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 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.
Acting
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Assassin
as Valmora
(2023)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
Detective Knight: Independence
as Det. James Knight
(2023)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Vendetta
as Donnie Fetter
(2022)
Paradise City
as Ian Swan
(2022)
Corrective Measures
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
(2022)
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
as Robert
(2022)
A Day to Die
as Alston
(2022)
Detective Knight: Rogue
as Det. James Knight
(2022)
Gasoline Alley
as Detective Freeman
(2022)
White Elephant
as Arnold Soloman
(2022)
American Siege
as Ben Watts
(2022)
Wire Room
as Shane Mueller
(2022)
Wrong Place
as Frank
(2022)
Detective Knight: Redemption
as Det. James Knight
(2021)
Apex
as Thomas Malone
(2021)
Cosmic Sin
as James Ford
(2021)
Midnight in the Switchgrass
as Karl Helter
(2021)
Fortress
as Robert
(2021)
Out of Death
as Jack Harris
(2021)
Deadlock
as Ron Whitlock
(2021)
Survive the Game
as David
(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)
Motherless Brooklyn
as Frank Minna
(2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
(2019)
Trauma Center
as Lt. Det. Wakes
(2019)
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
10 Minutes Gone
as Rex
(2018)
Death Wish
as Paul Kersey
(2018)
Acts of Violence
as Detective James Avery
(2018)
Reprisal
as James
(2018)
Air Strike
as Jack
(2018)
(2017)
Split
as David Dunn (uncredited)
(2017)
First Kill
as Howell
(2017)
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Steve
(2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2016)
Marauders
as Hubert
(2016)
Precious Cargo
as Eddie
(2016)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
(2015)
Extraction
as Leonard Turner
(2015)
Vice
as Julian
(2015)
Rock the Kasbah
as Bombay Brian
(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)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Joe Colton
(2013)
RED 2
as Frank Moses
(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)
Fire with Fire
as Mike Cella
(2012)
The Cold Light of Day
as Martin
(2012)
Lay the Favorite
as Dink Heimowitz
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
(2011)
Catch.44
as Mel
(2011)
Setup
as Biggs
(2011)
His Way
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
The Black Mamba
as Mister Suave
(2010)
The Expendables
as Mr. Church (uncredited)
(2010)
RED
as Frank Moses
(2010)
Cop Out
as Jimmy Monroe
(2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
I'm Still Here
as Self - Guest
(2010)
(2009)
Surrogates
as Tom Greer
(2008)
What Just Happened
as Self
(2008)
Assassination of a High School President
as Principal Kirkpatrick
(2008)
Shine a Light
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
(2007)
Live Free or Die Hard
as John McClane
(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)
(2007)
The Astronaut Farmer
as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
(2006)
Over the Hedge
as RJ (voice)
(2006)
Lucky Number Slevin
as Mr. Goodkat
(2006)
Alpha Dog
as Sonny Truelove
(2006)
16 Blocks
as Jack Mosley
(2006)
Fast Food Nation
as Harry Rydell
(2006)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self - Speaker
(2006)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
as RJ (voice)
(2006)
Tarantino's Mind
as Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
(2006)
The Hip Hop Project
as Self
(2005)
Sin City
as Det. John 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)
(2003)
Tears of the Sun
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
(2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as William Rose Bailey
(2003)
Rugrats Go Wild
as Spike (voice)
(2002)
Hart's War
as Col. William A. McNamara
(2002)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
(2002)
True West
as Lee
(2002)
Grand Champion
as Mr. Blandford
(2001)
Bandits
as Joseph Blake
(2000)
Unbreakable
as David Dunn
(2000)
The Kid
as Russ Duritz
(2000)
The Whole Nine Yards
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
(1999)
The Sixth Sense
as Malcolm Crowe
(1999)
The Story of Us
as Ben Jordan
(1999)
Breakfast of Champions
as Dwayne Hoover
(1998)
Armageddon
as Harry S. Stamper
(1998)
The Siege
as Major-General William Devereaux
(1998)
Mercury Rising
as Art Jeffries
(1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(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)
Last Man Standing
as John Smith
(1996)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Muddy Grimes (voice)
(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)
North
as Narrator (voice)
(1994)
Nobody's Fool
as Carl Roebuck
(1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as John McClane (uncredited)
(1993)
Striking Distance
as Det. Tom Hardy
(1992)
Death Becomes Her
as Dr. Ernest Menville
(1992)
The Player
as Bruce Willis
(1991)
Hudson Hawk
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
(1991)
The Last Boy Scout
as Joe Hallenbeck
(1991)
Mortal Thoughts
as James Urbanski
(1991)
Billy Bathgate
as Bo Weinberg
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as John McClane
(1990)
Look Who's Talking Too
as Mikey (voice)
(1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Peter Fallow
(1990)
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
as Mikey (voice)
(1989)
In Country
as Emmett Smith
(1989)
(1989)
That's Adequate
as Self
(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, Writer, Producer