Bill Paxton Prolific and charismatic actor Bill Paxton, who played an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” has died from complications due to surgery. Read the obituary: Family representative: ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton has died Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. One of the industry’s busiest actors, Mr. Paxton once said the hardest part of his career wasn’t the work itself, but the time in between. A breakthrough was playing Fred Haise in “Apollo 13” (1995), directed by Ron Howard and also featuring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon as fellow astronauts. Sigourney Weaver, left, and Bill Paxton in 2016.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2017 16:38 UTC