Apollo 13 actor Bill Paxton dies at 61 due to surgery complications

Hollywood actor Bill Paxton has died due to post-surgery complications at the age of 61 on Sunday. Family representative of Bill Paxton also confirmed the same.

Paxton was an American actor and director. His biggest hits included The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, Predator 2, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Louise Newbury, and their two children.

Paxton won an Emmy for his performance in the TV mini-series Hatfields and McCoys, alongside Kevin Costner.

He also earned three Best Actor Golden Globe nominations for his starring role in the HBO drama Big Love.