How old was Bill Paxton in his first movie: Crazy Mama?

Bill Paxton was 19 in Crazy Mama when he played the character 'John'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1975.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2017 he died aged 61, starring in 85 films in his career, 84 of those after Crazy Mama was first released. If he were alive today he would be 68.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Crazy Mama, I think Bill Paxton looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Jonathan Demme has worked with Bill Paxton just once in his career.
  • Bill Paxton's first movie was as 'John' in Crazy Mama, released in 1975 when he was 19
  • Crazy Mama scores 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Crazy Mama

Bill Paxton's other movies