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.

Known For

Birth Location Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Born 1955-03-19

Movies

Assassin as Valmora
2023
Detective Knight: Independence as Det. James Knight
2023
Detective Knight: Redemption as Det. James Knight
2022
Paradise City as Ian Swan
2022
Detective Knight: Rogue as Det. James Knight
2022
Wire Room as Shane Mueller
2022
Wrong Place as Frank
2022
White Elephant as Arnold Soloman
2022
Vendetta as Donnie Fetter
2022
2022
Corrective Measures as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
2022
A Day to Die as Alston
2022
Gasoline Alley as Detective Freeman
2022
American Siege as Ben Watts
2022
Fortress as Robert
2021
Deadlock as Ron Whitlock
2021
Apex as Thomas Malone
2021
Survive the Game as David
2021
2021
Out of Death as Jack Harris
2021
Cosmic Sin as James Ford
2021
Breach as Clay Young
2020
Hard Kill as Chalmers
2020
2020
Trauma Center as Lt. Det. Wakes
2019
Motherless Brooklyn as Frank Minna
2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
2019
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Bruce Willis (voice)
2019
Glass as David Dunn / The Overseer
2019
Air Strike as Jack
2018
Reprisal as James
2018
Death Wish as Paul Kersey
2018
Acts of Violence as Detective James Avery
2018
First Kill as Howell
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Split as David Dunn (uncredited)
2017
Precious Cargo as Eddie
2016
Marauders as Hubert
2016
Extraction as Leonard Turner
2015
Rock the Kasbah as Bombay Brian
2015
2015
Vice as Julian
2015
The Prince as Omar
2014
2014
RED 2 as Frank Moses
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Joe Colton
2013
A Good Day to Die Hard as John McClane
2013
Looper as Old Joe
2012
Fire with Fire as Mike Cella
2012
The Expendables 2 as Church
2012
Lay the Favorite as Dink Heimowitz
2012
Moonrise Kingdom as Captain Sharp
2012
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2012
Catch.44 as Mel
2011
Setup as Biggs
2011
The Black Mamba as Mister Suave
2011
RED as Frank Moses
2010
I'm Still Here as Self - Guest
2010
The Expendables as Mr. Church (uncredited)
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
2010
Cop Out as Jimmy Monroe
2010
Surrogates as Tom Greer
2009
What Just Happened as Himself
2008
Assassination of a High School President as Principal Kirkpatrick
2008
Live Free or Die Hard as John McClane
2007
Nancy Drew as Bruce (uncredited)
2007
Perfect Stranger as Harrison Hill
2007
Grindhouse as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
2007
Planet Terror as Lieutenant Muldoon
2007
The Astronaut Farmer as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
2007
Fast Food Nation as Harry Rydell
2006
Over the Hedge as RJ (voice)
2006
The Hip Hop Project as Himself
2006
16 Blocks as Jack Mosley
2006
Lucky Number Slevin as Mr. Goodkat
2006
Alpha Dog as Sonny Truelove
2006
Sin City as Det. John Hartigan
2005
Hostage as Jeff Talley
2005
Ocean's Twelve as Bruce Willis (uncredited)
2004
The Whole Ten Yards as Jimmy Tudeski
2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
2003
Tears of the Sun as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
2003
True West as Lee
2002
Grand Champion as Mr. Blandford
2002
Hart's War as Col. William A. McNamara
2002
Bandits as Joseph Blake
2001
Unbreakable as David Dunn
2000
The Kid as Russ Duritz
2000
The Whole Nine Yards as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
2000
The Story of Us as Ben Jordan
1999
The Sixth Sense as Malcolm Crowe
1999
The Siege as Major-General William Devereaux
1998
Armageddon as Harry S. Stamper
1998
Mercury Rising as Art Jeffries
1998
The Jackal as The Jackal
1997
The Fifth Element as Korben Dallas
1997
Last Man Standing as John Smith
1996
Twelve Monkeys as James Cole
1995
Four Rooms as Leo (uncredited)
1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance as John McClane
1995
A Night to Die For as Himself
1995
Nobody's Fool as Carl Roebuck
1994
Pulp Fiction as Butch Coolidge
1994
Color of Night as Capa
1994
North as Narrator
1994
Striking Distance as Det. Tom Hardy
1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as John McClane (uncredited)
1993
Death Becomes Her as Dr. Ernest Menville
1992
The Player as Bruce Willis
1992
The Last Boy Scout as Joe Hallenbeck
1991
Billy Bathgate as Bo Weinberg
1991
Hudson Hawk as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
1991
Mortal Thoughts as James Urbanski
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities as Peter Fallow
1990
Look Who's Talking Too as Mikey (voice)
1990
Die Hard 2 as John McClane
1990
Look Who's Talking as Mikey (voice)
1989
In Country as Emmett Smith
1989
That's Adequate as Himself
1989
Die Hard as John McClane
1988
Sunset as Tom Mix
1988
Blind Date as Walter Davis
1987
The Return of Bruno as Bruno Radolini
1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1986
The Verdict as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
1982
Prince of the City as Extra (uncredited)
1981
Ein Guru kommt as Extra (uncredited)
1980
The First Deadly Sin as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
1980

Movies

Hostage Producer
2005
2002
True West Executive Producer
2002
Hudson Hawk Story
1991
1987
1987
1987