Overview
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Bill moved to Los Angeles at 18 where he found work in the film industry...
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Bill's paternal grandfather was friend and neighbor to the great American...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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4 wins
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10 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Pete Lautrec | Peter LeTrek | 'Wild' Bill Paxton | William Paxton
Filmography
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Archive Footage - The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Frailty (2001)
... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy)
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1980)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) TV episode (segment "Fish Heads") - Fish Heads (1980)
- Flicks (1987) (assistant set dresser)
... aka Hollyweird
... aka Loose Joints
- Death Game (1977) (assistant set decorator)
... aka Mrs. Manning's Weekend
... aka The Seducers - Beach Blanket Bango (1975) (set dresser) (as Peter LeTrek)
... aka Beach Blanket (USA: bowdlerized title)
... aka Beach Blanket Bongo (USA: bootleg title)
... aka Beach Party Bango (USA: alternative title)
... aka Teenage Throat
... aka The Youthful Way (USA: alternative title) - Big Bad Mama (1974) (set dresser)
- The Good Life (2007) (performer: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (uncredited))
- Club Dread (2004) (performer: "Pleasure Island", "Ponytails Cocktails", "Pina Coladaburg", "Naughty Cal")
... aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA: complete title)
- Galaxy of Terror (1981) (uncredited)
... aka Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
... aka Planet of Horrors
... aka Quest
- Eat My Dust (1976)
- Beach Blanket Bango (1975) (as Pete Lautrec)
... aka Beach Blanket (USA: bowdlerized title)
... aka Beach Blanket Bongo (USA: bootleg title)
... aka Beach Party Bango (USA: alternative title)
... aka Teenage Throat
... aka The Youthful Way (USA: alternative title)
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 19 June 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #1.12 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 16 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Sexo en serie (2008) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Charlize Theron (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" (1 episode, 2008)
- Shia LaBeouf (2008) TV episode - "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 11 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The WIN Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2002-2005)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 August 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 31 March 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 April 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Modern Marvels" .... Host (1 episode, 2003)
- Titanic Tech (2003) TV episode .... Host - "Festival Pass with Chris Gore" (2002) TV series .... Himself
- "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Frailty (????) TV episode .... Himself - "The American Experience" .... Himself - Reader (1 episode, 2001)
- War Letters (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Reader - The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
- Surviving 'Vertical Limit' (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) TV episode .... Himself
- The Making of 'Twister' (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 25 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1999)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 19 December 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 21 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Filmen 'Titanic'/Nyheter och väder (1997) TV episode .... Himself - The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 21 July 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Showbiz Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 19 June 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
... aka The Howard Stern Summer Show (USA: promotional title)
- Episode dated 27 July 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- The Making of 'Terminator' (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
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Pat Benatar, "Shadows of the Night" (radio operator)
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