Bruce Willis
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 19, 1955
Place of Birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Valmora
as Det. James Knight
as Det. James Knight
as Ian Swan
as Det. James Knight
as Shane Mueller
as Frank
as Arnold Soloman
as Donnie Fetter
as Robert
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
as Alston
as Detective Freeman
as Ben Watts
as Robert
as Ron Whitlock
as Thomas Malone
as David
as Karl Helter
as Jack Harris
as James Ford
as Clay Young
as Chalmers
as Frank
as Lt. Det. Wakes
as Det. John McClane (archive footage)
as Frank Minna
as Rex
as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
as Bruce Willis (voice)
as David Dunn / The Overseer
as Jack
as James
as Paul Kersey
as Detective James Avery
as Self - Audience Member
as Groogen (voice)
as Howell
as Steve
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as David Dunn (uncredited)
as Self
as Eddie
as Hubert
as Leonard Turner
as Bombay Brian
as Self / Cap Sharp
as Julian
as Omar
as Hartigan
as Self
as Frank Moses
as Joe Colton
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as John McClane
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Old Joe
as Mike Cella
as Church
as Dink Heimowitz
as Captain Sharp
as Martin
as (archive footage)
as Mel
as Biggs
as Mister Suave
as Self
as Frank Moses
as Self - Guest
as Bounty Hunter
as Mr. Church (uncredited)
as Jimmy Monroe
as Tom Greer
as Self
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
as Principal Kirkpatrick
as John McClane
as Bruce (uncredited)
as Harrison Hill
as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
as Lieutenant Muldoon
as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
as Self - Speaker
as Narrator (voice)
as Harry Rydell
as RJ (voice)
as RJ (voice)
as Self
as Jack Mosley
as Mr. Goodkat
as Sonny Truelove
as Butch Coolidge (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Hartigan
as Jeff Talley
as Bruce Willis
as Mr. Blandford
as Jimmy Tudeski
as Self
as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
as Spike (voice)
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
as Lee
as Col. William A. McNamara
as Joseph Blake
as David Dunn
as Russ Duritz
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
as Self - Guest
as Ben Jordan
as Malcolm Crowe
as Self
as Dwayne Hoover
as Major-General William Devereaux
as Vic
as Harry S. Stamper
as Art Jeffries
as Self
as The Jackal
as Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
as Self
as Korben Dallas
as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
as self
as Muddy Grimes (voice)
as Bruno the Kid (voice)
as John Smith
as Self
as Self
as James Cole
as Leo (uncredited)
as John McClane
as Self
as Carl Roebuck
as Paul Stevens
as Butch Coolidge
as Capa
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Det. Tom Hardy
as Self - Guest
as John McClane (uncredited)
as Bruce Willis
as Dr. Ernest Menville
as Self
as Bruce Willis
as Joe Hallenbeck
as Bo Weinberg
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
as James Urbanski
as Peter Fallow
as Mikey (voice)
as Self
as John McClane
as Mikey (voice)
as Emmett Smith
as Self
as John McClane
as Tom Mix
as Self
as Walter Davis
as Bruno Radolini
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
as David Addison
as Tony Amato
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
as Self - Host
as Self