Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has since appeared in over 70 films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013) and other subsequent roles. Willis's other credits include The Last Boy Scout (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), Last Man Standing (1996), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Hart's War (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), Hostage (2005), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Surrogates (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Rock the Kasbah (2015) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). As a singer, Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987, followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received numerous accolades during his career, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022, Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Movie | Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-09-16 |
Movie | Assassin | Valmora | 2023-03-31 |
Movie | Corrective Measures | Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb | 2022-04-29 |
Movie | Fortress: Sniper's Eye | Robert | 2022-04-29 |
Movie | American Siege | Ben Watts | 2022-01-07 |
Movie | Vendetta | Donnie Fetter | 2022-05-17 |
Movie | Gasoline Alley | Detective Freeman | 2022-02-25 |
Movie | A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
Movie | White Elephant | Arnold Soloman | 2022-06-03 |
Movie | Paradise City | Ian Swan | 2022-11-11 |
Movie | Wire Room | Shane Mueller | 2022-09-02 |
Movie | Wrong Place | Frank | 2022-07-15 |
Movie | Detective Knight: Redemption | Det. James Knight | 2022-12-09 |
Movie | Out of Death | Jack Harris | 2021-07-16 |
Movie | Cosmic Sin | James Ford | 2021-03-12 |
Movie | Apex | Thomas Malone | 2021-11-12 |
Movie | Deadlock | Ron Whitlock | 2021-12-03 |
Movie | Hard Kill | Chalmers | 2020-09-04 |
Movie | Breach | Clay Young | 2020-12-17 |
Movie | Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
Movie | Labor of Love | 2019 | |
Movie | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
Movie | 10 Minutes Gone | Rex | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Trauma Center | Lt. Det. Wakes | 2019-12-06 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | Acts of Violence | Detective James Avery | 2018-01-12 |
Movie | Death Wish | Paul Kersey | 2018-03-02 |
Series | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction | Self | 2018-04-29 |
Movie | Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self | 2018-07-29 |
Movie | Split | David Dunn (uncredited) | 2017-01-19 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
Movie | First Kill | Howell | 2017-07-21 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Four Eyes (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Series | The Orville | Groogen (voice) | 2017-09-10 |
Movie | Marauders | Hubert | 2016-07-01 |
Movie | Precious Cargo | Eddie | 2016-07-15 |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
Movie | Vice | Julian | 2015-01-16 |
Movie | Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
Movie | Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
Movie | Altman | Self | 2014-08-01 |
Movie | The Prince | Omar | 2014-08-22 |
Movie | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau | Self (archive footage) | 2014-08-24 |
Movie | RED 2 | Frank Moses | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | A Good Day to Die Hard | John McClane | 2013-02-06 |
Movie | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies | Narrator (voice) / Self | 2013-03-21 |
Movie | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joe Colton | 2013-03-27 |
Movie | The Cold Light of Day | Martin | 2012-04-04 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
Movie | The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
Movie | Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
Movie | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
Movie | Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | The Black Mamba | Mister Suave | 2011-09-21 |
Movie | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
Movie | Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Self - Guest | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
Movie | RED | Frank Moses | 2010-10-13 |
Movie | The Expendables | Mr. Church (uncredited) | 2010-08-03 |
Movie | Surrogates | Tom Greer | 2009-09-24 |
Movie | Kambakkht Ishq | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2009-07-03 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Self | 2008-01-04 |
Movie | Shine a Light | Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) | 2008-04-04 |
Movie | Assassination of a High School President | Principal Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
Movie | What Just Happened | Self | 2008-10-17 |
Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Gumshoe | 2007-03-13 |
Movie | The Astronaut Farmer | Doug Masterson (uncredited) | 2007-02-23 |
Movie | Planet Terror | Lieutenant Muldoon | 2007-04-06 |
Movie | Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
Movie | Grindhouse | Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
Movie | Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | 2007-04-11 |
Movie | Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | 2007-06-20 |
Movie | Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | 2006-01-27 |
Movie | 16 Blocks | Jack Mosley | 2006-03-01 |
Movie | Tarantino's Mind | Butch Coolidge (archive footage) | 2006-01-04 |
Movie | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | RJ (voice) | 2006-10-17 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self - Speaker | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | The Hip Hop Project | Self | 2006-04-27 |
Movie | Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | 2006-11-17 |
Movie | Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
Movie | Hostage | Jeff Talley | 2005-03-10 |
Movie | Sin City | Det. John Hartigan | 2005-04-01 |
Movie | My Date with Drew | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-08-05 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | 2005-11-11 |
Movie | The Whole Ten Yards | Jimmy Tudeski | 2004-04-07 |
Movie | Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | 2004-10-07 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Bruce Willis (uncredited) | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | 2003-03-07 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-25 |
Movie | Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
Movie | Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | 2002-02-15 |
Series | Top Gear | Self | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | 2002-03-01 |
Movie | True West | Lee | 2002-05-28 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee (uncredited) | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-20 |
Movie | Bandits | Joseph Blake | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | The Whole Nine Yards | Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski | 2000-02-18 |
Movie | Unbreakable | David Dunn | 2000-11-22 |
Movie | The Kid | Russ Duritz | 2000-07-07 |
Series | Family Guy | Officer John McClane (archive footage) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | The Early Show | Self - Guest | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | 1999-02-18 |
Movie | The Sixth Sense | Malcolm Crowe | 1999-08-06 |
Movie | The Story of Us | Ben Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | Armageddon | Harry S. Stamper | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | The Siege | Major-General William Devereaux | 1998-11-06 |
Series | That '70s Show | Vic | 1998-08-23 |
Movie | Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie | Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage) | 1997-04-22 |
Movie | The Fifth Element | Korben Dallas | 1997-05-02 |
Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Dr. Nickle (uncredited) | 1997-09-08 |
Movie | The Jackal | The Jackal | 1997-11-14 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996-08-21 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' | Self | 1996-11-05 |
Movie | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy Grimes (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
Movie | A Night to Die For | Self | 1995-05-18 |
Movie | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | John McClane | 1995-05-19 |
Movie | Twelve Monkeys | James Cole | 1995-12-29 |
Movie | Four Rooms | Leo (uncredited) | 1995-12-09 |
Movie | Color of Night | Capa | 1994-08-19 |
Movie | North | Narrator (voice) | 1994-07-22 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
Series | Friends | Paul Stevens | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
Movie | Striking Distance | Det. Tom Hardy | 1993-09-17 |
Series | Late Show with David Letterman | Self | 1993-08-30 |
Series | Mad About You | Bruce Willis | 1992-09-23 |
Movie | The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
Movie | Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
Movie | Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-03 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
Movie | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 1990-09-08 |
Movie | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | That's Adequate | Self | 1989-01-20 |
Movie | In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | 1989-10-12 |
Movie | Sunset | Tom Mix | 1988-04-29 |
Movie | The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
Movie | The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | Blind Date | Walter Davis | 1987-03-27 |
Movie | Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1986-12-27 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Peter Novins | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | Moonlighting: Pilot | David Addison Jr. | 1985-03-03 |
Movie | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) | 1982-12-08 |
Movie | Prince of the City | Extra (uncredited) | 1981-08-19 |
Movie | The First Deadly Sin | Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves | 1980-10-03 |
Movie | A Guru Comes | Extra (uncredited) | 1980-12-08 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975-10-11 |
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