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 | American Siege | Ben Watts | 2022-01-07 |
Movie | A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
Movie | Corrective Measures | Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb | 2022-04-29 |
Movie | Detective Knight: Redemption | Det. James Knight | 2022-12-09 |
Movie | Vendetta | Donnie Fetter | 2022-05-17 |
Movie | Deadlock | Ron Whitlock | 2021-12-03 |
Movie | Labor of Love | 2019 | |
Movie | Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
Movie | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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 | Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self | 2018-07-29 |
Movie | Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Split | David Dunn (uncredited) | 2017-01-19 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
Series | The Orville | Groogen (voice) | 2017-09-10 |
Movie | First Kill | Howell | 2017-07-21 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Four Eyes (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
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 | Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
Movie | Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
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 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joe Colton | 2013-03-27 |
Movie | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies | Himself | 2013-03-21 |
Movie | Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
Movie | The Cold Light of Day | Martin | 2012-04-04 |
Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
Movie | The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
Movie | Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
Movie | The Black Mamba | Mister Suave | 2011-09-21 |
Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
Movie | Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
Movie | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
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 | Shine a Light | Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) | 2008-04-04 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Self | 2008-01-04 |
Movie | What Just Happened | Himself | 2008-10-17 |
Movie | Assassination of a High School President | Principal Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
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 | 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 | Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
Movie | 16 Blocks | Jack Mosley | 2006-03-01 |
Movie | Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | 2006-01-27 |
Movie | The Hip Hop Project | Himself | 2006-04-27 |
Movie | Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self - Speaker | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | 2006-11-17 |
Movie | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | RJ (voice) | 2006-10-17 |
Movie | Sin City | Det. John Hartigan | 2005-04-01 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | 2005-11-11 |
Movie | My Date with Drew | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-08-05 |
Movie | The Whole Ten Yards | Jimmy Tudeski | 2004-04-07 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Bruce Willis (uncredited) | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | 2004-10-07 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-27 |
Movie | Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | 2003-03-07 |
Movie | Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
Movie | Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | 2002-03-01 |
Movie | Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | 2002-02-15 |
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 | Unbreakable | David Dunn | 2000-11-22 |
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 Story of Us | Ben Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | The Siege | Major-General William Devereaux | 1998-11-06 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself (archive footage) | 1998-07-17 |
Series | That '70s Show | Vic | 1998-08-23 |
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 | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy Grimes (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' | Self | 1996-11-05 |
Movie | A Night to Die For | Himself | 1995-05-18 |
Movie | Four Rooms | Leo (uncredited) | 1995-12-09 |
Movie | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | John McClane | 1995-05-19 |
Movie | Twelve Monkeys | James Cole | 1995-12-29 |
Movie | North | Narrator | 1994-07-22 |
Movie | Color of Night | Capa | 1994-08-19 |
Series | Friends | Paul Stevens | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
Series | Late Show with David Letterman | Self | 1993-08-30 |
Movie | Striking Distance | Det. Tom Hardy | 1993-09-17 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-04-03 |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Movie | Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
Movie | Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
Movie | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-03 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
Movie | That's Adequate | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | 1989-10-12 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
Movie | In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
Movie | Sunset | Tom Mix | 1988-04-29 |
Movie | The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | 1987-02-07 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Peter Novins | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) | 1982-12-08 |
Movie | Prince of the City | Extra (uncredited) | 1981-08-19 |
Movie | Ein Guru kommt | Extra (uncredited) | 1980-12-08 |
Movie | The First Deadly Sin | Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves | 1980-10-03 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975-10-11 |
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