US actor #Bill_Paxton, a favourite go-to cast member for director James Cameron, who appeared in films such as "The Terminator," "Aliens," "True Lies" and "Titanic," has died at 61.
"It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery," Efe news agency quoted a family spokesperson as saying on Sunday.
Paxton, one of Hollywood's most accomplished and popular actors, began his entertainment career working in the art department of dozens of small productions and ended up by becoming a frequent face in the casts of action films in the 1980s and 1990s, with roles in films such as "Commando," "Predator 2," "Tombstone," "Apollo 13" and "Twister."
"Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable," read the communique.
Paxton, born in Fort Worth, Texas, moved to Los Angeles at age 18 and found work at New World Pictures. His first film was "Crazy Mama" (1975), a production by Roger Corman directed by Jonathan Demme.
He moved to New York to study acting under the supervision of Stella Adler and landed small parts, such as his performance in "Stripes" (1981), opening the way for his longstanding and productive relationship with Cameron, who hired him for a role in "The Terminator" (1984).
His career bloomed from there, with roles in "Vertical Limit," "Spy Kids," "2 Guns," "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Nightcrawler," although in recent years he was more popular for his television series work on "Big Love" and on the "Hatfields and McCoys" miniseries, in which he starred with Kevin Costner.
The day before he died, he had finished work on the first four episodes of his latest project, playing Det. Frank Rourke in "Training Day," a TV adaptation of the thriller for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar.
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Godspeed. Underrated and such a really gifted and relevant human being, I am not going to be surprised if people allow his absence to eclipse his presence. Even in a period piece, he was from this world yet not. Zeitgeist mirage. And I don't know what made me feel like I have to say that. I am really not that....unaware of my own hypocrisy and complicity in the matters of my own experiences with the dead. I forget that my own brother and I have a few vaults of mundane tasks and cutting room floor memories that were banal and such filler in the first 21 years of my life. And I am going to lose the reality of the person who ate food and got passed off or tired and loved technology and irreverent humor as time goes on and I am not even sure if I am really really in my memories of him. Bill Paxton. Like Elliott Smith. Is this real person. Who died. And that is always some kind of career upswing cynical and true. You can not get older or make the NEXT album movie etc less or excessive amount of ______ than the _____. And you will leave them wanting more. No matter how much we can scream ENCORE and burn out thumbs on cigarette , and somehow notice that the lighters have now been replaced by waving of cellular phone and still, even when the applause trickles into anemic sporadic claps and people shuffle off, no Torment Saint of Portland will serenade and no everyman Somebody will bow at curtain call even my brother who was a union stagehand will have left the building. And that is really more of a prize winner to the people who are hoping to be "profound." Sadly THOSE people also have a tendency for longevity....And I am trying not to be so aware of the opposite type of person who has taken the final sunset and suddenly they have a kind of free interpretation and poignant profound clause for ANY of the most unrelated moments in life. They can't even tell you that you're taking it out of context..you will argue with a ghost and ALWAYS get the last word. Bill Paxton....I hope that I shake your hand someday. You served faithfully
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