1. He actually admired his Big Love character. Though he was married to one wife, Louise, 41, a homemaker, for 20 years, Paxton didn’t judge the devoutly religious polygamist he played from 2006 ...

Paxton died in L.A. on Feb. 25 at age 61. In the wake of his passing, the outpouring of grief from collaborators spoke, more than anything, to his decency.

Paxton’s clean-cut, regular-guy side also served him well in his biggest TV role, playing religious-cult polygamist Bill Hendrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love from 2006 through 2011.