Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American retired 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.

Assassin
2023
Valmora
Detective Knight: Independence
2023
Det. James Knight
Sly
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
Self (archive footage)
Corrective Measures
2022
Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
2022
Robert
Vendetta
2022
Donnie Fetter
Gasoline Alley
2022
Detective Freeman
Wrong Place
2022
Frank
Wire Room
2022
Shane Mueller
Detective Knight: Rogue
2022
Det. James Knight
Detective Knight: Redemption
2022
Det. James Knight
American Siege
2022
Ben Watts
Paradise City
2022
Ian Swan
White Elephant
2022
Arnold Soloman
A Day to Die
2022
Alston
Cosmic Sin
2021
James Ford
Midnight in the Switchgrass
2021
Karl Helter
Deadlock
2021
Ron Whitlock
Apex
2021
Thomas Malone
Out of Death
2021
Jack Harris
Survive the Game
2021
David
Fortress
2021
Robert
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020
Survive the Night
2020
Frank
Breach
2020
Clay Young
Hard Kill
2020
Chalmers
Glass
2019
David Dunn / The Overseer
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Frank Minna
10 Minutes Gone
2019
Rex
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
Bruce Willis (voice)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
Bruce Willis (archive footage)
Trauma Center
2019
Lt. Det. Wakes
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Self (archive footage)
Air Strike
2018
Jack
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
Self
Death Wish
2018
Paul Kersey
Acts of Violence
2018
Detective James Avery
Reprisal
2018
James
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Steve
First Kill
2017
Howell
Split
2017
David Dunn (uncredited)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Marauders
2016
Hubert
Precious Cargo
2016
Eddie
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
Self / Cap Sharp
Rock the Kasbah
2015
Bombay Brian
Vice
2015
Julian
Extraction
2015
Leonard Turner
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Hartigan
The Prince
2014
Omar
Altman
2014
Self
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013
John McClane
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
Joe Colton
RED 2
2013
Frank Moses
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
2013
Narrator (voice) / Self
Lay the Favorite
2012
Dink Heimowitz
The Expendables 2
2012
Church
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
Looper
2012
Old Joe
The Cold Light of Day
2012
Martin
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
Self
Fire with Fire
2012
Mike Cella
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Captain Sharp
Close Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
Setup
2011
Biggs
Catch.44
2011
Mel
His Way
2011
Self
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011
Self
The Black Mamba
2011
Mister Suave
Cop Out
2010
Jimmy Monroe
RED
2010
Frank Moses
The Expendables
2010
Mr. Church (uncredited)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
Self
I'm Still Here
2010
Self - Guest
Surrogates
2009
Tom Greer
What Just Happened
2008
Self
Assassination of a High School President
2008
Principal Kirkpatrick
Shine a Light
2008
Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
Live Free or Die Hard
2007
John McClane
Planet Terror
2007
Lieutenant Muldoon
Perfect Stranger
2007
Harrison Hill
Grindhouse
2007
Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
Nancy Drew
2007
Bruce (uncredited)
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Doug Masterson (uncredited)
The Hip Hop Project
2006
Executive Producer
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Mr. Goodkat
16 Blocks
2006
Jack Mosley
Alpha Dog
2006
Sonny Truelove
Over the Hedge
2006
RJ (voice)
Fast Food Nation
2006
Harry Rydell
Tarantino's Mind
2006
Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006
RJ (voice)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
Self - Speaker
Hostage
2005
Producer
Sin City
2005
Hartigan
My Date with Drew
2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
Jimmy Tudeski
Grand Champion
2004
Mr. Blandford
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Bruce Willis
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Self
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
Tears of the Sun
2003
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
Rugrats Go Wild
2003
Spike (voice)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
2002
Executive Producer
True West
2002
Executive Producer
Hart's War
2002
Col. William A. McNamara
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
Self (archive footage)
Bandits
2001
Joseph Blake
The Whole Nine Yards
2000
Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
The Kid
2000
Russ Duritz
Unbreakable
2000
David Dunn
The Sixth Sense
1999
Malcolm Crowe
The Story of Us
1999
Ben Jordan
Breakfast of Champions
1999
Dwayne Hoover
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Thanks
Armageddon
1998
Harry S. Stamper
Mercury Rising
1998
Art Jeffries
The Siege
1998
Major-General William Devereaux
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
Self
The Fifth Element
1997
Korben Dallas
The Jackal
1997
The Jackal
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
1997
Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996
Self
Last Man Standing
1996
John Smith
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
Muddy Grimes (voice)
Four Rooms
1995
Leo
Twelve Monkeys
1995
James Cole
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
John McClane
A Night to Die For
1995
Self
Color of Night
1994
Capa
Pulp Fiction
1994
Butch Coolidge
Nobody's Fool
1994
Carl Roebuck
North
1994
Narrator (voice)
Striking Distance
1993
Det. Tom Hardy
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
John McClane (uncredited)
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
Self
The Player
1992
Bruce Willis
Death Becomes Her
1992
Dr. Ernest Menville
Hudson Hawk
1991
Story
Mortal Thoughts
1991
James Urbanski
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Joe Hallenbeck
Billy Bathgate
1991
Bo Weinberg
Die Hard 2
1990
John McClane
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Peter Fallow
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Mikey (voice)
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Self
Look Who's Talking
1989
Mikey (voice)
In Country
1989
Emmett Smith
That's Adequate
1989
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Self
Die Hard
1988
John McClane
Sunset
1988
Tom Mix
The Return of Bruno
1987
Original Music Composer
Blind Date
1987
Walter Davis
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Verdict
1982
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Prince of the City
1981
Extra (uncredited)
The First Deadly Sin
1980
Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
A Guru Comes
1980
Extra (uncredited)
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Self (archive footage)