Bill Paxton, actor and director, dies aged 61 – video obituary

The actor Bill Paxton has died at the age of 61 after complications from heart surgery, according to a statement released by his family on Sunday. Paxton began his career in films like James Cameron’s Terminator and Aliens films, before going on to star in Titanic and Twister in the 1990s. In recent years, he was nominated for three Golden Globes for his work on HBO’s Big Love

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