor Bill Paxton passes away at 61

[edhopper]

from surgery complications.

http://people.com/movies/bill-paxton-dead-complications-surgery-age-61/

so many great movies, and just started a new TV series. very sad.

[mainstreetonce]

1. Big Love

to his family.

[Tom_Foolery]

2. RIP...

[theaocp]

3. Game over, man. Game over.

[edbermac]

4. Was watching Titanic last night.

And he was in Apollo 13. And I just remembered True Lies as the car salesman, funny as hell.

Very sad.

[hatrack]

7. "I gotta little dick - it's pathetic!"

That, and the "We're fucked! We're doomed!" line from Aliens when he actually blew drool.

Loved Bill Paxton - one of my favorite actors.

[Mendocino]

5. I liked him in True Lies.

He played Simon, the very sleazy used car salesman who posed as a spy.

[Siwsan]

6. Such a talented man, gone far too soon

[lavenderdiva]

8. A Simple Plan

My favorite Bill Paxton movie. With Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda.

I always enjoyed his work. RIP.

[Botany]

9. Damn.

[LongTomH]

11. Apollo 13 - My favorite Bill Paxton movie!

[uponit7771]

10. Aliens is still in my top 25 all time and his rants defined the movie

[meadowlander]

14. +1

My first cat was called Hudson

[MagickMuffin]

12. Sorry to hear this

Our client was good friends with Bill. Bill was from Fort Worth were I have lived for a very very very long time.

Here's a pic of him at the last public event JFK held (Fort Worth) before going to Dallas where he was murdered. Bill is the kid on someone's shoulders.



He will be missed.

[lunatica]

13. I actually cried when I found out

He was one of the most underrated great actors ever!

Twister is when he became a star in his own right. He was really a good actor.

[TexasBushwhacker]

15. This is so sad. He had a great career

I think he had the kind of career that many actors long for. He worked consistently for decades, getting many different kinds of roles. He wasn't super wealthy by Hollywood standards, but his family was certainly comfortable and he was able to live a normal, laid back life.