DunderMifflin Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Dead at 61 due complications from surgery. An extraordinary body of work left by this guy. Two that come to mind are the very underrated movies Frailty and A Simple Plan. Great performances in great movies, but his shining moment in my eyes was as Chet the douchey brother in Weird Science. Also I saw a tweet claiming he's the only actor to be killed by The Terminator, Alien, and Predator which is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Recently enjoyed him in Nightcrawler and Edge of Tomorrow. Sad to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Not a particular favourite of mine...solid actor, IMO...but sad and surprising news. One thing I remember reading about him was that he actually witnessed the JFK motorcade in Dallas as a young boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westerosi Coast Gangster Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Twister, Titanic obviously. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Condolences to his family. Am I the only one who thought this announcement was about the President from Independence Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fattest Leech Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 R.I.P. Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Waaaaay too young. Died from complications from surgery. I really hope it wasn't the elective kind. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 51 minutes ago, James Arryn said: Not a particular favourite of mine...solid actor, IMO...but sad and surprising news. One thing I remember reading about him was that he actually witnessed the JFK motorcade in Dallas as a young boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 27 minutes ago, Free Northman Reborn said: Condolences to his family. Am I the only one who thought this announcement was about the President from Independence Day? Bill Pullman? Yeah, I got them mixed up sometimes too. But Paxton was a great actor. At 61 he had plenty of time to do more. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Oh, noooo!!! So sad. I had just re-watched Edge of Tomorrow, where he did another great job. Dammit, 2017 is giving 2016 a run for its money. R.I.P Bill Paxton, game over, man, game over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Damn. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalzod Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Game over, man, game over! Bill probably caught most people's attention as Hudson in Aliens. He had an ability to really create a likable jerk in films like Weird Science, True Lies, Predator 2 and others. No shortage of strong drama performances either. Frailty, A Simple Plan, Big Love (3 Golden Globe noms) and his Emmy nominated turn in Hatfields & McCoys. Here a 12 picture photo gallery that covers the highlights of his career. http://variety.com/gallery/bill-paxton-dies-career-photos-aliens-titanic/#!1/cbs-tca-party-arrivals-los-angeles-usa-10-aug-2016-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 27 minutes ago, generalzod said: Game over, man, game over! Sad to say, but this was the first thing I thought of... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTMXteZokXs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 What the fuck! That's terrible. He had many great roles and was a solid presence in every movie I can remember seeing him in. My personal favourite of his roles is probably Severen in Near Dark. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshwater Spartan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Damn I was just telling my wife two nights ago about an excellent Marc Maron WTF Podcast that featured Bill. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitac Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I'm so sad to hear about this. I really liked his work and he was known as a good person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Relic said: Waaaaay too young. Died from complications from surgery. I really hope it wasn't the elective kind. RIP. I read that he had a stroke following heart surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Very surprising. Just recently bought a copy of Hatfield and McCoys to give that a shot, as well as Big Love which I've never seen. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I've been really upset with this - actually teared up in work...love this guy! Aliens and Near Dark <3 R.I.P x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2 hours ago, GallowKnight said: What the fuck! That's terrible. He had many great roles and was a solid presence in every movie I can remember seeing him in. My personal favourite of his roles is probably Severen in Near Dark. RIP Yep!! Near Dark is one of my favourite movies and he's the best character!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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