Bruce Willis
Acting
Born: March 19, 1955 (age 71) · Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Highest Rated
Biography
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, and he then achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” (1985–1989). He went on to appear 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
Pulp Fiction
1994
Split
2017
The Sixth Sense
1999
Die Hard
1988
The Fifth Element
1997
Looper
2012
Unbreakable
2000
Friends
1994
Twelve Monkeys
1995
Glass
2019
Sin City
2005
Armageddon
1998
Photos (24)
Movies (129)
Die Hard
John McClane
Pulp Fiction
Butch Coolidge
Over the Hedge
RJ (voice)
The Fifth Element
Korben Dallas
The Sixth Sense
Malcolm Crowe
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Hartigan
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
John McClane
The Expendables
Mr. Church (uncredited)
Split
David Dunn (uncredited)
Twelve Monkeys
James Cole
Looper
Old Joe
Armageddon
Harry S. Stamper
The Expendables 2
Church
Ocean's Twelve
Bruce Willis
Die Hard 2
John McClane
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Joe Colton
Glass
David Dunn / The Overseer
RED
Frank Moses
Live Free or Die Hard
John McClane
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Bruce Willis (voice)
The Jackal
The Jackal
RED 2
Frank Moses
Sin City
Hartigan
Tears of the Sun
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
Death Wish
Paul Kersey
Death Becomes Her
Dr. Ernest Menville
Unbreakable
David Dunn
Planet Terror
Lieutenant Muldoon
Lucky Number Slevin
Mr. Goodkat
A Good Day to Die Hard
John McClane
Surrogates
Tom Greer
Moonrise Kingdom
Captain Sharp
The Last Boy Scout
Joe Hallenbeck
The Whole Nine Yards
Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Karl Helter
The Siege
Major-General William Devereaux
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Steve
Four Rooms
Leo (uncredited)
The Player
Bruce Willis
Color of Night
Dr. Bill Capa
Vendetta
Donnie Fetter
Vice
Julian
Mercury Rising
Art Jeffries
Hudson Hawk
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
Striking Distance
Tom Hardy
16 Blocks
Jack Mosley
The Prince
Omar
Motherless Brooklyn
Frank Minna
Look Who's Talking
Mikey (voice)
Last Man Standing
John Smith
Hostage
Jeff Talley
Perfect Stranger
Harrison Hill
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Peter Fallow
Look Who's Talking Too
Mikey (voice)
First Kill
Howell
The Kid
Russ Duritz
Cop Out
Jimmy Monroe
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
John McClane (uncredited)
Grindhouse
Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
Bandits
Joseph Blake
Apex
Thomas Malone
Paradise City
Ian Swan
Hart's War
Col. William A. McNamara
Acts of Violence
Detective James Avery
Marauders
Hubert
The Cold Light of Day
Martin
The Verdict
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Rugrats Go Wild
Spike (voice)
Cosmic Sin
James Ford
Fire with Fire
Mike Cella
Breach
Clay Young
Alpha Dog
Sonny Truelove
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Muddy (voice)
Fortress
Robert
Catch.44
Mel
Hard Kill
Chalmers
Nobody's Fool
Carl Roebuck
Detective Knight: Rogue
Det. James Knight
Air Strike
Jack
White Elephant
Arnold Soloman
Precious Cargo
Eddie
Extraction
Leonard Turner
Mortal Thoughts
James Urbanski
10 Minutes Gone
Rex
The Astronaut Farmer
Doug Masterson (uncredited)
Reprisal
James
Wrong Place
Frank
American Siege
Ben Watts
Setup
Biggs
Billy Bathgate
Bo Weinberg
Trauma Center
Lt. Det. Wakes
Blind Date
Walter Davis
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Robert
The Whole Ten Yards
Jimmy Tudeski
Rock the Kasbah
Bombay Brian
Gasoline Alley
Detective Freeman
Wire Room
Shane Mueller
Corrective Measures
Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
Nancy Drew
Bruce (uncredited)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Bruce Willis (archive footage)
A Day to Die
Alston
North
Narrator (voice)
What Just Happened
Bruce Willis
Out of Death
Jack Harris
Assassination of a High School President
Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
The Story of Us
Ben Jordan
Assassin
Valmora
The First Deadly Sin
Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited)
Detective Knight: Independence
Det. James Knight
Survive the Game
David
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Survive the Night
Frank
Deadlock
Ron Whitlock
Lay the Favorite
Dink Heimowitz
Fast Food Nation
Harry Rydell
Breakfast of Champions
Dwayne Hoover
Detective Knight: Redemption
Det. James Knight
Prince of the City
Extra (uncredited)
Sunset
Tom Mix
In Country
Emmett Smith
Grand Champion
Mr. Blandford
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
RJ (voice)
The Return of Bruno
Bruno Radolini
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020
True West
Lee
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
2011
A Guru Comes
Extra (uncredited)
TV Shows (12)
Friends
Paul Stevens · 3 eps
Miami Vice
Tony Amato · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Vic · 1 eps
Mad About You
Bruce Willis · 1 eps
Moonlighting
David Addison · 66 eps
The Orville
Groogen (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday") · 1 eps
Ally McBeal
Dr. Nickle (uncredited) · 1 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Det. John McClane (archive footage) · 1 eps
Bruno the Kid
Bruno the Kid (voice) · 36 eps
Self / Appearances (57)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self · 5 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 20 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top Ten Presenter · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 7 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
HBO First Look
Self · 1 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · 1 eps
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self · 1 eps
Dolly
Self · 1 eps
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Early Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
I'm Still Here
Self - Guest
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 eps
Altman
Self
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self (archive footage)
Shine a Light
Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Cap Sharp
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
That's Adequate
Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self - Speaker
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Self
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
Narrator (voice) / Self
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
My Date with Drew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
His Way
Self
The Hip Hop Project
Self
Armageddon: Target Earth
Self
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
Self
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Self - Audience Member
A Night to Die For
Self
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self (archive footage)
Writing (2)
Producing (7)
Hostage
Producer
Bruno the Kid
Executive Producer
Touching Evil
Executive Producer
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Executive Producer
The Hip Hop Project
Executive Producer
The Return of Bruno
Producer
True West
Executive Producer
