`Apollo 13` star Bill Paxton dies at 61
(Artdaily.org)

Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as `Apollo 13` and `Titanic,` has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits. `It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,` a statement from a family representative said. `Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker.` Although the statement did not indicate the time of death, Rolling Stone magazine said he died Saturday. One of Paxton`s earliest character roles was as a thug in the 1984 film `The Terminator,` and he left his mark as the ill-fated Private Hudson in the 1986 sci-fi thriller `Aliens.`