- Home
- Bruce Willis
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
Pulp Fiction
+8
as Butch Coolidge 
Over the Hedge
+5
as RJ (voice) 
Moonlighting
as David Addison 
The Fifth Element
+6
as Korben Dallas 
Die Hard
+2
as John McClane 
RED
+5
as Frank Moses 
The Sixth Sense
+6
as Malcolm Crowe 
Glass
+1
as David Dunn / The Overseer 
Tears of the Sun
+4
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters 
The Expendables 2
+5
as Church 
Live Free or Die Hard
+2
as John McClane 
Sin City
+4
as Hartigan 
Death Becomes Her
+5
as Dr. Ernest Menville 
A Good Day to Die Hard
+5
as John McClane 
The Whole Nine Yards
+2
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski 
Die Hard 2
+2
as John McClane 
Unbreakable
+2
as David Dunn 
Planet Terror
as Lieutenant Muldoon 
The Jackal
+5
as The Jackal 
Surrogates
+2
as Tom Greer 
Twelve Monkeys
+3
as James Cole 
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
+3
as John McClane 
Looper
+7
as Old Joe 
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
+2
as Joe Colton 
RED 2
+5
as Frank Moses 
Armageddon
+4
as Harry S. Stamper 
Alpha Dog
+1
as Sonny Truelove 
Mercury Rising
as Art Jeffries 
Hostage
as Jeff Talley 
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
+6
as Hartigan 
Death Wish
+4
as Paul Kersey 
The Story of Us
+1
as Ben Jordan 
Nobody's Fool
+3
as Carl Roebuck 
Lucky Number Slevin
+3
as Mr. Goodkat 
Moonrise Kingdom
+4
as Captain Sharp 
Cosmic Sin
as James Ford 
Four Rooms
+1
as Leo (uncredited) 
The Last Boy Scout
+2
as Joe Hallenbeck 
Vice
+2
as Julian 
Striking Distance
+1
as Tom Hardy 
Extraction
+2
as Leonard Turner 
White Elephant
+5
as Arnold Soloman 
Fire with Fire
+4
as Mike Cella 
American Siege
+6
as Ben Watts 
Hart's War
+6
as Col. William A. McNamara 
The Whole Ten Yards
+2
as Jimmy Tudeski 
Midnight in the Switchgrass
+6
as Karl Helter 
The Siege
+2
as Major-General William Devereaux 
Cop Out
+5
as Jimmy Monroe 
16 Blocks
+5
as Jack Mosley 
Vendetta
+8
as Donnie Fetter 
Color of Night
+1
as Dr. Bill Capa 
Perfect Stranger
+5
as Harrison Hill 
The Prince
+5
as Omar 
Last Man Standing
as John Smith 
Bruno the Kid
as Bruno the Kid (voice) 
Air Strike
+7
as Jack 
Wrong Place
+4
as Frank 
Look Who's Talking
+4
as Mikey (voice) 
Look Who's Talking Too
+3
as Mikey (voice) 
Hudson Hawk
+3
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins 
Marauders
+5
as Hubert 
Setup
+2
as Biggs 
Gasoline Alley
+2
as Detective Freeman 
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
+6
as Muddy (voice) 
Trauma Center
+5
as Lt. Det. Wakes 
The Cold Light of Day
+5
as Martin 
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) 
Deadlock
as Ron Whitlock 
Paradise City
+7
as Ian Swan 
Motherless Brooklyn
+3
as Frank Minna 
The Kid
+3
as Russ Duritz 
Bandits
+5
as Joseph Blake 
Acts of Violence
+6
as Detective James Avery 
Billy Bathgate
as Bo Weinberg 
I'm Still Here
+2
as Self - Guest 
Precious Cargo
+4
as Eddie 
First Kill
+6
as Howell 
What Just Happened
+2
as Bruce Willis 
A Day to Die
+7
as Alston 
Once Upon a Time in Venice
+7
as Steve 
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
+7
as Robert 
The Bonfire of the Vanities
+1
as Peter Fallow 
Hard Kill
+3
as Chalmers 
Mortal Thoughts
+2
as James Urbanski 
Out of Death
+11
as Jack Harris 
Blind Date
+1
as Walter Davis 
10 Minutes Gone
+4
as Rex 
Lay the Favorite
+4
as Dink Heimowitz 
Apex
+1
as Thomas Malone 
Fortress
+7
as Robert 
Survive the Night
+6
as Frank 
Corrective Measures
+2
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb 
Rock the Kasbah
+4
as Bombay Brian 
Sunset
as Tom Mix 
Wire Room
as Shane Mueller 
North
as Benevolent advisors / Narrator voice 
Assassination of a High School President
as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick 
Survive the Game
+7
as David 
Detective Knight: Rogue
+2
as Det. James Knight 
Catch.44
+4
as Mel 
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Breach
+3
as Clay Young 
Detective Knight: Independence
+4
as Det. James Knight 
Fast Food Nation
+1
as Harry Rydell 
Detective Knight: Redemption
+3
as Det. James Knight 
Reprisal
+5
as James 
Altman
+3
as Self 
Breakfast of Champions
+5
as Dwayne Hoover 
Shine a Light
+1
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) 
The Hip Hop Project
as Self 
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
as RJ (voice) 
In Country
+1
as Emmett Smith 
My Date with Drew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Assassin
as Valmora 
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
+1
as Self 
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
+2
as Self