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Overview
Date of Birth:
17 May
1955
,
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Trivia:
Member of the 1980s rock band Martini Ranch.
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations
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Amanda Seyfried departing 'Big Love'
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'Big Love' Season 4 Storylines Revealed
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BuddyTV
. 17 December 2009, 3:09 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Pete Lautrec | Peter LeTrek | 'Wild' Bill Paxton | William Paxton
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Dec. 23
1:30 AM
COMEDY
Broken Lizard's Club Dread
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Filmography
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In Development:
"Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy"
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Actor:
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
"Big Love"
.... Bill Henrickson / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
-
The Greater Good
(2010)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
-
Sacrament
(2009)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
-
Outer Darkness
(2009)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
-
Rough Edges
(2009)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
-
Fight or Flight
(2009)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
(
30 more
)
"Big Love: In the Beginning"
.... Bill Henrickson (2 episodes, 2007)
-
Meet the Babysitter
(2007)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
-
Moving Day
(2007)
TV episode
....
Bill Henrickson
The Good Life
(2007) ....
Robbie
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
(2005) (voice) .... Ed Mitchell
Haven
(2004) .... Carl Ridley
Thunderbirds
(2004) ....
Jeff Tracy
... aka Thunderbirds - Les sentinelles de l'air (France)
Club Dread
(2004) ....
Coconut Pete
... aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread (USA: complete title)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(2003) ....
Dinky Winks
... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title)
Resistance
(2003) .... Maj. Theodore 'Ted' Brice
"Frasier"
.... Ernie (1 episode, 2003)
-
Analyzed Kiss
(2003)
TV episode
(voice) .... Ernie
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
(2002) ....
Dinky Winks
... aka Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (USA: video box title)
Frailty
(2001) ....
Dad Meiks
... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy)
Vertical Limit
(2000) ....
Elliot Vaughn
... aka Vertical Limit (Germany)
... aka Vertical Limit - In größter Gefahr (Germany: TV title)
U-571
(2000) ....
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
... aka U-571 (France)
Mighty Joe Young
(1998) .... Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara
... aka Mighty Joe (UK)
A Simple Plan
(1998) ....
Hank
... aka Ein einfacher Plan (Germany)
... aka Un plan simple (France)
A Bright Shining Lie
(1998) (TV) .... Col. John Paul Vann
Titanic
(1997) ....
Brock Lovett
Traveller
(1997) .... Bokky
The Evening Star
(1996) ....
Jerry Bruckner
Twister
(1996) ....
Bill Harding
The Last Supper
(1995) .... Zachary Cody
Apollo 13
(1995) ....
Fred Haise
... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Frank & Jesse
(1995) ....
Frank James
True Lies
(1994) ....
Simon
Future Shock
(1994) .... Vince
Tombstone
(1993) ....
Morgan Earp
"Tales from the Crypt"
.... Billy DeLuca (1 episode, 1993)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
-
People Who Live in Brass Hearses
(1993)
TV episode
.... Billy DeLuca
Monolith
(1993) .... Tucker
... aka Monolith (Germany)
Indian Summer
(1993) .... Jack Belston
... aka L'été indien (Canada: French title)
Boxing Helena
(1993) ....
Ray O'Malley
Trespass
(1992) .... Vince
... aka Looters
The Vagrant
(1992) .... Graham Krakowski
... aka Psychose meurtrière (France)
One False Move
(1992) .... Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
The Dark Backward
(1991) .... Gus
... aka The Man with Three Arms (UK)
Predator 2
(1990) ....
Jerry Lambert
Navy Seals
(1990) .... Dane
The Last of the Finest
(1990) .... Howard 'Hojo' Jones
... aka Blue Heat (UK)
... aka Street Legal
Brain Dead
(1990) .... Jim Reston
... aka Paranoia (USA: alternative title)
Back to Back
(1989) .... Bo Brand
Next of Kin
(1989) .... Gerald Gates
Slipstream
(1989) .... Matt Owens (at Cafe)
... aka Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000 (Philippines: English title)
New Order: Substance
(1989) (V) (uncredited) .... (video "Touched by the Hand of God")
Riding Fast
(1988) .... Bobo
Pass the Ammo
(1988) .... Jesse Wilkes
Near Dark
(1987) ....
Severen
"The Hitchhiker"
.... Trout (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
... aka Le voyageur (France)
-
Made for Each Other
(1987)
TV episode
.... Trout
"Miami Vice"
.... Vic Romano (1 episode, 1986)
-
Streetwise
(1986)
TV episode
.... Vic Romano
"Fresno"
(1986)
TV mini-series
.... Billy Joe Bobb (unknown episodes)
Aliens
(1986) ....
Pvt. Hudson
An Early Frost
(1985) (TV) .... Bob Maracek
Commando
(1985) .... Intercept Officer
Weird Science
(1985) ....
Chet Donnelly
"The Atlanta Child Murders"
(1985)
TV mini-series
.... Campbell
The Terminator
(1984) ....
Punk Leader
Impulse
(1984) .... Eddie
Streets of Fire
(1984) .... Clyde the Bartender
Pat Benatar: Hit Videos
(1984) (V) .... Radio operator ("Shadows of the Night")
Mortuary
(1983/I) .... Paul Andrews
... aka Embalmed (UK)
Deadly Lessons
(1983) (TV) .... Eddie Fox
Night Warning
(1983) (as William Paxton) .... Eddie
... aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
... aka Momma's Boy
... aka Nightmare Maker
... aka The Evil Protege (UK)
... aka Thrilled to Death (USA: alternative title)
The Lords of Discipline
(1983) (as 'Wild' Bill Paxton) .... Gilbreath
Taking Tiger Mountain
(1983) .... Billy Hampton
... aka Trechi Mynydd y Teigr (UK: Welsh title: literal title)
Great Day
(1983) (TV) .... Rudy
Stripes
(1981) .... Soldier
"The Six O'Clock Follies"
(1980)
TV series
Fish Heads
(1980) .... Main Character
Crazy Mama
(1975) .... John
Producer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
The Good Life
(2007) (executive producer)
Traveller
(1997) (producer)
Fish Heads
(1980) (producer)
Director:
2000s
1980s
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)
Art Department:
1980s
1970s
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)
Soundtrack:
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)
Set Decorator:
1980s
1970s
Galaxy of Terror
(1981) (uncredited)
... aka Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
... aka Planet of Horrors
... aka Quest
Eat My Dust
(1976)
Production Manager:
Bajadores de narcos
(1998) (unit manager)
... aka Trap (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(1996) (V) (additional footage)
Production Designer:
Taking Tiger Mountain
(1983)
... aka Trechi Mynydd y Teigr (UK: Welsh title: literal title)
Writer:
Fish Heads
(1980) (writer)
Art Director:
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)
Thanks:
2000s
1990s
Carried Away
(2009) (special thanks)
Hate* (*a comedy)
(1999) (special thanks)
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
(1998) (TV) (special thanks)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(1996) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
"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
His Highness Hollywood
(2008) (V) .... 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
Do You Sleep in the Nude?
(2007)
"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
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens'
(2003) (V) .... Himself
The University Greys: From Students to Soldiers
(2003) .... Narrator
"Modern Marvels"
.... Host (1 episode, 2003)
-
Titanic Tech
(2003)
TV episode
.... Host
Ghosts of the Abyss
(2003) .... Himself
... aka Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (Australia: IMAX version)
"Festival Pass with Chris Gore"
(2002)
TV series
.... Himself
Living in Darkness
(2002) (V) .... Himself
The Making of 'Frailty'
(2002) (V) .... Himself
The Making of 'Tombstone'
(2002) (V) .... Himself - 'Morgan Earp'
"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
Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal'
(2001) (V) .... Himself (L.A. Premiere)
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
Anatomy of a 'Twister'
(2000) (V) .... 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
Twister: Ride It Out
(1998) .... Himself
... aka Twister (USA: informal short title)
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
Directors: James Cameron
(1997) (V) .... Himself
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(1996) (V) .... 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
Archive Footage:
Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts
(2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
Reinventando Hollywood
(2008) (TV) .... Bill Henrickson
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
(2006) (uncredited) .... Fred Haise
Derailroaded
(2005) .... Himself
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
(2005) (V) .... Himself
Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection
(2003) (V) (uncredited) .... Radio operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
"Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater"
-
Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night
(1995)
TV episode
-
More Girls with Big Guns
(1995)
TV episode
.... Morgan Earp
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection
(1991) (V) .... Main Character (segment "Fish Heads")
Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection
(1986) (V) .... Radio operator (segment "Shadows of the Night")
"Saturday Night Live"
-
Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes
(1980)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Man in 'Fish Heads'
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