
Bruce Willis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-03-19 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Bruce Willis
Biography
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.
Acting
(2025)
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
Gorillaz: House of Kong
as Self
(2023)
Detective Knight: Independence
as Det. James Knight
(2023)
Assassin
as Valmora
(2023)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Vendetta
as Donnie Fetter
(2022)
Detective Knight: Redemption
as Det. James Knight
(2022)
Gasoline Alley
as Detective Freeman
(2022)
A Day to Die
as Alston
(2022)
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
as Robert
(2022)
Wire Room
as Shane Mueller
(2022)
American Siege
as Ben Watts
(2022)
White Elephant
as Arnold Soloman
(2022)
Detective Knight: Rogue
as Det. James Knight
(2022)
Wrong Place
as Frank
(2022)
Paradise City
as Ian Swan
(2022)
Corrective Measures
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
(2021)
Fortress
as Robert
(2021)
Apex
as Thomas Malone
(2021)
Cosmic Sin
as James Ford
(2021)
Out of Death
as Jack Harris
(2021)
Midnight in the Switchgrass
as Karl Helter
(2021)
Survive the Game
as David
(2021)
Deadlock
as Ron Whitlock
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
Breach
as Clay Young
(2020)
Hard Kill
as Chalmers
(2020)
Survive the Night
as Frank
(2020)
(2019)
Glass
as David Dunn / The Overseer
(2019)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Bruce Willis (voice)
(2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
(2019)
10 Minutes Gone
as Rex
(2019)
Motherless Brooklyn
as Frank Minna
(2019)
Trauma Center
as Lt. Det. Wakes
(2018)
Death Wish
as Paul Kersey
(2018)
Acts of Violence
as Detective James Avery
(2018)
Air Strike
as Jack
(2018)
Reprisal
as James
(2018)
(2017)
Split
as David Dunn (uncredited)
(2017)
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Steve
(2017)
First Kill
as Howell
(2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2017)
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
(2016)
Precious Cargo
as Eddie
(2016)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
(2016)
Marauders
as Hubert
(2015)
Vice
as Julian
(2015)
Rock the Kasbah
as Bombay Brian
(2015)
Extraction
as Leonard Turner
(2015)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Cap Sharp
(2014)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Hartigan
(2014)
The Prince
as Omar
(2014)
Altman
as Self
(2013)
RED 2
as Frank Moses
(2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Joe Colton
(2013)
A Good Day to Die Hard
as John McClane
(2013)
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
as Narrator (voice) / Self
(2012)
The Expendables 2
as Church
(2012)
Looper
as Old Joe
(2012)
Moonrise Kingdom
as Captain Sharp
(2012)
The Cold Light of Day
as Martin
(2012)
Fire with Fire
as Mike Cella
(2012)
Lay the Favorite
as Dink Heimowitz
(2012)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
His Way
as Self
(2011)
Setup
as Biggs
(2011)
Catch.44
as Mel
(2011)
(2011)
The Black Mamba
as Mister Suave
(2010)
RED
as Frank Moses
(2010)
The Expendables
as Mr. Church (uncredited)
(2010)
(2010)
Cop Out
as Jimmy Monroe
(2010)
I'm Still Here
as Self - Guest
(2010)
Stylo
as Bounty Hunter
(2009)
Surrogates
as Tom Greer
(2008)
Assassination of a High School President
as Principal Kirkpatrick
(2008)
What Just Happened
as Self
(2008)
Shine a Light
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
(2007)
Live Free or Die Hard
as John McClane
(2007)
The Astronaut Farmer
as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
(2007)
Planet Terror
as Lieutenant Muldoon
(2007)
Perfect Stranger
as Harrison Hill
(2007)
Grindhouse
as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
(2007)
Nancy Drew
as Bruce (uncredited)
(2006)
Over the Hedge
as RJ (voice)
(2006)
Lucky Number Slevin
as Mr. Goodkat
(2006)
16 Blocks
as Jack Mosley
(2006)
Alpha Dog
as Sonny Truelove
(2006)
Fast Food Nation
as Harry Rydell
(2006)
The Hip Hop Project
as Self
(2006)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self - Speaker
(2006)
Tarantino's Mind
as Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
(2006)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
as RJ (voice)
(2005)
Sin City
as Hartigan
(2005)
Hostage
as Jeff Talley
(2005)
My Date with Drew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2004)
Ocean's Twelve
as Bruce Willis
(2004)
The Whole Ten Yards
as Jimmy Tudeski
(2004)
Grand Champion
as Mr. Blandford
(2004)
(2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
(2003)
Tears of the Sun
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
(2003)
Rugrats Go Wild
as Spike (voice)
(2002)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Hart's War
as Col. William A. McNamara
(2002)
True West
as Lee
(2002)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
(2001)
Bandits
as Joseph Blake
(2000)
Unbreakable
as David Dunn
(2000)
The Whole Nine Yards
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
(2000)
The Kid
as Russ Duritz
(1999)
The Sixth Sense
as Malcolm Crowe
(1999)
Breakfast of Champions
as Dwayne Hoover
(1999)
The Story of Us
as Ben Jordan
(1998)
Armageddon
as Harry S. Stamper
(1998)
The Siege
as Major-General William Devereaux
(1998)
Mercury Rising
as Art Jeffries
(1998)
Armageddon: Target Earth
as Self
(1997)
The Fifth Element
as Korben Dallas
(1997)
The Jackal
as The Jackal
(1997)
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
(1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Muddy Grimes (voice)
(1996)
Last Man Standing
as John Smith
(1996)
(1995)
Twelve Monkeys
as James Cole
(1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as John McClane
(1995)
Four Rooms
as Leo (uncredited)
(1995)
A Night to Die For
as Self
(1994)
Pulp Fiction
as Butch Coolidge
(1994)
Color of Night
as Capa
(1994)
Nobody's Fool
as Carl Roebuck
(1994)
North
as Narrator (voice)
(1993)
(1993)
Striking Distance
as Det. Tom Hardy
(1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as John McClane (uncredited)
(1992)
Death Becomes Her
as Dr. Ernest Menville
(1992)
The Player
as Bruce Willis
(1991)
The Last Boy Scout
as Joe Hallenbeck
(1991)
Hudson Hawk
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
(1991)
Mortal Thoughts
as James Urbanski
(1991)
Billy Bathgate
as Bo Weinberg
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as John McClane
(1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Peter Fallow
(1990)
Look Who's Talking Too
as Mikey (voice)
(1990)
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
as Mikey (voice)
(1989)
In Country
as Emmett Smith
(1989)
That's Adequate
as Self
(1989)
(1988)
Die Hard
as John McClane
(1988)
Sunset
as Tom Mix
(1987)
Blind Date
as Walter Davis
(1987)
The Return of Bruno
as Bruno Radolini
(1987)
(1986)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
(1982)
The Verdict
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
(1981)
Prince of the City
as Extra (uncredited)
(1980)
The First Deadly Sin
as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
(1980)
A Guru Comes
as Extra (uncredited)
Crew
(2006)
The Hip Hop Project
Executive Producer
(2005)
Hostage
Producer
(2002)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Executive Producer
(2002)
True West
Executive Producer
(1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story
Thanks
(1991)
Hudson Hawk
Story
(1987)
The Return of Bruno
Original Music Composer, Producer, Writer