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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000246
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2680
Facebook: https://facebook.com/
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/08/2025
Gorillaz: House of Kong
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/08/2025
Sly
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/05/2023
Assassin
Character:Valmora
Release Date:31/03/2023
Detective Knight: Independence
Character:Det. James Knight
Release Date:20/01/2023
Detective Knight: Redemption
Character:Det. James Knight
Release Date:09/12/2022
Paradise City
Character:Ian Swan
Release Date:11/11/2022
Detective Knight: Rogue
Character:Det. James Knight
Release Date:21/10/2022
Wire Room
Character:Shane Mueller
Release Date:02/09/2022
Wrong Place
Character:Frank
Release Date:15/07/2022
White Elephant
Character:Arnold Soloman
Release Date:03/06/2022
Vendetta
Character:Donnie Fetter
Release Date:17/05/2022
Corrective Measures
Character:Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
Release Date:29/04/2022
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Character:Robert
Release Date:29/04/2022
A Day to Die
Character:Alston
Release Date:04/03/2022
Gasoline Alley
Character:Detective Freeman
Release Date:25/02/2022
American Siege
Character:Ben Watts
Release Date:07/01/2022
Fortress
Character:Robert
Release Date:17/12/2021
Deadlock
Character:Ron Whitlock
Release Date:03/12/2021
Apex
Character:Thomas Malone
Release Date:12/11/2021
Survive the Game
Character:David
Release Date:08/10/2021
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Character:Karl Helter
Release Date:23/07/2021
Out of Death
Character:Jack Harris
Release Date:16/07/2021
Cosmic Sin
Character:James Ford
Release Date:12/03/2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2021
Breach
Character:Clay Young
Release Date:17/12/2020
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
Character:
Release Date:25/09/2020
Hard Kill
Character:Chalmers
Release Date:04/09/2020
Survive the Night
Character:Frank
Release Date:03/07/2020
Trauma Center
Character:Lt. Det. Wakes
Release Date:06/12/2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Character:Frank Minna
Release Date:31/10/2019
10 Minutes Gone
Character:Rex
Release Date:30/09/2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Character:Bruce Willis (archive footage)
Release Date:20/09/2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Character:Bruce Willis (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2019
Glass
Character:David Dunn / The Overseer
Release Date:16/01/2019
Air Strike
Character:Jack
Release Date:26/10/2018
Reprisal
Character:James
Release Date:31/08/2018
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2018
Death Wish
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:01/03/2018
Acts of Violence
Character:Detective James Avery
Release Date:12/01/2018
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Character:Self - Audience Member
Release Date:29/09/2017
First Kill
Character:Howell
Release Date:21/07/2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Character:Steve
Release Date:08/06/2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:19/03/2017
Split
Character:David Dunn (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2016
Precious Cargo
Character:Eddie
Release Date:14/07/2016
Marauders
Character:Hubert
Release Date:01/07/2016
Extraction
Character:Leonard Turner
Release Date:18/12/2015
Rock the Kasbah
Character:Bombay Brian
Release Date:22/10/2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Character:Self / Cap Sharp
Release Date:22/09/2015
Vice
Character:Julian
Release Date:16/01/2015
The Prince
Character:Omar
Release Date:22/08/2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Character:Hartigan
Release Date:20/08/2014
Altman
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2014
RED 2
Character:Frank Moses
Release Date:18/07/2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Character:Joe Colton
Release Date:27/03/2013
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
Character:Narrator (voice) / Self
Release Date:21/03/2013
A Good Day to Die Hard
Character:John McClane
Release Date:06/02/2013
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2012
Close Up
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2012
Looper
Character:Old Joe
Release Date:26/09/2012
Fire with Fire
Character:Mike Cella
Release Date:31/08/2012
The Expendables 2
Character:Church
Release Date:08/08/2012
Lay the Favorite
Character:Dink Heimowitz
Release Date:22/06/2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Character:Captain Sharp
Release Date:16/05/2012
The Cold Light of Day
Character:Martin
Release Date:04/04/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Catch.44
Character:Mel
Release Date:08/12/2011
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
Character:
Release Date:28/11/2011
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2011
Setup
Character:Biggs
Release Date:17/10/2011
The Black Mamba
Character:Mister Suave
Release Date:21/09/2011
His Way
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2011
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2010
RED
Character:Frank Moses
Release Date:13/10/2010
I'm Still Here
Character:Self - Guest
Release Date:10/09/2010
The Expendables
Character:Mr. Church (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/2010
Cop Out
Character:Jimmy Monroe
Release Date:26/02/2010
Surrogates
Character:Tom Greer
Release Date:24/09/2009
What Just Happened
Character:Bruce Willis
Release Date:17/10/2008
Shine a Light
Character:Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/2008
Assassination of a High School President
Character:Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
Release Date:17/01/2008
Live Free or Die Hard
Character:John McClane
Release Date:20/06/2007
Nancy Drew
Character:Bruce (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/2007
Perfect Stranger
Character:Harrison Hill
Release Date:11/04/2007
Planet Terror
Character:Lieutenant Muldoon
Release Date:06/04/2007
Grindhouse
Character:Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
Release Date:06/04/2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Character:Doug Masterson (uncredited)
Release Date:23/02/2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Character:Self - Speaker
Release Date:22/11/2006
Fast Food Nation
Character:Harry Rydell
Release Date:17/11/2006
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
Character:RJ (voice)
Release Date:17/10/2006
Over the Hedge
Character:RJ (voice)
Release Date:17/05/2006
The Hip Hop Project
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2006
16 Blocks
Character:Jack Mosley
Release Date:01/03/2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Character:Mr. Goodkat
Release Date:24/02/2006
Alpha Dog
Character:Sonny Truelove
Release Date:27/01/2006
My Date with Drew
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/2005
Sin City
Character:Hartigan
Release Date:01/04/2005
Hostage
Character:Jeff Talley
Release Date:10/03/2005
Ocean's Twelve
Character:Bruce Willis
Release Date:09/12/2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2004
Grand Champion
Character:Mr. Blandford
Release Date:27/08/2004
The Whole Ten Yards
Character:Jimmy Tudeski
Release Date:07/04/2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Character:William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/2003
Rugrats Go Wild
Character:Spike (voice)
Release Date:13/06/2003
Tears of the Sun
Character:Lieutenant A.K. Waters
Release Date:07/03/2003
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/08/2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Character:Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/2002
True West
Character:Lee
Release Date:28/05/2002
Hart's War
Character:Col. William A. McNamara
Release Date:15/02/2002
Bandits
Character:Joseph Blake
Release Date:12/10/2001
Unbreakable
Character:David Dunn
Release Date:22/11/2000
The Kid
Character:Russ Duritz
Release Date:07/07/2000
The Whole Nine Yards
Character:Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
Release Date:18/02/2000
The Story of Us
Character:Ben Jordan
Release Date:14/10/1999
The Sixth Sense
Character:Malcolm Crowe
Release Date:06/08/1999
Breakfast of Champions
Character:Dwayne Hoover
Release Date:18/02/1999
The Siege
Character:Major-General William Devereaux
Release Date:06/11/1998
Armageddon
Character:Harry S. Stamper
Release Date:01/07/1998
Mercury Rising
Character:Art Jeffries
Release Date:03/04/1998
Armageddon: Target Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Jackal
Character:The Jackal
Release Date:14/11/1997
The Fifth Element
Character:Korben Dallas
Release Date:02/05/1997
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
Character:Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Character:Muddy (voice)
Release Date:20/12/1996
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/1996
Last Man Standing
Character:John Smith
Release Date:20/09/1996
Twelve Monkeys
Character:James Cole
Release Date:29/12/1995
Four Rooms
Character:Leo
Release Date:09/12/1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Character:John McClane
Release Date:19/05/1995
A Night to Die For
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1995
Nobody's Fool
Character:Carl Roebuck
Release Date:23/12/1994
Pulp Fiction
Character:Butch Coolidge
Release Date:10/09/1994
Color of Night
Character:Capa
Release Date:19/08/1994
North
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/07/1994
Striking Distance
Character:Det. Tom Hardy
Release Date:17/09/1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Character:John McClane (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Death Becomes Her
Character:Dr. Ernest Menville
Release Date:30/07/1992
The Player
Character:Bruce Willis
Release Date:08/05/1992
The Last Boy Scout
Character:Joe Hallenbeck
Release Date:13/12/1991
Billy Bathgate
Character:Bo Weinberg
Release Date:01/11/1991
Hudson Hawk
Character:Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
Release Date:23/05/1991
Mortal Thoughts
Character:James Urbanski
Release Date:19/04/1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Character:Peter Fallow
Release Date:21/12/1990
Look Who's Talking Too
Character:Mikey (voice)
Release Date:14/12/1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1990
Die Hard 2
Character:John McClane
Release Date:03/07/1990
Look Who's Talking
Character:Mikey (voice)
Release Date:12/10/1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1989
In Country
Character:Emmett Smith
Release Date:15/09/1989
That's Adequate
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/1989
Die Hard
Character:John McClane
Release Date:15/07/1988
Sunset
Character:Tom Mix
Release Date:29/04/1988
Blind Date
Character:Walter Davis
Release Date:27/03/1987
The Return of Bruno
Character:Bruno Radolini
Release Date:07/02/1987
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Character:Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1986
The Verdict
Character:Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1982
Prince of the City
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1981
A Guru Comes
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1980
The First Deadly Sin
Character:Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
Release Date:03/10/1980
Television Appearances
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Det. John McClane (archive footage)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Character:Self
The Orville
Character:Groogen (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Character:Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Top Gear
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self - Guest
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
That '70s Show
Character:Vic
The Entertainment Biz
Character:Self
Ally McBeal
Character:Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
The View
Character:Self
Taff
Character:self
Bruno the Kid
Character:Bruno the Kid (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Friends
Character:Paul Stevens
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Character:Self
Mad About You
Character:Bruce Willis
HBO First Look
Character:
HBO First Look
Character:Self
Dolly
Character:Self
The Twilight Zone
Character:Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
Moonlighting
Character:David Addison
Miami Vice
Character:Tony Amato
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Images
