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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has since appeared 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.

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Pulp Fiction 1994
Butch Coolidge
Split 2017
David Dunn (uncredited)
Die Hard 1988
John McClane
Glass 2019
David Dunn / The Overseer
Sin City 2005
Det. John Hartigan
Armageddon 1998
Harry S. Stamper
The Expendables 2010
Mr. Church (uncredited)
RED 2010
Frank Moses

Credit 165

2025 Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life as Self (archive footage)

2023 Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023 The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump as Self (archive footage)

2023 Assassin as Valmora

2023 Detective Knight: Independence as Det. James Knight

2022 Detective Knight: Redemption as Det. James Knight

2022 Paradise City as Ian Swan

2022 Detective Knight: Rogue as Det. James Knight

2022 Wire Room as Shane Mueller

2022 Wrong Place as Frank

2022 White Elephant as Arnold Soloman

2022 Vendetta as Donnie Fetter

2022 Corrective Measures as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb

2022 Fortress: Sniper's Eye as Robert

2022 A Day to Die as Alston

2022 Gasoline Alley as Detective Freeman

2022 American Siege as Ben Watts

2021 Fortress as Robert

2021 Deadlock as Ron Whitlock

2021 Apex as Thomas Malone

2021 Survive the Game as David

2021 Midnight in the Switchgrass as Karl Helter

2021 Out of Death as Jack Harris

2021 Cosmic Sin as James Ford

2021 Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)

2020 Breach as Clay Young

2020 Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

2020 Hard Kill as Chalmers

2020 Survive the Night as Frank

2019 Trauma Center as Lt. Det. Wakes

2019 Motherless Brooklyn as Frank Minna

2019 QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)

2019 10 Minutes Gone as Rex

2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Bruce Willis (archive footage)

2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Bruce Willis (voice)

2019 Glass as David Dunn / The Overseer

2018 Air Strike as Jack

2018 Reprisal as James

2018 Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self

2018 Death Wish as Paul Kersey

2018 Acts of Violence as Detective James Avery

2017 First Kill as Howell

2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice as Steve

2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017 Split as David Dunn (uncredited)

2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self

2016 Precious Cargo as Eddie

2016 Marauders as Hubert

2015 Extraction as Leonard Turner

2015 Rock the Kasbah as Bombay Brian

2015 Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Cap Sharp

2015 Vice as Julian

2014 The Prince as Omar

2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Hartigan

2014 Altman as Self

2013 RED 2 as Frank Moses

2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Joe Colton

2013 Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies as Narrator (voice) / Self

2013 A Good Day to Die Hard as John McClane

2012 B.B. King: The Life of Riley as Self

2012 Close Up as Self (archive footage)

2012 Looper as Old Joe

2012 Fire with Fire as Mike Cella

2012 The Expendables 2 as Church

2012 Lay the Favorite as Dink Heimowitz

2012 Moonrise Kingdom as Captain Sharp

2012 The Cold Light of Day as Martin

2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)

2011 Catch.44 as Mel

2011 Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts as Self

2011 Setup as Biggs

2011 The Black Mamba as Mister Suave

2011 His Way as Self

2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self

2010 RED as Frank Moses

2010 I'm Still Here as Self - Guest

2010 The Expendables as Mr. Church (uncredited)

2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)

2010 Cop Out as Jimmy Monroe

2009 Surrogates as Tom Greer

2008 What Just Happened as Self

2008 Shine a Light as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)

2008 Assassination of a High School President as Principal Kirkpatrick

2007 Live Free or Die Hard as John McClane

2007 Nancy Drew as Bruce (uncredited)

2007 Perfect Stranger as Harrison Hill

2007 Grindhouse as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")

2007 Planet Terror as Lieutenant Muldoon

2007 The Astronaut Farmer as Doug Masterson (uncredited)

2006 Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self - Speaker

2006 Fast Food Nation as Harry Rydell

2006 Hammy's Boomerang Adventure as RJ (voice)

2006 Over the Hedge as RJ (voice)

2006 The Hip Hop Project as Self Executive Producer

2006 16 Blocks as Jack Mosley

2006 Lucky Number Slevin as Mr. Goodkat

2006 Alpha Dog as Sonny Truelove

2006 Tarantino's Mind as Butch Coolidge (archive footage)

2005 My Date with Drew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005 Sin City as Det. John Hartigan

2005 Hostage as Jeff Talley Producer

2004 Ocean's Twelve as Bruce Willis

2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self

2004 Grand Champion as Mr. Blandford

2004 The Whole Ten Yards as Jimmy Tudeski

2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as William Rose Bailey

2003 Rugrats Go Wild as Spike (voice)

2003 Tears of the Sun as Lieutenant A.K. Waters

2002 Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self (archive footage)

2002 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Executive Producer

2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

2002 True West as Lee Executive Producer

2002 Hart's War as Col. William A. McNamara

2001 Bandits as Joseph Blake

2000 Unbreakable as David Dunn

2000 The Kid as Russ Duritz

2000 The Whole Nine Yards as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski

1999 The Story of Us as Ben Jordan

1999 The Sixth Sense as Malcolm Crowe

1999 Breakfast of Champions as Dwayne Hoover

1998 The Siege as Major-General William Devereaux

1998 Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Thanks

1998 Armageddon as Harry S. Stamper

1998 Mercury Rising as Art Jeffries

1998 Armageddon: Target Earth as Self

1997 The Jackal as The Jackal

1997 The Fifth Element as Korben Dallas

1997 Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)

1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Muddy Grimes (voice)

1996 The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' as Self

1996 Last Man Standing as John Smith

1995 Twelve Monkeys as James Cole

1995 Four Rooms as Leo (uncredited)

1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance as John McClane

1995 A Night to Die For as Self

1994 Nobody's Fool as Carl Roebuck

1994 Pulp Fiction as Butch Coolidge

1994 Color of Night as Capa

1994 North as Narrator (voice)

1993 Striking Distance as Det. Tom Hardy

1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as John McClane (uncredited)

1992 Death Becomes Her as Dr. Ernest Menville

1992 The Player as Bruce Willis

1991 The Last Boy Scout as Joe Hallenbeck

1991 Billy Bathgate as Bo Weinberg

1991 Hudson Hawk as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins Story

1991 Mortal Thoughts as James Urbanski

1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities as Peter Fallow

1990 Look Who's Talking Too as Mikey (voice)

1990 Seriously... Phil Collins as Self

1990 Die Hard 2 as John McClane

1989 Look Who's Talking as Mikey (voice)

1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self

1989 In Country as Emmett Smith

1989 That's Adequate as Self

1988 Die Hard as John McClane

1988 Sunset as Tom Mix

1987 Blind Date as Walter Davis

1987 The Return of Bruno as Bruno Radolini Original Music Composer, Writer, Producer

1987 The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self

1986 Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1982 The Verdict as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

1981 Prince of the City as Extra (uncredited)

1980 A Guru Comes as Extra (uncredited)

1980 The First Deadly Sin as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves

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