Bruce Willis
Acting
1955-03-19 · 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.
Filmography
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
2025 · Movie
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
2025 · Movie
Sly
2023 · Movie
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023 · Movie
Assassin
2023 · Movie
Detective Knight: Independence
2023 · Movie
Detective Knight: Redemption
2022 · Movie
Paradise City
2022 · Movie
Detective Knight: Rogue
2022 · Movie
Wire Room
2022 · Movie
Wrong Place
2022 · Movie
White Elephant
2022 · Movie
Vendetta
2022 · Movie
Corrective Measures
2022 · Movie
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
2022 · Movie
A Day to Die
2022 · Movie
Gasoline Alley
2022 · Movie
American Siege
2022 · Movie
Fortress
2021 · Movie
Deadlock
2021 · Movie
Apex
2021 · Movie
Survive the Game
2021 · Movie
Midnight in the Switchgrass
2021 · Movie
Out of Death
2021 · Movie
Cosmic Sin
2021 · Movie
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Movie
Breach
2020 · Movie
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020 · Movie
Hard Kill
2020 · Movie
Survive the Night
2020 · Movie
Trauma Center
2019 · Movie
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Series
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · Movie
10 Minutes Gone
2019 · Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 · Movie
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Movie
Glass
2019 · Movie
Air Strike
2018 · Movie
Reprisal
2018 · Movie
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018 · Movie
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Series
Death Wish
2018 · Movie
Acts of Violence
2018 · Movie
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017 · Movie
The Orville
2017 · Series
First Kill
2017 · Movie
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · Movie
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Movie
Split
2017 · Movie
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016 · Movie
Precious Cargo
2016 · Movie
Marauders
2016 · Movie
Extraction
2015 · Movie
Rock the Kasbah
2015 · Movie
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Vice
2015 · Movie
The Prince
2014 · Movie
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014 · Movie
Altman
2014 · Movie
RED 2
2013 · Movie
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 · Movie
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
2013 · Movie
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013 · Movie
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012 · Movie
Close Up
2012 · Movie
Looper
2012 · Movie
Fire with Fire
2012 · Movie
The Expendables 2
2012 · Movie
Lay the Favorite
2012 · Movie
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 · Movie
The Cold Light of Day
2012 · Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
Catch.44
2011 · Movie
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
2011 · Movie
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011 · Movie
Setup
2011 · Movie
His Way
2011 · Movie
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
RED
2010 · Movie
I'm Still Here
2010 · Movie
The Expendables
2010 · Movie
Cop Out
2010 · Movie
Surrogates
2009 · Movie
What Just Happened
2008 · Movie
Shine a Light
2008 · Movie
Assassination of a High School President
2008 · Movie
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008 · Series
Live Free or Die Hard
2007 · Movie
Nancy Drew
2007 · Movie
Perfect Stranger
2007 · Movie
Planet Terror
2007 · Movie
Grindhouse
2007 · Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Movie
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006 · Movie
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006 · Series
Fast Food Nation
2006 · Movie
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006 · Movie
Over the Hedge
2006 · Movie
The Hip Hop Project
2006 · Movie
16 Blocks
2006 · Movie
Lucky Number Slevin
2006 · Movie
Alpha Dog
2006 · Movie
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
My Date with Drew
2005 · Movie
Sin City
2005 · Movie
Hostage
2005 · Movie
Ocean's Twelve
2004 · Movie
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 · Movie
Grand Champion
2004 · Movie
The Whole Ten Yards
2004 · Movie
Touching Evil
2004 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · Movie
Rugrats Go Wild
2003 · Movie
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003 · Movie
Tears of the Sun
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Top Gear
2002 · Series
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002 · Movie
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002 · Movie
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
2002 · Movie
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Movie
True West
2002 · Movie
Hart's War
2002 · Movie
Bandits
2001 · Movie
Unbreakable
2000 · Movie
The Kid
2000 · Movie
The Whole Nine Yards
2000 · Movie
The Early Show
1999 · Series
The Story of Us
1999 · Movie
The Sixth Sense
1999 · Movie
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Series
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Movie
The Siege
1998 · Movie
That '70s Show
1998 · Series
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998 · Movie
Armageddon
1998 · Movie
Mercury Rising
1998 · Movie
The Entertainment Biz
1998 · Series
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998 · Movie
The Jackal
1997 · Movie
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Fifth Element
1997 · Movie
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
1997 · Movie
Taff
1997 · Series
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 · Movie
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996 · Movie
Bruno the Kid
1996 · Series
Last Man Standing
1996 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Movie
Four Rooms
1995 · Movie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Movie
A Night to Die For
1995 · Movie
Nobody's Fool
1994 · Movie
Friends
1994 · Series
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Movie
Color of Night
1994 · Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Series
North
1994 · Movie
Striking Distance
1993 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Movie
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993 · Movie
Mad About You
1992 · Series
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Movie
HBO First Look
1992 · Series
The Player
1992 · Movie
The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Movie
Billy Bathgate
1991 · Movie
Hudson Hawk
1991 · Movie
Mortal Thoughts
1991 · Movie
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Movie
Look Who's Talking Too
1990 · Movie
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Movie
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Look Who's Talking
1989 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
In Country
1989 · Movie
That's Adequate
1989 · Movie
Die Hard
1988 · Movie
Sunset
1988 · Movie
Dolly
1987 · Series
Blind Date
1987 · Movie
The Return of Bruno
1987 · Movie
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
1987 · Movie
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
Moonlighting
1985 · Series
Miami Vice
1984 · Series
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Series
The Verdict
1982 · Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Series
Prince of the City
1981 · Movie
A Guru Comes
1980 · Movie
The First Deadly Sin
1980 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Film '72
1971 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series