Bruce Willis
Date of birth: 1955-03-19
Place of birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Walter 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.
Movie Credits
Four Rooms
1995-12-09
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to pla
The Fifth Element
1997-05-02
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the k
Twelve Monkeys
1995-01-05
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the
Armageddon
1998-07-01
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to
Lucky Number Slevin
2006-02-24
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses.
Sin City
2005-04-01
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it da
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014-08-20
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Blind Date
1987-03-27
When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingl
Die Hard
1988-07-15
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when,
Corrective Measures
2022-04-29
Set in San Tiburon, the world's most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the world's
The Whole Nine Yards
2000-02-18
After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's r
The Whole Ten Yards
2004-04-07
Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his cul
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995-05-19
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this ac
Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in t
Live Free or Die Hard
2007-06-20
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker
Color of Night
1994-08-19
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's t
Pulp Fiction
1994-09-10
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up bo
The Sixth Sense
1999-08-06
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Co
16 Blocks
2006-03-01
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody t
Bandits
2001-10-12
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and Cali
Hart's War
2002-02-15
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep
Planet Terror
2007-04-06
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounde
Hostage
2005-03-10
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a pri
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
The Kid
2000-07-07
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the
The Jackal
1997-11-14
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a
Striking Distance
1993-09-17
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. To
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
2022-04-29
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the wid
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996-11-05
A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "Twelve Monkeys."
Alpha Dog
2006-01-27
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug deale
Nobody's Fool
1994-12-23
A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for hi
Mortal Thoughts
1991-04-19
A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserv
Over the Hedge
2006-05-17
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of fo
North
1994-07-22
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't
Perfect Stranger
2007-04-11
A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Po
Cop Out
2010-02-26
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar oppos
Fast Food Nation
2006-11-17
A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with
Mercury Rising
1998-04-03
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government
What Just Happened
2008-10-17
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through
The Story of Us
1999-10-14
After 15 years of marriage, Katie and her husband, Ben, have grown apart. While they keep up the fac
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003-06-25
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal infor
Look Who's Talking
1989-10-12
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man,
Unbreakable
2000-11-22
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers
Hudson Hawk
1991-05-23
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to
Tears of the Sun
2003-03-07
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose
Vendetta
2022-05-17
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a que
The Last Boy Scout
1991-12-13
Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detect
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990-12-21
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotli
Last Man Standing
1996-09-20
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gang
Billy Bathgate
1991-11-01
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgli
In Country
1989-09-15
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her bir
Look Who's Talking Too
1990-12-14
Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his bab
Death Becomes Her
1992-07-30
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a m
The Siege
1998-11-06
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of te
The Verdict
1982-12-08
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a form
Gasoline Alley
2022-02-25
A man implicated in the triple homicide of three Hollywood starlets begins his own investigation. Ne
Sunset
1988-04-29
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
RED
2010-10-13
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassemb
Wire Room
2022-09-02
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive a
Wrong Place
2022-07-15
A methamphetamine cook hunts down the former police chief of a small town in order to silence him be
Assassin
2023-03-31
A private military operation invents futuristic microchip tech that enables the mind of an agent to
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013-02-06
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil a
Assassination of a High School President
2008-01-17
After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets
Surrogates
2009-09-24
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a co
Setup
2011-10-17
A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking
Grand Champion
2004-08-27
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013-03-27
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This f
Lay the Favorite
2012-06-22
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sport
Catch.44
2011-12-08
The lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one
The Expendables 2
2012-08-08
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men i
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
Looper
2012-09-26
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the
The Cold Light of Day
2012-04-04
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is conf
Ocean's Twelve
2004-12-09
Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million ta
RED 2
2013-07-18
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest t
The Return of Bruno
1987-02-07
A "documentary" about the major influence that a '60s rock singer named Bruno has had on rock music,
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020-09-25
True West
2002-05-28
Filmed play about two very different brothers, one a criminal and the other a screen-writing family
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012-10-15
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians
Fire with Fire
2012-08-31
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—
That's Adequate
1989-01-20
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Ra
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
2013-03-21
An in-depth look at the life and career of Bruce Willis, featuring never-before-seen photos and vide
The Prince
2014-08-22
A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his d
Moonrise Kingdom
2012-05-16
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the stor
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015-09-22
Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary i
The Expendables
2010-08-07
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a m
Grindhouse
2007-04-06
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who
Rock the Kasbah
2015-10-22
A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afgh
A Night to Die For
1995-05-18
TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, K
Detective Knight: Rogue
2022-10-21
As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James K
Vice
2015-01-16
Julian Michaels has designed the ultimate resort: VICE, where anything goes and the customers can pl
Detective Knight: Redemption
2022-12-09
In custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The
Detective Knight: Independence
2023-01-20
Detective James Knight 's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to
Extraction
2015-12-18
When a former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists, his son learns there is no plan f
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017-06-08
Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the
Air Strike
2018-10-26
An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war pl
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990-09-08
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of ske
Sly
2023-09-16
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylve
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023-05-22
An investigation into many of the shocking claims against Emmett, which include allegations of race
Close Up
2012-09-30
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferenc
Rugrats Go Wild
2003-06-13
When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a family
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002-06-01
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at th
Breakfast of Champions
1999-02-18
A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celeb
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004-10-07
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's m
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
1997-04-22
Bruno the Kid faces a trio of world-class villains, just as his mentor, Jarlsburg, decides to retir
Marauders
2016-07-01
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper p
My Date with Drew
2005-08-05
Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006-11-22
A celebration of the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The spe
Shine a Light
2008-04-04
Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006-10-17
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine ch
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011-11-01
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is a feature-length documentary that takes an in depth look at the lif
His Way
2011-03-04
A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub
Altman
2014-08-01
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema lef
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010-11-14
Sylvester Stallone's 90-minute video diary, covering the making of "The Expendables".
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996-12-20
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new o
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018-07-29
Bruce Willis goes from "Die Hard" to dead on arrival as some of the biggest names in entertainment s
Precious Cargo
2016-07-14
After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who faile
Death Wish
2018-03-01
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a vio
First Kill
2017-07-21
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
I'm Still Here
2010-09-10
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remark
The First Deadly Sin
1980-10-03
A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing reti
Split
2017-01-19
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains
A Guru Comes
1980-12-08
"A Guru Comes" - A failed opera singer rises to the leader of a new religious community. Satirical f
The Hip Hop Project
2006-04-27
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who
Nancy Drew
2007-06-15
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsol
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993-02-04
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two c
Glass
2019-01-16
In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abiliti
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989-09-24
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, m
Acts of Violence
2018-01-12
When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to tr
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016-12-20
19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in t
Prince of the City
1981-08-19
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help el
Motherless Brooklyn
2019-10-31
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solv
Reprisal
2018-08-31
Jacob, a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986-12-27
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986
The Black Mamba
2011-09-21
Nike's Black Mamba film, starring Kobe Bryant, made its debut at the NBA All Star Weekend. The almos
10 Minutes Gone
2019-09-30
Crime boss Rex hires Frank and his crew to steal a priceless jewel stash — but the job goes wrong wh
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019-02-06
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEG
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019-09-20
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show,
Trauma Center
2019-12-06
Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an infor
Cosmic Sin
2021-03-12
In the year 2524, four centuries after humans started colonizing the outer planets, retired General
Survive the Night
2020-07-03
A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a rob
Midnight in the Switchgrass
2021-07-23
FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking r
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
1987-01-23
In this television special, after wrapping up a concert tour and missing their flights home, The Poi
Deadlock
2021-12-03
Mack is a former soldier who, after the war, moved to a town with a nuclear power plant, where nearl
Breach
2020-12-17
A hardened mechanic must stay awake and maintain an interstellar ark fleeing the dying planet Earth
Hard Kill
2020-09-04
The work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protec
The Astronaut Farmer
2007-02-23
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. L
Apex
2021-11-12
Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. He is offered a chance
American Siege
2022-01-07
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieve
Out of Death
2021-07-16
As Shannon, a woman who wants to put her father's ashes away in the woods witnesses a corrupt cop de
Survive the Game
2021-10-08
When cop David is injured in a drug bust gone wrong, his partner Cal chases the two criminals who sh
Fortress
2021-12-17
The story revolves around a top-secret resort for retired U.S. intelligence officers. A group of cri
Paradise City
2022-11-11
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengea
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017-03-19
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his
White Elephant
2022-06-03
An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things fo
A Day to Die
2022-03-04
A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dan
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey K
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998-01-01
Host Leonard Nimoy explores the science behind the film Armageddon.
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002-08-20
Behind the scenes of the legendary classic film by Quentin Tarantino.
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
1993-01-01
Produced in 1993, this documentary depicts the development of Annie Leibovitz's career as a celebrit
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017-09-29
The Rolling Stones kicked off their 2015 North American tour at the Fonda Theatre where they perform
Gorillaz: House of Kong
2025-08-08
A 20 minute looping installation showcasing a montage of clips using footage from previously release
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
2025-08-26
Hosted by Diane Sawyer, the program offers an intimate look at Bruce Willis’s life following his fro
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
2011-11-28
Gorillaz's DVD with video clips, which was released alongside the CD of the same name.
Fiction Pulpeuse Dos
This time, the fiction becomes more pulp than ever!