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Bruce Willis

Born · March 19, 1955 (69 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]

Bio

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.

Known for

Sly

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.3

2023

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

Self (archive footage)

5.6

2023

Assassin

Valmora

5.2

2023

Detective Knight: Independence

Det. James Knight

5.4

2023

Detective Knight: Redemption

Det. James Knight

5.5

2022

Paradise City

Ian Swan

5.5

2022

Detective Knight: Rogue

Det. James Knight

6.2

2022

Wire Room

Shane Mueller

6.3

2022

Wrong Place

Frank

4.4

2022

White Elephant

Arnold Soloman

6.0

2022

Vendetta

Donnie Fetter

6.1

2022

Corrective Measures

Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb

5.1

2022

Fortress: Sniper's Eye

Robert

5.3

2022

A Day to Die

Alston

5.8

2022

Gasoline Alley

Detective Freeman

5.0

2022

American Siege

Ben Watts

5.4

2022

Fortress

Robert

5.8

2021

Deadlock

Ron Whitlock

5.4

2021

Apex

Thomas Malone

5.2

2021

Survive the Game

David

5.4

2021

Midnight in the Switchgrass

Karl Helter

5.9

2021

Out of Death

Jack Harris

5.5

2021

Cosmic Sin

James Ford

4.0

2021

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2021

Breach

Clay Young

4.2

2020

Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

9.8

2020

Hard Kill

Chalmers

5.0

2020

Survive the Night

Frank

4.9

2020

Trauma Center

Lt. Det. Wakes

5.5

2019

The Movies That Made Us

Det. John McClane (archive footage) · (1 episode)

7.2

2019

Motherless Brooklyn

Frank Minna

6.7

2019

QT8: The First Eight

Self (archive footage)

7.2

2019

10 Minutes Gone

Rex

5.3

2019

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Bruce Willis (archive footage)

6.0

2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Bruce Willis (voice)

6.7

2019

Glass

David Dunn / The Overseer

6.7

2019

Air Strike

Jack

5.1

2018

Reprisal

James

5.3

2018

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Self

6.5

2018

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

2018

Death Wish

Paul Kersey

6.2

2018

Acts of Violence

Detective James Avery

5.6

2018

The Orville

Groogen (voice) · (1 episode)

7.6

2017

First Kill

Howell

5.7

2017

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Steve

5.2

2017

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.3

2017

Split

David Dunn (uncredited)

7.3

2017

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Self

8.0

2016

Precious Cargo

Eddie

5.1

2016

Marauders

Hubert

5.8

2016

Extraction

Leonard Turner

4.6

2015

Rock the Kasbah

Bombay Brian

5.4

2015

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Self / Cap Sharp

6.5

2015

Vice

Julian

4.3

2015

The Prince

Omar

4.9

2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Hartigan

6.4

2014

Altman

Self

6.4

2014

RED 2

Frank Moses

6.5

2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Joe Colton

5.6

2013

Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

Narrator (voice) / Self

5.9

2013

A Good Day to Die Hard

John McClane

5.3

2013

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Self

6.9

2012

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

9.0

2012

Looper

Old Joe

6.9

2012

Fire with Fire

Mike Cella

5.7

2012

The Expendables 2

Church

6.3

2012

Lay the Favorite

Dink Heimowitz

5.3

2012

Moonrise Kingdom

Captain Sharp

7.7

2012

The Cold Light of Day

Martin

5.4

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

7.5

2012

Catch.44

Mel

5.1

2011

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Self

6.8

2011

Setup

Biggs

4.9

2011

The Black Mamba

Mister Suave

6.6

2011

His Way

Self

6.2

2011

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Self

7.8

2010

RED

Frank Moses

6.7

2010

I'm Still Here

Self - Guest

6.0

2010

The Expendables

Mr. Church (uncredited)

6.2

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self (archive footage)

7.8

2010

Cop Out

Jimmy Monroe

5.6

2010

Surrogates

Tom Greer

6.1

2009

What Just Happened

Self

5.4

2008

Shine a Light

Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)

6.8

2008

Assassination of a High School President

Principal Kirkpatrick

5.8

2008

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2008

Live Free or Die Hard

John McClane

6.6

2007

Nancy Drew

Bruce (uncredited)

6.1

2007

Perfect Stranger

Harrison Hill

5.8

2007

Planet Terror

Lieutenant Muldoon

6.7

2007

Grindhouse

Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")

7.0

2007

The Astronaut Farmer

Doug Masterson (uncredited)

6.2

2007

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Self - Speaker

8.3

2006

Fast Food Nation

Harry Rydell

6.1

2006

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)

6.0

2006

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

RJ (voice)

6.1

2006

Over the Hedge

RJ (voice)

6.6

2006

The Hip Hop Project

Self

10.0

2006

16 Blocks

Jack Mosley

6.4

2006

Lucky Number Slevin

Mr. Goodkat

7.5

2006

Alpha Dog

Sonny Truelove

6.7

2006

Tarantino's Mind

Butch Coolidge (archive footage)

7.0

2006

The Reichen Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.8

2005

My Date with Drew

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.9

2005

Sin City

Det. John Hartigan

7.5

2005

Hostage

Jeff Talley

6.3

2005

Ocean's Twelve

Bruce Willis (uncredited)

6.6

2004

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Self

7.2

2004

The Whole Ten Yards

Jimmy Tudeski

5.7

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.8

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

William Rose Bailey (uncredited)

5.5

2003

Rugrats Go Wild

Spike (voice)

6.2

2003

Tears of the Sun

Lieutenant A.K. Waters

6.9

2003

Top Gear

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2002

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

5.7

2002

True West

Lee

8.0

2002

Grand Champion

Mr. Blandford

6.3

2002

Hart's War

Col. William A. McNamara

6.4

2002

Bandits

Joseph Blake

6.3

2001

Unbreakable

David Dunn

7.1

2000

The Kid

Russ Duritz

6.7

2000

The Whole Nine Yards

Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski

6.5

2000

Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip

Action Dexter (voice)

7.5

1999

The Early Show

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

5.7

1999

The Story of Us

Ben Jordan

6.1

1999

The Sixth Sense

6.3

1998

The Jackal

6.4

1997

Ally McBeal

Dr. Nickle (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.6

1997

The View

Self · (4 episodes)

4.4

1997

The Fifth Element

Korben Dallas

7.6

1997

Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)

0.0

1997

Taff

self · (1 episode)

3.2

1997

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Muddy Grimes (voice)

6.6

1996

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

Self

6.7

1996

Bruno the Kid

Bruno the Kid (voice) · (36 episodes)

5.7

1996

Last Man Standing

John Smith

6.4

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1996

The Daily Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.4

1996

Twelve Monkeys

James Cole

7.6

1995

Four Rooms

Leo (uncredited)

5.9

1995

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

John McClane

7.3

1995

A Night to Die For

Self

0.0

1995

Nobody's Fool

Carl Roebuck

6.9

1994

Friends

6.8

1992

HBO First Look

(1 episode)

4.9

1992

HBO First Look

Self · (1 episode)

4.9

1992

The Player

Bruce Willis

7.2

1992

The Last Boy Scout

Joe Hallenbeck

6.8

1991

Billy Bathgate

Bo Weinberg

5.8

1991

Hudson Hawk

Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins

5.7

1991

Mortal Thoughts

James Urbanski

5.6

1991

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Peter Fallow

5.6

1990

Look Who's Talking Too

Mikey (voice)

5.5

1990

Seriously... Phil Collins

Self

0.0

1990

Die Hard 2

John McClane

7.0

1990

Look Who's Talking

Mikey (voice)

6.3

1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Self

7.5

1989

In Country

Emmett Smith

5.4

1989

That's Adequate

Self

4.2

1989

Die Hard

John McClane

7.8

1988

Sunset

Tom Mix

5.6

1988

Blind Date

Walter Davis

6.0

1987

The Return of Bruno

Bruno Radolini

6.6

1987

The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

Self

7.5

1987

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

7.6

1986

The Twilight Zone

Peter Novins · (1 episode)

7.7

1985

Moonlighting

David Addison · (66 episodes)

7.5

1985

Miami Vice

Tony Amato · (1 episode)

7.5

1984

The Verdict

Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

7.4

1982

Prince of the City

Extra (uncredited)

7.0

1981

A Guru Comes

Extra (uncredited)

0.0

1980

The First Deadly Sin

Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves

5.8

1980

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (2 episodes)

6.9

1975

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Self · (1 episode)

3.5

1966

The Emmy Awards

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1949