Bruce Willis

Biography

Walter Bruce Willis is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has since appeared 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

Leo

Four Rooms

Korben Dallas

Le Cinquième Élément

James Cole

Twelve Monkeys

Harry S. Stamper

Armageddon

Hartigan

Sin City

Mr. Goodkat

Lucky Number Slevin

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

John McClane

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Capa

Color of Night

John McClane

Live Free or Die Hard

Jimmy Tudeski

The Whole Ten Yards

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

Self

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 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

Jack

Air Strike

Steve

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Self

Seriously... Phil Collins

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sly

Self (archive footage)

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

Self (archive footage)

Close Up

Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Dwayne Hoover

Breakfast of Champions

Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)

Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

Spike (voice)

Rugrats Go Wild

Self

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Hubert

Marauders

RJ (voice)

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Self - Speaker

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

My Date with Drew

Butch Coolidge (archive footage)

O Código Tarantino

Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)

Shine a Light

Self

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Self

His Way

Self

Altman

Muddy Grimes (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

Self (archive footage)

QT8: The First Eight

Alston

A Day to Die

Self (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

成龍的傳奇

Self

Armageddon: Target Earth

Self (archive footage)

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

Self (archive footage)

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-19

Place of Birth

Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]

Also Known As

ブルース・ウィリス