Actor Bill Paxton has died at the age of 61 due to complications from surgery. The Aliens, Titanic and Twister star passed away on Saturday, according to TMZ . It is not yet known what he was receiving surgery for. He won an Emmy for Hatfields and McCoys. He was on a CBS series, Training Day at the time of his death, in which his 22-year-old son James was set to guest-star in an episode. His family said in a statement that Paxton had an 'illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker.'