William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker. He starred in films such as Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and A Simple Plan (1998). He had supporting roles in Weird Science (1985), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014).
Paxton in 2013
Paxton being raised above the crowd as a child as President Kennedy emerges from the Hotel Texas before his assassination in November 1963
Paxton in April 2010
Paxton in April 2014
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon where her crew first saw the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a unit of Colonial Marines to investigate. Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn are featured in supporting roles.
Theatrical release poster
Aliens was filmed almost entirely at Pinewood Studios in England (pictured in 2015).
Cameron and Hurd holding a theatrical poster for Aliens in 1986
Critics were divided about Aliens' intense action and horror, but consistent in their praise for Weaver's (pictured in 2016) performance.
