Bruce Willis
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.
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- Born:
- Mar 19, 1955 In Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 200
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Labor of Love
- Latest Project:
- Movie Duro de Matar 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Duro de Matar | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | Assassin | Valmora | 2023-03-31 |
| Movie | The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-22 |
| Movie | Detective Knight: Independence | Det. James Knight | 2023-01-20 |
| Movie | MORT THEORY 2: The Many Mysteries of Dreamworks | RJ | 2023-09-07 |
| Movie | Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-09-16 |
| Movie | Fortress: Sniper's Eye | Robert | 2022-04-29 |
| Movie | Corrective Measures | Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb | 2022-04-29 |
| Movie | A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
| Movie | American Siege | Ben Watts | 2022-01-07 |
| Movie | Vendetta | Donnie Fetter | 2022-05-17 |
| Movie | Gasoline Alley | Detective Freeman | 2022-02-25 |
| Movie | Wrong Place | Frank | 2022-07-15 |
| Movie | Paradise City | Ian Swan | 2022-11-11 |
| Movie | Detective Knight: Redemption | Det. James Knight | 2022-12-09 |
| Movie | White Elephant | Arnold Soloman | 2022-06-03 |
| Movie | Detective Knight: Rogue | Det. James Knight | 2022-10-21 |
| Movie | Wire Room | Shane Mueller | 2022-09-02 |
| Movie | Out of Death | Jack Harris | 2021-07-16 |
| Movie | Midnight in the Switchgrass | Karl Helter | 2021-07-23 |
| Movie | Cosmic Sin | James Ford | 2021-03-12 |
| Movie | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
| Movie | Fortress | Robert | 2021-12-17 |
| Movie | Survive the Game | David | 2021-10-08 |
| Movie | Deadlock | Ron Whitlock | 2021-12-03 |
| Movie | Apex | Thomas Malone | 2021-11-12 |
| Movie | Survive the Night | Frank | 2020-07-03 |
| Movie | Hard Kill | Chalmers | 2020-09-04 |
| Movie | Bruce Willis, l'indestructible | Unknown | 2020-09-25 |
| Movie | Breach | Clay Young | 2020-12-17 |
| Movie | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Bruce Willis (archive footage) | 2019-09-20 |
| Movie | Labor of Love | 2019 | |
| Movie | Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
| Movie | 10 Minutes Gone | Rex | 2019-09-30 |
| Movie | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
| Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
| Movie | Trauma Center | Lt. Det. Wakes | 2019-12-06 |
| Series | The Movies That Made Us | Det. John McClane (archive footage) | 2019-11-29 |
| Movie | Motherless Brooklyn | Frank Minna | 2019-10-31 |
| Movie | Death Wish | Paul Kersey | 2018-03-02 |
| Series | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction | Self | 2018-04-29 |
| Movie | Acts of Violence | Detective James Avery | 2018-01-12 |
| Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self | 2018-07-29 |
| Movie | Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
| Movie | Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
| Movie | Split | David Dunn (uncredited) | 2017-01-19 |
| Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
| 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 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
| Movie | Marauders | Hubert | 2016-07-01 |
| Movie | Precious Cargo | Eddie | 2016-07-15 |
| Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
| Movie | Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
| Movie | Vice | Julian | 2015-01-16 |
| Movie | Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' | Self / Cap Sharp | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
| Movie | Altman | Self | 2014-08-01 |
| Movie | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau | Self (archive footage) | 2014-08-24 |
| Movie | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Hartigan | 2014-08-20 |
| Movie | The Prince | Omar | 2014-08-22 |
| Movie | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies | Narrator (voice) / Self | 2013-03-21 |
| Movie | A Good Day to Die Hard | John McClane | 2013-02-06 |
| Movie | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joe Colton | 2013-03-27 |
| Movie | RED 2 | Frank Moses | 2013-07-18 |
| Movie | Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
| Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
| Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
| Movie | The Cold Light of Day | Martin | 2012-04-04 |
| Movie | The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
| Movie | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
| Movie | Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
| Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
| Movie | Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
| Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
| Movie | The Black Mamba | Mister Suave | 2011-09-21 |
| Movie | Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
| Movie | Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
| Movie | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
| Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
| Movie | Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
| Movie | The Expendables | Mr. Church (uncredited) | 2010-08-03 |
| Movie | I'm Still Here | Self - Guest | 2010-09-10 |
| Movie | RED | Frank Moses | 2010-10-13 |
| Movie | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
| 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 | Assassination of a High School President | Principal Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
| Movie | Shine a Light | Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) | 2008-04-04 |
| Movie | What Just Happened | Self | 2008-10-17 |
| Movie | Planet Terror | Lieutenant Muldoon | 2007-04-06 |
| Movie | The Astronaut Farmer | Doug Masterson (uncredited) | 2007-02-23 |
| Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Gumshoe | 2007-03-13 |
| Movie | Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | 2007-06-20 |
| Movie | Grindhouse | Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
| Movie | Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
| Movie | Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | 2007-04-11 |
| Movie | Lucky Number Slevin | Mr. Goodkat | 2006-02-24 |
| 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 | Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | 2006-11-17 |
| Movie | The Hip Hop Project | Self | 2006-04-27 |
| Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self - Speaker | 2006-11-22 |
| Series | America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Narrator (voice) | 2006-11-17 |
| Movie | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | RJ (voice) | 2006-10-17 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
| Movie | Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-25 |
| 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 |
| Series | Top Gear | Self | 2002-10-20 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | 1999-02-18 |
| Series | Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999-06-07 |
| Movie | The Story of Us | Ben Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
| Movie | The Sixth Sense | Malcolm Crowe | 1999-08-06 |
| Series | The Early Show | Self - Guest | 1999-11-01 |
| 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 |
| Series | Taff | self | 1997-03-11 |
| Movie | The Fifth Element | Korben Dallas | 1997-05-02 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | The Jackal | The Jackal | 1997-11-14 |
| Series | Ally McBeal | Dr. Nickle (uncredited) | 1997-09-08 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | Bruno the Kid | Bruno the Kid (voice) | 1996-09-23 |
| Movie | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy Grimes (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' | Self | 1996-11-05 |
| 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 | North | Narrator (voice) | 1994-07-22 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
| Series | Friends | Paul Stevens | 1994-09-22 |
| Movie | Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
| Movie | Color of Night | Capa | 1994-08-19 |
| 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 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-04-03 |
| Series | HBO First Look | Self | 1992-06-12 |
| Series | Mad About You | Bruce Willis | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | Death Becomes Her | Dr. Ernest Menville | 1992-07-30 |
| Movie | Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
| Movie | The Last Boy Scout | Joe Hallenbeck | 1991-12-13 |
| Movie | Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
| Movie | Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
| Movie | Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-03 |
| Movie | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
| Movie | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 1990-09-08 |
| Movie | Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
| Movie | That's Adequate | Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
| Movie | Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | 1989-10-12 |
| Movie | In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | Sunset | Tom Mix | 1988-04-29 |
| Movie | Die Hard | Self | 1988-07-15 |
| Movie | Blind Date | Walter Davis | 1987-03-27 |
| Movie | The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
| Movie | The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | 1987-02-07 |
| Movie | Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1986-12-27 |
| Series | Moonlighting | David Addison | 1985-03-03 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Peter Novins | 1985-09-27 |
| Movie | Moonlighting: Pilot | David Addison Jr. | 1985-03-03 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Tony Amato | 1984-09-16 |
| 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 |
| Series | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self | 1966-01-25 |
| Series | The Emmy Awards | Self | 1949-01-25 |