“Game over, man!” RIP.
Kinda shocking because he was young (yes, I’m at the age where 61 is still young!) and that he just started a new series. Condolences to his family and RIP.
Paxton’s had many memorable performances. Here’s one that I’ve always found to be particularly poignant:
Just heard an interview with him on the Marc Maron WTF podcast, apparently he was at Kennedy’s parade route the day he was assassinated and has had a life long interest in the event ever since. An interesting guy, sorry to see him go so young.
From his wikipedia, he’s the kid propped up above the crowd:
That’s sad. RIP. He was fairly young…60 years old. Had to look it up. Doesn’t look like the type to have aged much as he got older too. Wonder if it was a preventable death since it happened as a result of surgery.
I remember him for his portrayal as the used car salesman who convinced the JamieLeeCurtis character that he was a spy …He played his character splendidly.
So sad he died…
Why is it that the good seem to die young and the wretched seem to live forever?
Rip Bill, you had a good run.
Condolences to the family.
Funny, I was flipping the channel a couple of nights ago and there he was.
Too damn young. RIP, sir. And wishing strength to your loved ones.
RIP. I particularly enjoyed his film Frailty, which showed his talents not only as an actor but a director.
Well, that’s great. That’s just fuckin’ great, man! Now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We’re in some real pretty shit now, man!
Pvt. Hudson’s words were repeated by millions of people around the world on November 8th, 2016.
RIP BP.
Game over man, Game over!
Goodbye Private Hudson, you’ll be missed.
RIP and so long, Bill Paxton. Now you can find a new game.
He was absolutely, heartbreakingly wonderful in the great and underrated “One False Move” from 1992, which co-starred and was co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. I still can’t believe he wasn’t nominated for best actor - and he was much better than the winner, Al Pacino, who won mainly because of sentimentality and not for his performance, which was pedestrian at best.
But I have seen the Director’s Cut of “Aliens” about 157 times, and I can’t help but smile when I think of Bill Paxton’s killer performance in that movie. I mean, Sigourney Weaver is absolutely kick-ass in that movie, but any co-star who wouldn’t get wiped off the screen by her performance deserves major accolades, and Bill Paxton made Private Hudson - who could have come off as a cardboard stereotype of a Marine - a human, wry, funny, and frightened person.
And he also spoke on of the all-time great movie lines:
The Extreme.
OnLy actor to be killed by Terminator, Predator, and Alien.
Reading this throws back into the middle of Big Love, which he carried. Few actors could have elicited the kind of respect he generated from me for a character whose belief system was so far removed from my own. I came away understanding religion and the tragic FLDS religion in particular much better.
A great interview on WTF Podcast just a couple weeks ago. Give it a listen. Great guy. So sad.
Going to miss Bill “I can act normal” Paxton. So many fine manic performances in his early career. Who can forget, “It’s a bug hunt!” To his later performances when his personal warmth shone through.
Bye, Bill. Your like shall not be seen again.