
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.

Leo
Four Rooms

Korben Dallas
Le Cinquième Élément

James Cole
Twelve Monkeys

Harry S. Stamper
Armageddon

Mr. Goodkat
Lucky Number Slevin

Hartigan
Sin City

Hartigan
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Walter Davis
Blind Date

John McClane
Die Hard

Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
Corrective Measures

Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
The Whole Nine Yards

Jimmy Tudeski
The Whole Ten Yards

John McClane
Live Free or Die Hard

John McClane
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Capa
Color of Night

John McClane
Die Hard 2

Butch Coolidge
Pulp Fiction

Malcolm Crowe
The Sixth Sense

Jack Mosley
16 Blocks

Joseph Blake
Bandits

Col. William A. McNamara
Hart's War

Lieutenant Muldoon
Planet Terror

Jeff Talley
Hostage

Bruce Willis
The Player

Russ Duritz
The Kid

The Jackal
The Jackal

Det. Tom Hardy
Striking Distance

Robert
Fortress: Sniper's Eye

Self
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

Sonny Truelove
Alpha Dog

Carl Roebuck
Nobody's Fool

James Urbanski
Mortal Thoughts

RJ (voice)
Over the Hedge

Narrator (voice)
North

Harrison Hill
Perfect Stranger

Jimmy Monroe
Cop Out

Harry Rydell
Fast Food Nation

Art Jeffries
Mercury Rising

Bruce Willis
What Just Happened

Ben Jordan
The Story of Us

William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Mikey (voice)
Look Who's Talking

David Dunn
Unbreakable

Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
Hudson Hawk

Lieutenant A.K. Waters
Tears of the Sun

Donnie Fetter
Vendetta

Joe Hallenbeck
The Last Boy Scout

John Smith
Last Man Standing

Peter Fallow
The Bonfire of the Vanities

Bo Weinberg
Billy Bathgate

Emmett Smith
In Country

Mikey (voice)
Look Who's Talking Too

Dr. Ernest Menville
Death Becomes Her

Major-General William Devereaux
The Siege

Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
The Verdict

Detective Freeman
Gasoline Alley

Tom Mix
Sunset

Frank Moses
RED

Frank
Wrong Place

Valmora
Assassin

Shane Mueller
Wire Room

John McClane
A Good Day to Die Hard

Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
Assassination of a High School President

Tom Greer
Surrogates

Biggs
Setup

Mr. Blandford
Grand Champion

Joe Colton
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Dink Heimowitz
Lay the Favorite

Mel
Catch.44

Church
The Expendables 2

(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim

Old Joe
Looper

Martin
The Cold Light of Day

Bruce Willis
Ocean's Twelve

Frank Moses
RED 2

Bruno Radolini
The Return of Bruno

Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

Lee
True West

Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Mike Cella
Fire with Fire

Self
That's Adequate

Narrator (voice) / Self
Bruce Willis - Warum die Legende niemals stirbt

Omar
The Prince

Captain Sharp
Moonrise Kingdom

Self / Cap Sharp
À la découverte du tournage de Moonrise Kingdom

Mr. Church (uncredited)
The Expendables

Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
Grindhouse

Bombay Brian
Rock the Kasbah

Self
A Night to Die For

Det. James Knight
Detective Knight: Rogue

Julian
Vice

Det. James Knight
Detective Knight: Redemption

Det. James Knight
Detective Knight: Independence

Leonard Turner
Extraction

Steve
Once Upon a Time in Venice

Jack
Air Strike

Self
Seriously... Phil Collins

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sly

Self (archive footage)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

Self (archive footage)
Close Up

Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

Dwayne Hoover
Breakfast of Champions

Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Spike (voice)
Rugrats Go Wild

Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Hubert
Marauders

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Date with Drew

RJ (voice)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Self - Speaker
Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
Shine a Light

Self
His Way

Self
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Self
Altman

Muddy (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Eddie
Precious Cargo

Paul Kersey
Death Wish

Howell
First Kill

Self - Guest
I'm Still Here

Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
The First Deadly Sin

David Dunn (uncredited)
Split

Extra (uncredited)
Ein Guru kommt

Self
The Hip Hop Project

Bruce (uncredited)
Nancy Drew

John McClane (uncredited)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

David Dunn / The Overseer
Glass

Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Detective James Avery
Acts of Violence

Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Extra (uncredited)
Prince of the City

Frank Minna
Motherless Brooklyn

James
Reprisal

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Mister Suave
The Black Mamba

Rex
10 Minutes Gone

Bruce Willis (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Bruce Willis (archive footage)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Lt. Det. Wakes
Trauma Center

James Ford
Cosmic Sin

Frank
Survive the Night

Karl Helter
Midnight in the Switchgrass

Self
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

Ron Whitlock
Deadlock

Clay Young
Breach

Chalmers
Hard Kill

Doug Masterson (uncredited)
The Astronaut Farmer

Thomas Malone
Apex

Ben Watts
American Siege

Jack Harris
Out of Death

David
Survive the Game

Robert
Fortress

Ian Swan
Paradise City

Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Arnold Soloman
White Elephant

Alston
A Day to Die

Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self
Armageddon: Target Earth

Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts

Self
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

Self - Audience Member
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

Self (archive footage)
Gorillaz: House of Kong

Self (archive footage)
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
164
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-19
Place of Birth
Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Also Known As
Walter Bruce Willis