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Bruce Willis
Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn March 19, 1955 (70 years)
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.
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.
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| 2023 | Assassin · as Valmora |
| 2023 | Detective Knight: Independence · as Det. James Knight |
| 2022 | Detective Knight: Redemption · as Det. James Knight |
| 2022 | Paradise City · as Ian Swan |
| 2022 | Detective Knight: Rogue · as Det. James Knight |
| 2022 | Wire Room · as Shane Mueller |
| 2022 | Wrong Place · as Frank |
| 2022 | White Elephant · as Arnold Soloman |
| 2022 | Vendetta · as Donnie Fetter |
| 2022 | Corrective Measures · as Julius 'the Lobe' Loeb |
| 2022 | Fortress: Sniper's Eye · as Robert |
| 2022 | A Day to Die · as Alston |
| 2022 | Gasoline Alley · as Detective Freeman |
| 2021 | American Siege · as Ben Watts |
| 2021 | Fortress · as Robert |
| 2021 | Deadlock · as Ron Whitlock |
| 2021 | Apex · as Thomas Malone |
| 2021 | Survive the Game · as David |
| 2021 | Midnight in the Switchgrass · as Karl Helter |
| 2021 | Out of Death · as Jack Harris |
| 2021 | Cosmic Sin · as James Ford |
| 2020 | Breach · as Clay Young |
| 2020 | DieHard is Back · as John Mcclane |
| 2020 | Hard Kill · as Chalmers |
| 2020 | Survive the Night · as Frank |
| 2019 | Trauma Center · as Lt. Det. Wakes |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn · as Frank Minna |
| 2019 | 10 Minutes Gone · as Rex |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie · as Bruce Willis (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Bruce Willis (voice) |
| 2019 | Glass · as David Dunn / The Overseer |
| 2018 | Air Strike · as Jack |
| 2018 | Reprisal · as James |
| 2018 | Death Wish · as Paul Kersey |
| 2018 | Acts of Violence · as Detective James Avery |
| 2017 | The Orville (TV Series) · as Groogen (voice) |
| 2017 | First Kill · as Howell |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice · as Steve |
| 2016 | Split · as David Dunn (uncredited) |
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| 2016 | Precious Cargo · as Eddie |
| 2015 | Extraction · as Leonard Turner |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah · as Bombay Brian |
| 2015 | Vice · as Julian |
| 2014 | The Prince · as Omar |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · as Hartigan |
| 2014 | SNL Shorts · as Various |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as Frank Moses |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation · as Joe Colton |
| 2013 | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies · as Narrator (voice) / Self |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard · as John Mcclane |
| 2012 | Fire with Fire · as Mike Cella |
| 2012 | Looper · as Old Joe |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 · as Church |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite · as Dink Heimowitz |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom · as Captain Sharp |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day · as Martin |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
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| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Red · as Frank Moses |
| 2010 | The Expendables · as Mr. Church (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Nike: The Black Mamba · as Mister Suave |
| 2010 | Cop Out · as Jimmy Monroe |
| 2009 | Surrogates · as Tom Greer |
| 2008 | Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep · as Dr. Ernest Menville |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President · as Principal Kirkpatrick |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard · as John Mcclane |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew · as Bruce (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger · as Harrison Hill |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Muldoon (segment "planet Terror") |
| 2007 | Planet Terror · as Lieutenant Muldoon |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation · as Harry Rydell |
| 2006 | America's Game (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure · as Rj (voice) |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Doug Masterson (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Dr. Malcolm Crowe |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge · as Rj (voice) |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks · as Jack Mosley |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin · as Mr. Goodkat |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog · as Sonny Truelove |
| 2006 | Tarantino's Mind · as Butch Coolidge (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Sin City · as Hartigan |
| 2005 | Hostage · as Jeff Talley |
| 2004 | Grand Champion · as Mr. Blandford |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards · as Jimmy Tudeski |
| 2004 | Die Geschichte des erotischen Films · as Cast |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle · as William Rose Bailey (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild · as Spike (voice) |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun · as Lieutenant A.k. Waters |
| 2002 | True West · as Lee |
| 2002 | Hart's War · as Col. William A. Mcnamara |
| 2001 | Bandits · as Joseph Blake |
| 2000 | Unbreakable · as David Dunn |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as John Mcclane |
| 2000 | The Kid · as Russ Duritz |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Dr. Malcolm Crowe |
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards · as Jimmy 'tulipán' Tudeski |
| 1999 | The Story of Us · as Ben Jordan |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense · as Malcolm Crowe |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions · as Dwayne Hoover |
| 1998 | The Siege · as Major-General William Devereaux |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Vic |
| 1998 | Armageddon · as Harry S. Stamper |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising · as Art Jeffries |
| 1997 | The Jackal · as The Jackal |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Dr. Nickle (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element · as Korben Dallas |
| 1996 | 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 | Bruno the Kid (TV Series) · as Bruno The Kid (voice) |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys · as James Cole |
| 1995 | Four Rooms · as Leo |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance · as John Mcclane |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool · as Carl Roebuck |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Paul Stevens |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction · as Butch Coolidge |
| 1994 | Color of Night · as Capa |
| 1994 | North · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | Striking Distance · as Det. Tom Hardy |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 · as John Mcclane (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her · as Dr. Ernest Menville |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout · as Joe Hallenbeck |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate · as Bo Weinberg |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk · as Eddie 'hudson Hawk' Hawkins |
| 1991 | Mortal Thoughts · as James Urbanski |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities · as Peter Fallow |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too · as Mikey (voice) |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 · as John Mcclane |
| 1989 | Look Who's Talking · as Mikey (voice) |
| 1989 | In Country · as Emmett Smith |
| 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 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Peter Novins (segment "shatterday") |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as David Addison |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Tony Amato |
| 1982 | The Verdict · as Courtroom Observer (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Prince of the City · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Ein Guru kommt · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin · as Man Entering Diner As Delaney Leaves |