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Born · March 19, 1955 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
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.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.3
2023
Self (archive footage)
5.6
2023
Valmora
5.2
2023
Det. James Knight
5.4
2023
Det. James Knight
5.5
2022
Ian Swan
5.5
2022
Det. James Knight
6.2
2022
Shane Mueller
6.3
2022
Frank
4.4
2022
Arnold Soloman
6.0
2022
Donnie Fetter
6.1
2022
Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
5.1
2022
Robert
5.3
2022
Alston
5.8
2022
Detective Freeman
5.0
2022
Ben Watts
5.4
2022
Robert
5.8
2021
Ron Whitlock
5.4
2021
Thomas Malone
5.2
2021
David
5.4
2021
Karl Helter
5.9
2021
Jack Harris
5.5
2021
James Ford
4.0
2021
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2021
Clay Young
4.2
2020
9.8
2020
Chalmers
5.0
2020
Frank
4.9
2020
Lt. Det. Wakes
5.5
2019
Det. John McClane (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.2
2019
Frank Minna
6.7
2019
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2019
Rex
5.3
2019
Bruce Willis (archive footage)
6.0
2019
Bruce Willis (voice)
6.7
2019
David Dunn / The Overseer
6.7
2019
Jack
5.1
2018
James
5.3
2018
Self
6.5
2018
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2018
Paul Kersey
6.2
2018
Detective James Avery
5.6
2018
Groogen (voice) · (1 episode)
7.6
2017
Howell
5.7
2017
Steve
5.2
2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.3
2017
David Dunn (uncredited)
7.3
2017
Self
8.0
2016
Eddie
5.1
2016
Hubert
5.8
2016
Leonard Turner
4.6
2015
Bombay Brian
5.4
2015
Self / Cap Sharp
6.5
2015
Julian
4.3
2015
Omar
4.9
2014
Hartigan
6.4
2014
Self
6.4
2014
Frank Moses
6.5
2013
Joe Colton
5.6
2013
Narrator (voice) / Self
5.9
2013
John McClane
5.3
2013
Self
6.9
2012
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2012
Old Joe
6.9
2012
Mike Cella
5.7
2012
Church
6.3
2012
Dink Heimowitz
5.3
2012
Captain Sharp
7.7
2012
Martin
5.4
2012
(archive footage)
7.5
2012
Mel
5.1
2011
Self
6.8
2011
Biggs
4.9
2011
Mister Suave
6.6
2011
Self
6.2
2011
Self
7.8
2010
Frank Moses
6.7
2010
Self - Guest
6.0
2010
Mr. Church (uncredited)
6.2
2010
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2010
Jimmy Monroe
5.6
2010
Tom Greer
6.1
2009
Self
5.4
2008
Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
6.8
2008
Principal Kirkpatrick
5.8
2008
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2008
John McClane
6.6
2007
Bruce (uncredited)
6.1
2007
Harrison Hill
5.8
2007
Lieutenant Muldoon
6.7
2007
Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
7.0
2007
Doug Masterson (uncredited)
6.2
2007
Self - Speaker
8.3
2006
Harry Rydell
6.1
2006
Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
6.0
2006
RJ (voice)
6.1
2006
RJ (voice)
6.6
2006
Self
10.0
2006
Jack Mosley
6.4
2006
Mr. Goodkat
7.5
2006
Sonny Truelove
6.7
2006
Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
7.0
2006
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.9
2005
Det. John Hartigan
7.5
2005
Jeff Talley
6.3
2005
Bruce Willis (uncredited)
6.6
2004
Self
7.2
2004
Jimmy Tudeski
5.7
2004
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
5.5
2003
Spike (voice)
6.2
2003
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
6.9
2003
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2002
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
5.7
2002
Lee
8.0
2002
Mr. Blandford
6.3
2002
Col. William A. McNamara
6.4
2002
Joseph Blake
6.3
2001
David Dunn
7.1
2000
Russ Duritz
6.7
2000
Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
6.5
2000
Action Dexter (voice)
7.5
1999
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.7
1999
Ben Jordan
6.1
1999
Malcolm Crowe
8.0
1999
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1999
Dwayne Hoover
5.1
1999
Officer John McClane (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Major-General William Devereaux
6.3
1998
Vic · (1 episode)
8.0
1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
1998
Harry S. Stamper
6.8
1998
Art Jeffries
6.3
1998
The Jackal
6.4
1997
Dr. Nickle (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1997
Self · (4 episodes)
4.4
1997
Korben Dallas
7.6
1997
Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
0.0
1997
self · (1 episode)
3.2
1997
Muddy Grimes (voice)
6.6
1996
Self
6.7
1996
Bruno the Kid (voice) · (36 episodes)
5.7
1996
John Smith
6.4
1996
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1996
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1996
James Cole
7.6
1995
Leo (uncredited)
5.9
1995
John McClane
7.3
1995
Self
0.0
1995
Carl Roebuck
6.9
1994
Paul Stevens · (3 episodes)
8.4
1994
Butch Coolidge
8.5
1994
Capa
5.7
1994
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Narrator (voice)
5.0
1994
Det. Tom Hardy
5.8
1993
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
7.1
1993
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1993
John McClane (uncredited)
6.0
1993
Bruce Willis · (1 episode)
6.7
1992
Dr. Ernest Menville
6.8
1992
(1 episode)
4.9
1992
Self · (1 episode)
4.9
1992
Bruce Willis
7.2
1992
Joe Hallenbeck
6.8
1991
Bo Weinberg
5.8
1991
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
5.7
1991
James Urbanski
5.6
1991
Peter Fallow
5.6
1990
Mikey (voice)
5.5
1990
Self
0.0
1990
John McClane
7.0
1990
Mikey (voice)
6.3
1989
Self
7.5
1989
Emmett Smith
5.4
1989
Self
4.2
1989
John McClane
7.8
1988
Tom Mix
5.6
1988
Walter Davis
6.0
1987
Bruno Radolini
6.6
1987
Self
7.5
1987
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
7.6
1986
Peter Novins · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
David Addison · (66 episodes)
7.5
1985
Tony Amato · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
7.4
1982
Extra (uncredited)
7.0
1981
Extra (uncredited)
0.0
1980
Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
5.8
1980
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1949