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Posted: 2/26/2017 6:15:26 PM EST

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I think this death resonates because he just seemed like a down to earth guy... not a "star" in the Hollywood sense of the word, but at the same time one of the few actors who really elevated the entertainment value of whatever project he was in... he was one a those guys who when surfing channels late at night, you stumble on something unknown with him in it, you watch because you're sure to be entertained... whatever it is

He definitely had an everyman sense of humor and presence... I've watched a few films with him on the commentary and he seemed really respectful of everyone and thankful, humble... and just like a regular knock around dude...

very few actors in that category... kinda like Robert Duvall.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:21:15 PM EST

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Let's hope they do something nice for him tonight at the Oscars.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:21:42 PM EST

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Seems like he was in every cool 80s action movie. This blows.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:24:12 PM EST

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RIP Chet...

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:25:09 PM EST

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That's a big loss... he was a great actor.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:36:49 PM EST

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Game over man.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:39:19 PM EST

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Fuck the Oscars.

Nothing but pat-me-on-the-back political grandstanding. Will be nothing but Trump-bashing tonight.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:44:52 PM EST

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Coincidence? I think not.

Makes you wonder what evidence she thought he had on her......

Only the good die young.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:47:07 PM EST

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Posted: 2/26/2017 6:48:20 PM EST

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He killed the old lady in Titanic.

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Maybe next time she'll share the flotsam.

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:49:21 PM EST

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Game over, man.

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FPNI?

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:49:53 PM EST

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Arnold posted this earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kzhC-TPkQU

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:50:55 PM EST

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"Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen."
Sigourney may have been the lead, but Paxton stole that whole movie in "Aliens".
"Frailty" and "One False Move" are severely underrated. Everyone should see them.
But perhaps his best work was on the "Hatfields and McCoys" tv miniseries. He was top shelf on that show.
Of all the scumballs in Hollywood, they take a true class act and someone I grew up with.

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Agreed. I watched that movie in the theater (1986?) with a friend of mine that was in the PLC program at the time and later commissioned as a Marine 2nd Lt.(served in ODS as an infantry platoon commander with 2/3). We laughed about "Pvt Hudson" during and after the movie, and never thought twice about Capt. Ripley. Hell, even the newspaper reviews of Aliens at the time mentioned Paxton's character "Hudson" repeatedly because he stood out with his depiction of a "PFE" (Private For Ever).

There's usually one in every unit, and Bill Paxton depicted the token shitbird perfectly :)

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:56:37 PM EST

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61 sure is young, but the Game of Thrones guy is dead at 36

Posted: 2/26/2017 6:57:14 PM EST

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Interesting to note that Paxton started his career 'below-the-line' in 1974 as an 'On Set Dresser', which is a crew position in the Art Department....basically moving around furniture and such...on low budget Roger Corman movies.

Soon after he began to get acting gigs, but he continued to work as a crew member for 13 years....even after doing acting roles in such films as STRIPES (1981), THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (1983), STREETS OF FIRE (1984), THE TERMINATOR (1984), WEIRD SCIENCE (1985), COMMANDO (1985), and ALIENS (1986).

His last below-the-line crew position was in 1987 on the film FLICKS as assistant set dresser.

Humble beginnings.

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He was in Stripes?

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:03:08 PM EST

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My Fav was him in "A Bright shining lie." A great often overlooked movie about the Viet Nam War. I highly recommend it.

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:03:59 PM EST

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Was he a member here?

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:09:24 PM EST

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RIP, Texan

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:09:32 PM EST

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One of the background soldiers in boot camp. I don't think he had any lines.
Supposedly Dennis Quaid was one of them too.

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:20:59 PM EST

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According to IMDB, he played the part of "soldier"

Probably in the background of a scene without a major speaking part...

ETA: Beat, by a margin

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:33:24 PM EST

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Going to miss Chet!
RIP B. Paxton

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:37:19 PM EST

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Posted: 2/26/2017 7:44:56 PM EST

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If you like Paxton and haven't seen Frailty watch it.

Weird, creepy, cool movie.

Posted: 2/26/2017 7:50:19 PM EST

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Goodnight sweet prince

Great actor and someone whose work I will always appreciate. Damn I feel old.

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:03:47 PM EST

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Coconut Pete - Pina Coladaburg with lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn33kAtdLU

Pina Coladaburg - Coconut Pete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYr3j5qiPr8

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:06:23 PM EST

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61 sure is young, but the Game of Thrones guy is dead at 36

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When you're over seven and a half feet tall, the odds are unfortunately against you living a long life.

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:10:47 PM EST

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Ex-co-worker is 7'8" ...he was sick all the time

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:29:59 PM EST

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My Fav was him in "A Bright shining lie." A great often overlooked movie about the Viet Nam War. I highly recommend it.

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Very good flick.

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:30:58 PM EST

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Out of all the shitheads in Hollywood why him? I thought he was an underrated actor and always enjoyed his performances.

RIP Bill.

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This.

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:33:30 PM EST

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RIP Hudson

Posted: 2/26/2017 8:34:21 PM EST

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Posted: 2/26/2017 8:55:34 PM EST

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So very true.

Posted: 2/26/2017 9:04:57 PM EST

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Young Bill, the boy lifted up high to see JFK, photo date November 22, 1963

Also kinda neat he was the narrator for documentary "JFK: The Day That Changed Everything"

Posted: 2/26/2017 9:25:11 PM EST

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Never gave a crap about losing a Hollywood actor, but there are exceptions, and John Candy and Bill Paxton are the two.

Posted: 2/26/2017 9:33:54 PM EST

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If you like Paxton and haven't seen Frailty watch it.

Weird, creepy, cool movie.

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I think "frailty" is WAAAY overlooked.

Really cool movie.

Posted: 2/26/2017 9:44:38 PM EST

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Game over, man.

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Thanks for all the great entertainment.

RIP

Posted: 2/26/2017 10:01:41 PM EST

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Awwww, always liked him. Great in so many roles.

RIP, Bill.

Classy move by storm chasers, nicely done. Always think of Twister when I pass through Guthrie, OK, which is where they did some filming.

Posted: 2/26/2017 10:05:54 PM EST

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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:07:06 PM EST

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WTF?!? Bill Paxton was one of the most underrated actors of our time. Game over, man

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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:08:36 PM EST

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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:24:06 PM EST

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Holy shit. So damn young. Liked him in so many movies. Seemed like a good dude.

Posted: 2/26/2017 11:31:13 PM EST

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James Cameron:

I've been reeling from this for the past half hour, trying to wrap my mind and heart around it. Bill leaves such a void. He and I were close friends for 36 years, since we met on the set of a Roger Corman ultra-low budget movie. He came in to work on set, and I slapped a paint brush in his hand and pointed to a wall, saying "Paint that!" We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends. What followed was 36 years of making films together, helping develop each others projects, going on scuba diving trips together, watching each others kids growing up, even diving the Titanic wreck together in Russian subs. It was a friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect. Bill wrote beautiful heartfelt and thoughtful letters, an anachronism in this age of digital shorthand. He took good care of his relationships with people, always caring and present for others. He was a good man, a great actor, and a creative dynamo. I hope that amid the gaudy din of Oscar night, people will take a moment to remember this wonderful man, not just for all the hours of joy he brought to us with his vivid screen presence, but for the great human that he was.

The world is a lesser place for his passing, and I will profoundly miss him.

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