“Bill Paxton was a big-hearted, thoughtful and honorable person,” his “Big Love” co-star Chloe Sevigny said in a statement. 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. John Paxton later belonged to the same golfing club as the great Ben Hogan, whom Bill Paxton got to know growing up. “____AP Film Writer Jake Coyle, AP National Writer Hillel Italie and AP Television Writer Lynn Elber contributed to this report.

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