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Bruce Willis
Actor, Producer
Born March 19, 1955 (67 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Gasoline Alley · as Detective Freeman |
| 2022 | A Day to Die · as Alston |
| 2022 | Fortress: Sniper's Eye · as Robert |
| 2022 | White Elephant · as Arnold Soloman |
| 2022 | Vendetta · as Donnie Fetter |
| 2022 | Corrective Measures · as Julius “The Lobe” Loeb |
| 2022 | Wrong Place · as Frank |
| 2022 | Wire Room · as Shane Mueller |
| 2021 | Cosmic Sin · as James Ford |
| 2021 | Midnight in the Switchgrass · as Agent Karl Helter |
| 2021 | Deadlock · as Ron Whitlock |
| 2021 | Out of Death · as Jack Harris |
| 2021 | Survive the Game · as David |
| 2021 | Apex · as Thomas Malone |
| 2021 | American Siege · as Ben Watts |
| 2021 | Fortress · as Robert |
| 2020 | Survive the Night · as Frank |
| 2020 | Breach · as Clay Young |
| 2020 | Hard Kill · as Chalmers |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Bruce Willis (voice) |
| 2019 | Glass · as David Dunn / The Overseer |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn · as Frank Minna |
| 2019 | 10 Minutes Gone · as Rex |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie · as Bruce Willis |
| 2019 | Trauma Center · as Det. Wakes |
| 2018 | Death Wish · as Paul Kersey |
| 2018 | Acts of Violence · as Detective James Avery |
| 2018 | Reprisal · as James |
| 2018 | Air Strike · as Jack |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice · as Steve |
| 2017 | First Kill · as Howell |
| 2017 | The Orville (TV Series) · as Groogen (voice) |
| 2016 | Marauders · as Hubert |
| 2016 | Split · as David Dunn (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Precious Cargo · as Eddie |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah · as Bombay Brian |
| 2015 | Vice · as Julian |
| 2015 | Extraction · as Leonard Turner |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · as Hartigan |
| 2014 | The Prince · as Omar |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard · as John McClane |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation · as Joe Colton |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as Frank Moses |
| 2012 | Looper · as Old Joe |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 · as Church |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day · as Martin |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom · as Captain Sharp |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite · as Dink Heimowitz |
| 2012 | Fire with Fire · as Mike Cella |
| 2011 | Catch .44 · as Mel |
| 2011 | Setup · as Biggs |
| 2010 | Cop Out · as Jimmy Monroe |
| 2010 | The Expendables · as Mr. Church (uncredited) |
| 2010 | RED · as Frank Moses |
| 2010 | Gorillaz Featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack: Stylo · as Bounty Hunter |
| 2009 | Surrogates · as Tom Greer |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President · as Principal Kirkpatrick |
| 2008 | Shine a Light · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard · as John McClane |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew · as Bruce (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") |
| 2007 | Planet Terror · as Lieutenant Muldoon |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger · as Harrison Hill |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin · as Mr. Goodkat |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks · as Jack Mosley |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation · as Harry Rydell |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog · as Sonny Truelove |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge · as RJ (voice) |
| 2006 | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure · as RJ (voice) |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Doug Masterson (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Sin City · as Det. John Hartigan |
| 2005 | Hostage · as Jeff Talley |
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve · as Bruce Willis (uncredited) |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards · as Jimmy Tudeski |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun · as Lieutenant A.K. Waters |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle · as William Rose Bailey (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild · as Spike (voice) |
| 2002 | Hart's War · as Col. William A. McNamara |
| 2002 | Grand Champion · as Mr. Blandford |
| 2001 | Bandits · as Joseph Blake |
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards · as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski |
| 2000 | Unbreakable · as David Dunn |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as John McClane |
| 2000 | The Kid · as Russell Duritz |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense · as Malcolm Crowe |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions · as Dwayne Hoover |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Officer John McClane (archive footage) |
| 1999 | The Story of Us · as Ben Jordan |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising · as Art Jeffries |
| 1998 | Armageddon · as Harry S. Stamper |
| 1998 | The Siege · as Major-General William Devereaux |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Vic |
| 1998 | Aerosmith: I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing · as Harry S. Stamper |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element · as Korben Dallas |
| 1997 | The Jackal · as The Jackal |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Dr. Nickle (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing · as John Smith |
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid (TV Series) · as Bruno the kid |
| 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America · as Muddy (voice) |
| 1995 | Four Rooms · as Leo (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance · as John McClane |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys · as James Cole |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction · as Butch Coolidge |
| 1994 | Color of Night · as Dr. Bill Capa |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool · as Carl Roebuck |
| 1994 | North · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Paul Stevens |
| 1993 | 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 |
| 1992 | Mad About You (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk · as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout · as Joe Hallenbeck |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate · as Bo Weinberg |
| 1991 | Mortal Thoughts · as James Urbanski |
| 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 |
| 1989 | In Country · as Emmett Smith |
| 1989 | Look Who's Talking · as Mikey (voice) |
| 1988 | Die Hard · as John McClane |
| 1988 | Sunset · as Tom Mix |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Bruce Willis |
| 1987 | Blind Date · as Walter Davis |
| 1986 | One Voice · as Audience |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Peter Novins |
| 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 | The First Deadly Sin · as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Ein Guru kommt · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Unknown |