Acting · Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany] · Born March 19, 1955
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American 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.
MovieBruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEmma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAssassin
2023
as Valmora
MovieDetective Knight: Independence
2023
as Det. James Knight
MovieDetective Knight: Redemption
2022
as Det. James Knight
MovieParadise City
2022
as Ian Swan
MovieDetective Knight: Rogue
2022
as Det. James Knight
MovieWire Room
2022
as Shane Mueller
MovieWrong Place
2022
as Frank
MovieWhite Elephant
2022
as Arnold Soloman
MovieVendetta
2022
as Donnie Fetter
MovieCorrective Measures
2022
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
MovieFortress: Sniper's Eye
2022
as Robert
MovieA Day to Die
2022
as Alston
MovieGasoline Alley
2022
as Detective Freeman
MovieAmerican Siege
2022
as Ben Watts
MovieFortress
2021
as Robert
MovieDeadlock
2021
as Ron Whitlock
MovieApex
2021
as Thomas Malone
MovieSurvive the Game
2021
as David
MovieMidnight in the Switchgrass
2021
as Karl Helter
MovieOut of Death
2021
as Jack Harris
MovieCosmic Sin
2021
as James Ford
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBreach
2020
as Clay Young
MovieBruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020
MovieHard Kill
2020
as Chalmers
MovieSurvive the Night
2020
as Frank
MovieTrauma Center
2019
as Lt. Det. Wakes
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Det. John McClane (archive footage)
MovieMotherless Brooklyn
2019
as Frank Minna
Movie10 Minutes Gone
2019
as Rex
MovieBetween Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
MovieThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
as Bruce Willis (voice)
MovieGlass
2019
as David Dunn / The Overseer
MovieAir Strike
2018
as Jack
MovieReprisal
2018
as James
MovieComedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
as Self
TVJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
MovieDeath Wish
2018
as Paul Kersey
MovieActs of Violence
2018
as Detective James Avery
MovieThe Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
as Self - Audience Member
TVThe Orville
2017
as Groogen (voice)
MovieFirst Kill
2017
as Howell
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Venice
2017
as Steve
MovieJohn Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieSplit
2017
as David Dunn (uncredited)
MovieTony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
as Self
MoviePrecious Cargo
2016
as Eddie
MovieMarauders
2016
as Hubert
MovieExtraction
2015
as Leonard Turner
MovieRock the Kasbah
2015
as Bombay Brian
MovieExploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
as Self / Cap Sharp
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieVice
2015
as Julian
MovieThe Prince
2014
as Omar
MovieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Hartigan
MovieAltman
2014
as Self
MovieRED 2
2013
as Frank Moses
MovieG.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
as Joe Colton
MovieBruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
2013
as Narrator (voice) / Self
MovieA Good Day to Die Hard
2013
as John McClane
MovieB.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
as Self
MovieClose Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLooper
2012
as Old Joe
MovieFire with Fire
2012
as Mike Cella
MovieThe Expendables 2
2012
as Church
MovieLay the Favorite
2012
as Dink Heimowitz
MovieMoonrise Kingdom
2012
as Captain Sharp
MovieThe Cold Light of Day
2012
as Martin
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieCatch.44
2011
as Mel
MovieGorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
2011
MovieWarren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011
as Self
MovieSetup
2011
as Biggs
MovieHis Way
2011
as Self
MovieInferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieRED
2010
as Frank Moses
MovieI'm Still Here
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Expendables
2010
as Mr. Church (uncredited)
MovieCop Out
2010
as Jimmy Monroe
MovieSurrogates
2009
as Tom Greer
MovieWhat Just Happened
2008
as Bruce Willis
MovieShine a Light
2008
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
MovieAssassination of a High School President
2008
as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
TVBetween Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
as Self
MovieLive Free or Die Hard
2007
as John McClane
MovieNancy Drew
2007
as Bruce (uncredited)
MoviePerfect Stranger
2007
as Harrison Hill
MoviePlanet Terror
2007
as Lieutenant Muldoon
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
MovieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
MovieTony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self - Speaker
MovieFast Food Nation
2006
as Harry Rydell
TVAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Narrator (voice)
MovieHammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006
as RJ (voice)
MovieOver the Hedge
2006
as RJ (voice)
MovieThe Hip Hop Project
2006
as Self
Movie16 Blocks
2006
as Jack Mosley
MovieLucky Number Slevin
2006
as Mr. Goodkat
MovieAlpha Dog
2006
as Sonny Truelove
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
MovieMy Date with Drew
2005
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSin City
2005
as Hartigan
MovieHostage
2005
as Jeff Talley
MovieOcean's Twelve
2004
as Bruce Willis
MovieGenius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
as Self
MovieGrand Champion
2004
as Mr. Blandford
MovieThe Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Jimmy Tudeski
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
MovieRugrats Go Wild
2003
as Spike (voice)
MovieJourney to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003
as Self
MovieTears of the Sun
2003
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
MoviePulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
MovieThe Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
MovieTrue West
2002
as Lee
MovieHart's War
2002
as Col. William A. McNamara
MovieBandits
2001
as Joseph Blake
MovieUnbreakable
2000
as David Dunn
MovieThe Kid
2000
as Russ Duritz
MovieThe Whole Nine Yards
2000
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Story of Us
1999
as Ben Jordan
MovieThe Sixth Sense
1999
as Malcolm Crowe
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
MovieBreakfast of Champions
1999
as Dwayne Hoover
MovieThe Siege
1998
as Major-General William Devereaux
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Vic
MovieArmageddon
1998
as Harry S. Stamper
MovieMercury Rising
1998
as Art Jeffries
The Entertainment Biz
1998
as Self
MovieArmageddon: Target Earth
1998
as Self
MovieThe Jackal
1997
as The Jackal
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieThe Fifth Element
1997
as Korben Dallas
MovieBruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
1997
as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
TVTaff
1997
as self
MovieBeavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
as Muddy (voice)
MovieThe Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996
as Self
TVBruno the Kid
1996
as Bruno the Kid (voice)
MovieLast Man Standing
1996
as John Smith
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieTwelve Monkeys
1995
as James Cole
MovieFour Rooms
1995
as Leo (uncredited)
MovieDie Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
as John McClane
MovieA Night to Die For
1995
as Self
MovieNobody's Fool
1994
as Carl Roebuck
TVFriends
1994
as Paul Stevens
MoviePulp Fiction
1994
as Butch Coolidge
MovieColor of Night
1994
as Dr. Bill Capa
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieNorth
1994
as Narrator (voice)
MovieStriking Distance
1993
as Tom Hardy
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self
MovieNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as John McClane (uncredited)
MovieAnnie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
as Self
TVMad About You
1992
as Bruce Willis
MovieDeath Becomes Her
1992
as Dr. Ernest Menville
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieThe Player
1992
as Bruce Willis
MovieThe Last Boy Scout
1991
as Joe Hallenbeck
MovieBilly Bathgate
1991
as Bo Weinberg
MovieHudson Hawk
1991
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
MovieMortal Thoughts
1991
as James Urbanski
MovieThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Peter Fallow
MovieLook Who's Talking Too
1990
as Mikey (voice)
MovieSeriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
MovieDie Hard 2
1990
as John McClane
MovieLook Who's Talking
1989
as Mikey (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MovieIn Country
1989
as Emmett Smith
MovieThat's Adequate
1989
as Self
MovieDie Hard
1988
as John McClane
MovieSunset
1988
as Tom Mix
TVDolly
1987
as Self
MovieBlind Date
1987
as Walter Davis
MovieThe Return of Bruno
1987
as Bruno Radolini
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
1987
as Self
MovieBarbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
TVMoonlighting
1985
as David Addison
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Tony Amato
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
MovieThe Verdict
1982
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MoviePrince of the City
1981
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieA Guru Comes
1980
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieThe First Deadly Sin
1980
as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
