{"id":2295,"date":"2017-02-26T12:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2017-02-26T12:38:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T17:38:02","slug":"actor-bill-paxton-has-died-at-age-61-due-to-complications-from-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/26\/actor-bill-paxton-has-died-at-age-61-due-to-complications-from-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Bill Paxton has Died at age 61 Due to Complications from Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2296\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2296\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill_paxton_by_gage_skidmore2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill_paxton_by_gage_skidmore2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill_paxton_by_gage_skidmore2-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paxton at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International. Photo by: By Gage Skidmore, Via: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=27440114<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor Bill Paxton has died at age 61 due to complications from surgery, People magazine reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,\u201d a family representative said in a statement. Paxton underwent heart surgery and had complications post-op and suffered a fatal stroke.<\/p><div id=\"morty-131059241\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Bill\u2019s passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable. We ask to please respect the family\u2019s wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their adored husband and father.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2290\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jfk-special_612x380_0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2290\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jfk-special_612x380_0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jfk-special_612x380_0.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jfk-special_612x380_0-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paxton (the child seen raised above the crowd) before JFK emerges from Hotel Texas on November 22, 1963. Photo from the Ray Cooper Collection, KTVT-TV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Paxton was born May 17, 1955. Paxton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Mary Lou (n\u00e9e Gray) and John Lane Paxton. His father was a businessman, lumber wholesaler, museum executive, and occasional actor. His mother was Roman Catholic, and he and his siblings were raised in her faith. Paxton was in the crowd when President John F. Kennedy emerged from the Hotel Texas on the morning of his assassination on November 22, 1963. Photographs of an eight-year-old Paxton being lifted above the crowd are on display at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Paxton&#8217;s earliest roles included a minor role as a punk thug in <em>The Terminator<\/em> (1984) and a supporting role as the lead protagonist&#8217;s bullying older brother in John Hughes&#8217; <em>Weird Science<\/em> (1985). He also appeared in <em>Aliens<\/em> (1986) as the sarcastic Private Hudson; except for Lance Henriksen, Paxton is the only actor to play characters confronted by a Terminator (<em>The Terminator<\/em>), a Xenomorph (<em>Aliens<\/em>), and a Predator (<em>Predator 2<\/em>). Paxton worked with director James Cameron on<em> True Lies<\/em> (1994) and <em>Titanic<\/em> (1997), which was the highest-grossing film of all time at its release. Four years after appearing in <em>Titanic<\/em>, he joined James Cameron on an expedition to the actual Titanic. A film about this trip, <em>Ghosts of the Abyss<\/em>, was released in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill-paxton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2292 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill-paxton-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill-paxton-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bill-paxton.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Some of Paxton&#8217;s notable performances include playing Morgan Earp in <em>Tombstone<\/em> (1993), Fred Haise in <em>Apollo 13<\/em> (1995), the lead role in the successful<em> Twister<\/em> (1996), lead roles in dark dramas such as<em> One False Move<\/em> (1992) and <em>A Simple Plan<\/em> (1998), and, more recently, a supporting role in <em>Edge of Tomorrow<\/em> (2014).<\/p><div id=\"morty-3364998039\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paxton received acclaim for some of his television performances. Most notably, he had the lead role in HBO&#8217;s <em>Big Love<\/em> (2006-2011), for which Paxton received three Golden Globe nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton also received attention for his performance in the History Channel&#8217;s miniseries <em>Hatfields &amp; McCoys<\/em> (2012), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, alongside co-star Kevin Costner. He directed a number of short films, including <em>Fish Heads<\/em>, which aired during<em> Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8216;s low-rated 1980\u20131981 season. He directed the feature films <em>Frailty<\/em> (2001), in which he starred, and<em> The Greatest Game Ever Played<\/em> (2005).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2293\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2293 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton-238x300.jpg\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/helen-hunt-bill-paxton.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt star in Twister (1996) Warner Bros.\/Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was cast in a music video for the 1982 Pat Benatar song &#8220;Shadows of the Night&#8221;, in which he appeared as a Nazi radio officer. He appears in the Limp Bizkit video<em> Eat You Alive<\/em>. In 1988, he and vocalist\/guitarist Andrew Todd Rosenthal formed a short-lived rock duo Martini Ranch.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, he played the role of the villainous John Garrett in <em>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>. He stars alongside Jon Bernthal, Rose McGowan, and John Malkovich as a playable character in the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (downloadable &#8220;Exo Zombies&#8221; mode).<br \/>\nIn February 2016, Paxton was cast as Detective Frank Roarke for Training Day, a crime-thriller television series set 15 years after the events of the eponymous 2001 movie; it premiered a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton was married from 1979-1980 to Kelly Rowan. In 1987, he married Louise Newbury; together, they had two children, James and Lydia Paxton. On February 25, 2017, Paxton died at age 61 due to complications from surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Bill Paxton has died at age 61 due to complications from surgery, People magazine reported. \u201cIt is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,\u201d a family representative said in a statement. 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