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Bruce Willis
Known for: ActingWalter 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.
Filmography 120
Over the Hedge
as RJ (voice) 
Pulp Fiction
as Butch Coolidge 
Moonlighting
as David Addison 
RED
as Frank Moses 
The Sixth Sense
as Malcolm Crowe 
The Fifth Element
as Korben Dallas 
Glass
as David Dunn / The Overseer 
Tears of the Sun
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters 
Planet Terror
as Lieutenant Muldoon 
RED 2
as Frank Moses 
Die Hard
as John McClane 
Die Hard 2
as John McClane 
Twelve Monkeys
as James Cole 
The Expendables 2
as Church 
Surrogates
as Tom Greer 
Live Free or Die Hard
as John McClane 
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as John McClane 
Sin City
as Hartigan 
Vice
as Julian 
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Joe Colton 
Lucky Number Slevin
as Mr. Goodkat 
American Siege
as Ben Watts 
Death Becomes Her
as Dr. Ernest Menville 
Armageddon
as Harry S. Stamper 
Looper
as Old Joe 
Mercury Rising
as Art Jeffries 
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Hartigan 
Death Wish
as Paul Kersey 
The Whole Nine Yards
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski 
The Story of Us
as Ben Jordan 
Nobody's Fool
as Carl Roebuck 
Moonrise Kingdom
as Captain Sharp 
The Last Boy Scout
as Joe Hallenbeck 
The Jackal
as The Jackal 
Unbreakable
as David Dunn 
Striking Distance
as Tom Hardy 
Deadlock
as Ron Whitlock 
Hart's War
as Col. William A. McNamara 
A Good Day to Die Hard
as John McClane 
16 Blocks
as Jack Mosley 
Bruno the Kid
as Bruno the Kid (voice) 
The Whole Ten Yards
as Jimmy Tudeski 
The Siege
as Major-General William Devereaux 
Wrong Place
as Frank 
Color of Night
as Dr. Bill Capa 
Perfect Stranger
as Harrison Hill 
The Prince
as Omar 
Air Strike
as Jack 
Vendetta
as Donnie Fetter 
Last Man Standing
as John Smith 
Cop Out
as Jimmy Monroe 
Look Who's Talking
as Mikey (voice) 
Look Who's Talking Too
as Mikey (voice) 
Hudson Hawk
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins 
Marauders
as Hubert 
Fire with Fire
as Mike Cella 
Gasoline Alley
as Detective Freeman 
Cosmic Sin
as James Ford 
Billy Bathgate
as Bo Weinberg 
Trauma Center
as Lt. Det. Wakes 
White Elephant
as Arnold Soloman 
Hostage
as Jeff Talley 
The Cold Light of Day
as Martin 
Paradise City
as Ian Swan 
Motherless Brooklyn
as Frank Minna 
The Kid
as Russ Duritz 
Four Rooms
as Leo (uncredited) 
Bandits
as Joseph Blake 
Midnight in the Switchgrass
as Karl Helter 
Acts of Violence
as Detective James Avery 
I'm Still Here
as Self - Guest 
Precious Cargo
as Eddie 
First Kill
as Howell 
What Just Happened
as Bruce Willis 
A Day to Die
as Alston 
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Steve 
Alpha Dog
as Sonny Truelove 
Corrective Measures
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb 
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
as Robert 
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Peter Fallow 
Hard Kill
as Chalmers 
Wire Room
as Shane Mueller 
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Muddy (voice) 
Apex
as Thomas Malone 
Mortal Thoughts
as James Urbanski 
Out of Death
as Jack Harris 
10 Minutes Gone
as Rex 
Extraction
as Leonard Turner 
Lay the Favorite
as Dink Heimowitz 
Fortress
as Robert 
Survive the Night
as Frank 
Setup
as Biggs 
Assassination of a High School President
as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick 
Breach
as Clay Young 
Survive the Game
as David 
Detective Knight: Rogue
as Det. James Knight 
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Blind Date
as Walter Davis 
Rock the Kasbah
as Bombay Brian 
Catch.44
as Mel 
Detective Knight: Independence
as Det. James Knight 
North
as Benevolent advisors / Narrator voice 
Fast Food Nation
as Harry Rydell 
Altman
as Self 
Detective Knight: Redemption
as Det. James Knight 
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) 
Reprisal
as James 
Breakfast of Champions
as Dwayne Hoover 
Assassin
as Valmora 
Shine a Light
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) 
The Hip Hop Project
as Self 
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
as RJ (voice) 
In Country
as Emmett Smith 
My Date with Drew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Sunset
as Tom Mix 
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self 
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self (archive footage) 
His Way
as Self 
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
as Self