Episode
Who Do You Think You Are?: Bill Paxton
Overview
Actor Bill Paxton searches his paternal ancestry and uncovers a war hero from a historic battle who shaped politics in the past.
Details
- Series
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2015-04-19
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Bill Paxton is Episode 7 in Season 6 of Who Do You Think You Are?. It aired on 2015-04-19. The runtime is 42 min.
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