Bruce Willis

ActorProducerCrewWriterComposer Mar 19 (age 71) Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany] 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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Biography

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” (19…

Known For

Film

Pulp Fiction

Butch Coolidge

Film

The Sixth Sense

Malcolm Crowe

Film

Die Hard

John McClane

Film

Split

David Dunn (uncredited)

Film

The Fifth Element

Korben Dallas

Film

Twelve Monkeys

James Cole

Film

Sin City

Hartigan

Film

Moonrise Kingdom

Captain Sharp

Filmography

Acting (202)

Movies (166)

Gorillaz: House of Kong

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

2025

as Self (archive footage)

8.5

Sly

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2

Assassin

2023

as Valmora

5.2

Detective Knight: Independence

2023

as Det. James Knight

5.3

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Wrong Place

as Frank

Vendetta

as Donnie Fetter

Gasoline Alley

as Detective Freeman

White Elephant

as Arnold Soloman

A Day to Die

as Alston

Corrective Measures

as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb

5.0

Fortress: Sniper's Eye

as Robert

Wire Room

as Shane Mueller

Paradise City

as Ian Swan

Detective Knight: Rogue

as Det. James Knight

American Siege

as Ben Watts

Detective Knight: Redemption

as Det. James Knight

Deadlock

as Ron Whitlock

Midnight in the Switchgrass

as Karl Helter

Apex

as Thomas Malone

Fortress

as Robert

Cosmic Sin

as James Ford

Out of Death

as Jack Harris

Survive the Game

as David

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Breach

as Clay Young

Hard Kill

as Chalmers

Survive the Night

as Frank

Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

2020

8.2

Glass

2019

as David Dunn / The Overseer

6.7

Trauma Center

2019

as Lt. Det. Wakes

5.5

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

as Bruce Willis (voice)

Motherless Brooklyn

as Frank Minna

10 Minutes Gone

as Rex

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

2019

as Bruce Willis (archive footage)

Death Wish

as Paul Kersey

Air Strike

as Jack

Acts of Violence

as Detective James Avery

5.6

Reprisal

2018

as James

5.2

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018

as Self

6.6

Split

2017

as David Dunn (uncredited)

7.3

Once Upon a Time in Venice

as Steve

First Kill

as Howell

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

2017

as Self - Audience Member

7.8

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Precious Cargo

as Eddie

Marauders

as Hubert

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

as Self

Vice

as Julian

Extraction

as Leonard Turner

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

as Self / Cap Sharp

Rock the Kasbah

as Bombay Brian

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

as Hartigan

Altman

as Self

The Prince

as Omar

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013

as John McClane

5.3

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

as Joe Colton

RED 2

as Frank Moses

Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

2013

as Narrator (voice) / Self

The Expendables 2

as Church

Looper

as Old Joe

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Fire with Fire

as Mike Cella

Moonrise Kingdom

as Captain Sharp

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

2012

as Self

6.9

The Cold Light of Day

as Martin

Lay the Favorite

as Dink Heimowitz

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

9.5

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

as Self

Catch.44

as Mel

Setup

as Biggs

The Black Mamba

as Mister Suave

His Way

as Self

Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011

2011

The Expendables

2010

as Mr. Church (uncredited)

RED

as Frank Moses

Cop Out

as Jimmy Monroe

I'm Still Here

as Self - Guest

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

as Self

Surrogates

as Tom Greer

Assassination of a High School President

2008

as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick

5.7

Shine a Light

2008

as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)

6.8

What Just Happened

2008

as Bruce Willis

5.4

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

as John McClane

6.6

Planet Terror

2007

as Lieutenant Muldoon

Perfect Stranger

as Harrison Hill

Grindhouse

as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")

7.0

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

as Doug Masterson (uncredited)

6.2

Nancy Drew

2007

as Bruce (uncredited)

Over the Hedge

as RJ (voice)

Lucky Number Slevin

as Mr. Goodkat

16 Blocks

as Jack Mosley

Alpha Dog

as Sonny Truelove

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

as RJ (voice)

The Hip Hop Project

as Self

Fast Food Nation

as Harry Rydell

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

as Self - Speaker

Sin City

as Hartigan

Hostage

as Jeff Talley

My Date with Drew

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ocean's Twelve

as Bruce Willis

The Whole Ten Yards

as Jimmy Tudeski

Grand Champion

as Mr. Blandford

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004

as Self

7.3

Tears of the Sun

2003

as Lieutenant A.K. Waters

6.9

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)

Rugrats Go Wild

as Spike (voice)

Hart's War

as Col. William A. McNamara

6.4

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

2002

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

True West

2002

as Lee

7.4

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002

as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

Bandits

as Joseph Blake

The Kid

as Russ Duritz

Unbreakable

as David Dunn

The Whole Nine Yards

as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski

The Sixth Sense

as Malcolm Crowe

The Story of Us

as Ben Jordan

Breakfast of Champions

as Dwayne Hoover

Armageddon

as Harry S. Stamper

The Siege

as Major-General William Devereaux

6.3

Mercury Rising

1998

as Art Jeffries

6.3

Armageddon: Target Earth

1998

as Self

The Fifth Element

as Korben Dallas

The Jackal

as The Jackal

Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

1997

as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)

6.0

Last Man Standing

1996

as John Smith

6.4

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

as Muddy (voice)

6.7

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

as Self

Twelve Monkeys

as James Cole

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as John McClane

Four Rooms

as Leo

A Night to Die For

as Self

Pulp Fiction

as Butch Coolidge

North

as Narrator (voice)

Color of Night

as Capa

Nobody's Fool

as Carl Roebuck

Striking Distance

as Det. Tom Hardy

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as John McClane (uncredited)

6.0

Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

1993

as Self

Death Becomes Her

1992

as Dr. Ernest Menville

The Player

as Bruce Willis

The Last Boy Scout

as Joe Hallenbeck

Billy Bathgate

as Bo Weinberg

Mortal Thoughts

as James Urbanski

Hudson Hawk

as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins

5.7

Die Hard 2

1990

as John McClane

7.0

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

as Peter Fallow

5.6

Look Who's Talking Too

1990

as Mikey (voice)

5.5

Seriously... Phil Collins

as Self

Look Who's Talking

as Mikey (voice)

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self

In Country

as Emmett Smith

That's Adequate

as Self

Die Hard

as John McClane

Sunset

as Tom Mix

Blind Date

as Walter Davis

The Return of Bruno

as Bruno Radolini

The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

1987

as Self

6.5

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

1986

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

7.6

The Verdict

1982

as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

7.5

Prince of the City

1981

as Extra (uncredited)

7.0

A Guru Comes

1980

as Extra (uncredited)

The First Deadly Sin

1980

as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves

5.7

Fiction Pulpeuse Dos

as Butch Coolidge

Television (36)

The Movies That Made Us

2019

as Det. John McClane (archive footage)

7.2

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

as Self

The Orville

as Groogen (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Conan

as Self - Guest

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

2008

as Self

7.5

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

as Narrator (voice)

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Top Gear

as Self

Where Are They Now?

as Self

The Early Show

as Self - Guest

That '70s Show

as Vic

The Entertainment Biz

1998

as Self

The View

1997

as Self

4.3

Ally McBeal

1997

as Dr. Nickle (uncredited)

Taff

as self

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

Bruno the Kid

as Bruno the Kid (voice)

6.0

E! True Hollywood Story

as Self

Friends

as Paul Stevens

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Top Ten Presenter

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Mad About You

as Bruce Willis

HBO First Look

Dolly

as Self

The Twilight Zone

1985

as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")

Moonlighting

as David Addison

Miami Vice

as Tony Amato

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Crew (12)

Movies (9)

The Hip Hop Project

Executive Producer

Hostage

Producer

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

Executive Producer

True West

Executive Producer

Jackie Chan: My Story

Thanks

Hudson Hawk

Story

The Return of Bruno

Original Music Composer

The Return of Bruno

Producer

The Return of Bruno

Writer

Television (3)

Touching Evil

Executive Producer

Bruno the Kid

Executive Producer

Miami Vice

Songs