Agents Of SHIELD Cast And Crew React To Bill Paxton's Death

Bill Paxton, an icon of genre film and television, passed away at the age of 61 due to [...]

By Jamie Lovett

Bill Paxton, an icon of genre film and television, passed away at the age of 61 due to complications from surgery.

In addition to many other great roles, Paxton was a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He played Agent John Garrett, a mole for Hydra within SHIELD, in the first season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

Bill Paxton Dies At 61

While Paxton's character turned out to be a villain on Agents of SHIELD, it seems that he was a hero on the show's set. Several members of the Agents of SHIELD cast and crew have shared remembrances of Paxton on social media.

These include messages from Brett Dalton, who probably worked more closer with Paxton as Garrett's protege, Grant Ward, than anyone else in the cast. There's also messages from Ming-Na Wen, Elizabeth Henstridge, showrunner Maurissa Tancharoen, a musical tribute from Bear McReary and more.

Click through the slideshow to see these tributes.

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In addition to his role Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Paxton's career included roles in The Terminator, Weird Science, Titanic, Apollo 13, Twister, Predator 2, True Lies and Aliens. He also gave an Emmy-nominated performance in Hatfields and McCoys and starred in HBO's Big Love

At the time of his death, Paxton was appearing on the CBS series Training Day. He completed filming for the role prior to his untimely death.

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