Birth Day: 1955-03-19
Place of birth: 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. 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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As Det. James Knight -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Frank -
As Ian Swan -
As Detective Freeman -
As Donnie Fetter -
As Shane Mueller -
As Robert -
As Ben Watts -
As Det. James Knight -
As Det. James Knight -
As Alston -
As Arnold Soloman -
As Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb -
As Thomas Malone -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Robert -
As David -
As Karl Helter -
As James Ford -
As Jack Harris -
As Ron Whitlock -
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As Clay Young -
As Chalmers -
As Frank -
As Lt. Det. Wakes -
As David Dunn / The Overseer -
As Bruce Willis (archive footage) -
As Frank Minna -
As Bruce Willis (voice) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Rex -
As Self -
As Detective James Avery -
As Paul Kersey -
As Jack -
As James -
As Self - Actor (archive footage) -
As David Dunn (uncredited) -
As Howell -
As Steve -
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As Hubert -
As Eddie -
As Self / Cap Sharp -
As Julian -
As Leonard Turner -
As Bombay Brian -
As Omar -
As Hartigan -
As Self -
As John McClane -
As Joe Colton -
As Frank Moses -
As Narrator (voice) / Self -
As Mike Cella -
As Self -
As Captain Sharp -
As Martin -
As Old Joe -
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As Church -
As Dink Heimowitz -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Mel -
As Biggs -
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As Mister Suave -
As Mr. Church (uncredited) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Jimmy Monroe -
As Self - Guest -
As Self -
As Frank Moses -
As Tom Greer -
As Principal Kirkpatrick -
As Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) -
As Self -
As Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") -
As Doug Masterson (uncredited) -
As Lieutenant Muldoon -
As John McClane -
As Harrison Hill -
As Bruce (uncredited) -
As Self -
As Mr. Goodkat -
As RJ (voice) -
As Butch Coolidge (archive footage) -
As Self - Speaker -
As Jack Mosley -
As RJ (voice) -
As Harry Rydell -
As Sonny Truelove -
As Det. John Hartigan -
As Jeff Talley -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Bruce Willis (uncredited) -
As Jimmy Tudeski -
As Self -
As Lieutenant A.K. Waters -
As Spike (voice) -
As William Rose Bailey (uncredited) -
As Self - Interviewee (uncredited) -
As Mr. Blandford -
As Col. William A. McNamara -
As Lee -
As Joseph Blake -
As Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski -
As Russ Duritz -
As David Dunn -
As Action Dexter (voice) -
As Malcolm Crowe -
As Dwayne Hoover -
As Ben Jordan -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Harry S. Stamper -
As Art Jeffries -
As Major-General William Devereaux -
As Korben Dallas -
As The Jackal -
As Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage) -
As Muddy Grimes (voice) -
As John Smith -
As Self -
As James Cole -
As John McClane -
As Leo (uncredited) -
As Self -
As Carl Roebuck -
As Capa -
As Butch Coolidge -
As Narrator (voice) -
As John McClane (uncredited) -
As Det. Tom Hardy -
As Dr. Ernest Menville -
As Bruce Willis -
As James Urbanski -
As Joe Hallenbeck -
As Bo Weinberg -
As Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins -
As Mikey (voice) -
As Peter Fallow -
As Self -
As John McClane -
As Emmett Smith -
As Mikey (voice) -
As Self -
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As Tom Mix -
As John McClane -
As Bruno Radolini -
As Self
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As Walter Davis -
As Self - Audience Member (uncredited) -
As Courtroom Observer (uncredited) -
As Extra (uncredited) -
As Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves -
As Extra (uncredited)