Bill Patton
Bill Patton was born on June 2, 1894 in Amarillo, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Chance (1926), Smoking Trails (1924) and Fangs of Fate (1925). He was married to Birdie and Emily. He died on December 12, 1951 in Gardena, California, USA.
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his film debut in the Corman film Crazy Mama (1975), directed by Jonathan Demme. Moving to New York, Paxton studied acting under Stella Adler at New York University. After landing a small role in Stripes (1981), he found steady work in low-budget films and television. He also directed, wrote and produced award-winning short films including Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980), which aired on Saturday Night Live (1975). His first appearance in a James Cameron film was a small role in The Terminator (1984), followed by his very memorable performance as Private Hudson in Aliens (1986) and as the nomadic vampire Severen in Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987). Bill also appeared in John Hughes' Weird Science (1985), as Wyatt Donnelly's sadistic older brother Chet. Although he continued to work steadily in film and television, his big break did not come until his lead role in the critically acclaimed film-noir One False Move (1992). This quickly led to strong supporting roles as Wyatt Earp's naive younger brother Morgan in Tombstone (1993) and as Fred Haise, one of the three astronauts, in Apollo 13 (1995), as well as in James Cameron's offering True Lies (1994). Bill died on February 25, 2017, in Los Angeles, from complications following heart surgery. He was 61.
Bill Peach
Bill Peach was born on 15 May 1935 in Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for The Explorers (1984), Peach's Australia (1975) and The Comedy Game (1971). He was previously married to Shirley. He died on 27 August 2013 in St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bill Peneston
Bill Peneston is known for Kampout (2017), In the Shadows (2023) and Kampout: Director's Cut (2016).
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins is an actor, known for A Match Made at Christmas (2021).
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins is a producer and actor, known for Unthinkable (2010), After.Life (2009) and The Baytown Outlaws (2012).
Bill Persky
Bill Persky was born on 9 September 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Kate & Allie (1984), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) and Lotsa Luck! (1973). He was previously married to Betty L. Reisberg and Suzanne Taylor.
Bill Phillips
Bill Phillips can be seen as Mr Pike in the Keola Racela comedy-horror film Porno the Movie (Amazon Prime). IndieWire calls it, "Pure pulpy cinephile fun, the breakout of last year's SXSW Film Festival!" Bill is perhaps best known as Reverend Jenkins, Frank Underwood's (Kevin Spacey) hometown minister, a recurring role on the Netflix series House of Cards. He can also be seen recurring as H.L. Mencken in the Amazon Prime series Z: The Beginning of Everything, in NBC's Shades of Blue (opposite Jennifer Lopez), and in the new Rob Meyer film Little Boxes (Tribeca Film Festival/Netflix). Bill is a character actor at home on stage and screen and comfortable in both dramatic and comedic roles. When he's not acting Bill enjoys collecting vintage typewriters, beekeeping, and traveling with his wife. They recently returned from their seventh humanitarian trip to Bosnia where they've led groups rebuilding homes in the post-war country. Bill was most recently seen on the New York stage in the Off Broadway premiere of the new Michael McKeever play, After, at 59E59!
Bill Plaschke
Worked for the for The LA Times since 1987. Has also been a sportswriter with the San Diego County edition from 1987 to 1996. A Louisville, Kentucky native, he received a bachelor's degree in mass communications in 1980 from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois. Afterwards worked as a sportswriter for the Fort Lauderdale News-Sun Sentinel and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer before The Los Angeles Times. Belongs to the Baseball Writers Association of America and the Professional Football Writers Association.
Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton was born on April 30, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is known for Cheatin' (2013), I Married a Strange Person! (1997) and Idiots and Angels (2008).
