Bruce Willis
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” (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.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Friends

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman
All Movies (165)
- Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône2025 · as Self (archive footage)
- Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special2025 · as Self (archive footage)
- Sly2023 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- Assassin2023 · as Valmora
- Detective Knight: Independence2023 · as Det. James Knight
- Detective Knight: Redemption2022 · as Det. James Knight
- Paradise City2022 · as Ian Swan
- Detective Knight: Rogue2022 · as Det. James Knight
- Wire Room2022 · as Shane Mueller
- Wrong Place2022 · as Frank
- White Elephant2022 · as Arnold Soloman
- Vendetta2022 · as Donnie Fetter
- Corrective Measures2022 · as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
- Fortress: Sniper's Eye2022 · as Robert
- A Day to Die2022 · as Alston
- Gasoline Alley2022 · as Detective Freeman
- American Siege2022 · as Ben Watts
- Fortress2021 · as Robert
- Deadlock2021 · as Ron Whitlock
- Apex2021 · as Thomas Malone
- Survive the Game2021 · as David
- Midnight in the Switchgrass2021 · as Karl Helter
- Out of Death2021 · as Jack Harris
- Cosmic Sin2021 · as James Ford
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend2021 · as Self (archive footage)
- Breach2020 · as Clay Young
- Bruce Willis, l'indestructible2020
- Hard Kill2020 · as Chalmers
- Survive the Night2020 · as Frank
- Trauma Center2019 · as Lt. Det. Wakes
- Motherless Brooklyn2019 · as Frank Minna
- 10 Minutes Gone2019 · as Rex
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie2019 · as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019 · as Bruce Willis (voice)
- Glass2019 · as David Dunn / The Overseer
- Air Strike2018 · as Jack
- Reprisal2018 · as James
- Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis2018 · as Self
- Death Wish2018 · as Paul Kersey
- Acts of Violence2018 · as Detective James Avery
- The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 20152017 · as Self - Audience Member
- First Kill2017 · as Howell
- Once Upon a Time in Venice2017 · as Steve
- John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood2017 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Split2017 · as David Dunn (uncredited)
- Tony Bennett Celebrates 902016 · as Self
- Precious Cargo2016 · as Eddie
- Marauders2016 · as Hubert
- Extraction2015 · as Leonard Turner
- Rock the Kasbah2015 · as Bombay Brian
- Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'2015 · as Self / Cap Sharp
- Vice2015 · as Julian
- The Prince2014 · as Omar
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For2014 · as Hartigan
- Altman2014 · as Self
- RED 22013 · as Frank Moses
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013 · as Joe Colton
- Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies2013 · as Narrator (voice) / Self
- A Good Day to Die Hard2013 · as John McClane
- B.B. King: The Life of Riley2012 · as Self
- Close Up2012 · as Self (archive footage)
- Looper2012 · as Old Joe
- Fire with Fire2012 · as Mike Cella
- The Expendables 22012 · as Church
- Lay the Favorite2012 · as Dink Heimowitz
- Moonrise Kingdom2012 · as Captain Sharp
- The Cold Light of Day2012 · as Martin
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
- Catch.442011 · as Mel
- Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-20112011
- Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts2011 · as Self
- Setup2011 · as Biggs
- His Way2011 · as Self
- Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'2010 · as Self
- RED2010 · as Frank Moses
- I'm Still Here2010 · as Self - Guest
- The Expendables2010 · as Mr. Church (uncredited)
- Cop Out2010 · as Jimmy Monroe
- Surrogates2009 · as Tom Greer
- What Just Happened2008 · as Bruce Willis
- Shine a Light2008 · as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
- Assassination of a High School President2008 · as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
- Live Free or Die Hard2007 · as John McClane
- Nancy Drew2007 · as Bruce (uncredited)
- Perfect Stranger2007 · as Harrison Hill
- Planet Terror2007 · as Lieutenant Muldoon
- Grindhouse2007 · as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
- The Astronaut Farmer2007 · as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic2006 · as Self - Speaker
- Fast Food Nation2006 · as Harry Rydell
- Hammy's Boomerang Adventure2006 · as RJ (voice)
- Over the Hedge2006 · as RJ (voice)
- The Hip Hop Project2006 · as Self
- 16 Blocks2006 · as Jack Mosley
- Lucky Number Slevin2006 · as Mr. Goodkat
- Alpha Dog2006 · as Sonny Truelove
- My Date with Drew2005 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sin City2005 · as Hartigan
- Hostage2005 · as Jeff Talley
- Ocean's Twelve2004 · as Bruce Willis
- Genius. A Night for Ray Charles2004 · as Self
- Grand Champion2004 · as Mr. Blandford
- The Whole Ten Yards2004 · as Jimmy Tudeski
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003 · as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
- Rugrats Go Wild2003 · as Spike (voice)
- Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'2003 · as Self
- Tears of the Sun2003 · as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
- Pulp Fiction: The Facts2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages2002
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies2002 · as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
- True West2002 · as Lee
- Hart's War2002 · as Col. William A. McNamara
- Bandits2001 · as Joseph Blake
- Unbreakable2000 · as David Dunn
- The Kid2000 · as Russ Duritz
- The Whole Nine Yards2000 · as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
- The Story of Us1999 · as Ben Jordan
- The Sixth Sense1999 · as Malcolm Crowe
- Breakfast of Champions1999 · as Dwayne Hoover
- The Siege1998 · as Major-General William Devereaux
- Armageddon1998 · as Harry S. Stamper
- Mercury Rising1998 · as Art Jeffries
- Armageddon: Target Earth1998 · as Self
- The Jackal1997 · as The Jackal
- The Fifth Element1997 · as Korben Dallas
- Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie1997 · as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996 · as Muddy (voice)
- The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'1996 · as Self
- Last Man Standing1996 · as John Smith
- Twelve Monkeys1995 · as James Cole
- Four Rooms1995 · as Leo (uncredited)
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995 · as John McClane
- A Night to Die For1995 · as Self
- Nobody's Fool1994 · as Carl Roebuck
- Pulp Fiction1994 · as Butch Coolidge
- Color of Night1994 · as Dr. Bill Capa
- North1994 · as Narrator (voice)
- Striking Distance1993 · as Tom Hardy
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 11993 · as John McClane (uncredited)
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary1993 · as Self
- Death Becomes Her1992 · as Dr. Ernest Menville
- The Player1992 · as Bruce Willis
- The Last Boy Scout1991 · as Joe Hallenbeck
- Billy Bathgate1991 · as Bo Weinberg
- Hudson Hawk1991 · as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
- Mortal Thoughts1991 · as James Urbanski
- The Bonfire of the Vanities1990 · as Peter Fallow
- Look Who's Talking Too1990 · as Mikey (voice)
- Seriously... Phil Collins1990 · as Self
- Die Hard 21990 · as John McClane
- Look Who's Talking1989 · as Mikey (voice)
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989 · as Self
- In Country1989 · as Emmett Smith
- That's Adequate1989 · as Self
- Die Hard1988 · as John McClane
- Sunset1988 · as Tom Mix
- Blind Date1987 · as Walter Davis
- The Return of Bruno1987 · as Bruno Radolini
- The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite1987 · as Self
- Barbra Streisand: One Voice1986 · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- The Verdict1982 · as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
- Prince of the City1981 · as Extra (uncredited)
- A Guru Comes1980 · as Extra (uncredited)
- The First Deadly Sin1980 · as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited)
All TV Shows (40)
- The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Det. John McClane (archive footage)
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction2018 · as Self
- The Orville2017 · as Groogen (voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
- Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis2008 · as Self
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions2006 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Top Gear2002 · as Self
- The Early Show1999 · as Self - Guest
- Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
- That '70s Show1998 · as Vic
- The Entertainment Biz1998 · as Self
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
- The View1997 · as Self
- Taff1997 · as self
- Bruno the Kid1996 · as Bruno the Kid (voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story1996 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
- Friends1994 · as Paul Stevens
- Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Top Ten Presenter
- Mad About You1992 · as Bruce Willis
- HBO First Look1992
- HBO First Look1992 · as Self
- Dolly1987 · as Self
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
- Moonlighting1985 · as David Addison
- Miami Vice1984 · as Tony Amato
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
- The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self