Bruce Willis
Acting
Born March 19, 1955 · Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
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.
Films (166)
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
2025
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
2025
Gorillaz: House of Kong
2025
Sly
2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
Assassin
2023
Detective Knight: Independence
2023
Detective Knight: Redemption
2022
Paradise City
2022
Detective Knight: Rogue
2022
Wire Room
2022
Wrong Place
2022
White Elephant
2022
Vendetta
2022
Corrective Measures
2022
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
2022
A Day to Die
2022
Gasoline Alley
2022
American Siege
2022
Fortress
2021
Deadlock
2021
Apex
2021
Survive the Game
2021
Midnight in the Switchgrass
2021
Out of Death
2021
Cosmic Sin
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Breach
2020
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020
Hard Kill
2020
Survive the Night
2020
Trauma Center
2019
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
10 Minutes Gone
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
Glass
2019
Air Strike
2018
Reprisal
2018
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
Death Wish
2018
Acts of Violence
2018
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
First Kill
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Split
2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
Precious Cargo
2016
Marauders
2016
Extraction
2015
Rock the Kasbah
2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
Vice
2015
The Prince
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Altman
2014
RED 2
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
2013
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
Close Up
2012
Looper
2012
Fire with Fire
2012
The Expendables 2
2012
Lay the Favorite
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
The Cold Light of Day
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Catch.44
2011
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
2011
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011
Setup
2011
The Black Mamba
2011
His Way
2011
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
RED
2010
I'm Still Here
2010
The Expendables
2010
Cop Out
2010
Surrogates
2009
What Just Happened
2008
Shine a Light
2008
Assassination of a High School President
2008
Live Free or Die Hard
2007
Nancy Drew
2007
Perfect Stranger
2007
Planet Terror
2007
Grindhouse
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
Fast Food Nation
2006
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006
Over the Hedge
2006
The Hip Hop Project
2006
16 Blocks
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Alpha Dog
2006
My Date with Drew
2005
Sin City
2005
Hostage
2005
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Grand Champion
2004
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Rugrats Go Wild
2003
Tears of the Sun
2003
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
True West
2002
Hart's War
2002
Bandits
2001
Unbreakable
2000
The Kid
2000
The Whole Nine Yards
2000
The Story of Us
1999
The Sixth Sense
1999
Breakfast of Champions
1999
The Siege
1998
Armageddon
1998
Mercury Rising
1998
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
The Jackal
1997
The Fifth Element
1997
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996
Last Man Standing
1996
Twelve Monkeys
1995
Four Rooms
1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
A Night to Die For
1995
Nobody's Fool
1994
Pulp Fiction
1994
Color of Night
1994
North
1994
Striking Distance
1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993
Death Becomes Her
1992
The Player
1992
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Billy Bathgate
1991
Hudson Hawk
1991
Mortal Thoughts
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Die Hard 2
1990
Look Who's Talking
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
In Country
1989
That's Adequate
1989
Die Hard
1988
Sunset
1988
Blind Date
1987
The Return of Bruno
1987
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
The Verdict
1982
Prince of the City
1981
A Guru Comes
1980
The First Deadly Sin
1980