Bill Paxton, Actor: Aliens. The family of late actor Bill Paxton are accusing his doctor and the hospital where he died of not turning over key evidence they have demanded in their wrongful death suit.. Bill Paxton, the actor known for starring in films such as "Twister" and "Apollo 13," died on Saturday due to complications from surgery, according to a family statement. Paxton’s death certificate says he died Feb. 25, 2017, from a stroke, 11 days after surgery to replace a heart valve and repair aorta damage.

Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas.

“Bill Paxton and his family trusted the physicians and staff at this medical facility but instead Cedars-Sinai betrayed their trust,” said the family’s attorney Bruce Broillet in a statement.

Late actor Bill Paxton's family on Monday sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA and the heart surgeon who operated on him, Ali Khoynezhad, for wrongful death. Paxton's family said Khoynezhad was not in the hospital when Paxton began suffering from complications after the surgery. 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 was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill was, of course, a gifted and popular actor with so … Bill Paxton, the Emmy Award-nominated actor who played an astronaut in “Apollo 13,” died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, of complications from surgery.

He was 61. His father worked in the family’s wood business and young Paxton’s first love affair with the movies began because his father was an ardent supporter of the arts and would often … William ‘Bill’ Paxton was born to Mary Lou and John Lane Paxton in Fort Worth, Texas. The family of Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed the actor’s heart … Bill Paxton full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The Paxton family attorneys say …

These include American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, Texas Independence hero Sam Houston, and Revolutionary War heroes Ethan Alan and Nathan Hale. The family of late actor Bill Paxton filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and surgeon who operated on him, claiming an "improper" medical procedure caused the … The family of late actor Bill Paxton are accusing his doctor and the hospital where he died of not turning over key evidence they have demanded in their wrongful death suit..