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Bekend om
Acting
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
19 maart 1955 (71)
Geboorteplaats
Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Ook bekend als
Walter Bruce Willis
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
8.5
Film
Pulp Fiction
Butch Coolidge
1994
7.5
Serie
Moonlighting
David Addison
1985–1989
8.0
Film
The Sixth Sense
Malcolm Crowe
1999
6.6
Film
Beesten bij de buren
RJ (voice)
2006
7.6
Film
The Fifth Element
Korben Dallas
1997
7.8
Film
Die Hard
John McClane
1988
6.4
Film
Hart's War
Col. William A. McNamara
2002
7.3
Film
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
John McClane
1995
6.6
Film
Die Hard 4.0
John McClane
2007
7.6
Film
Twelve Monkeys
James Cole
1995
7.5
Film
Sin City
Hartigan
2005
6.4
Film
The Jackal
The Jackal
1997
6.7
Film
Red
Frank Moses
2010
6.4
Film
The Expendables 2
Church
2012
6.8
Film
Armageddon
Harry S. Stamper
1998
6.9
Film
Looper
Old Joe
2012
7.0
Film
Die Hard 2
John McClane
1990
6.9
Film
Tears of the Sun
Lieutenant A.K. Waters
2003
6.8
Film
Death Becomes Her
Dr. Ernest Menville
1992
6.7
Film
Glass
David Dunn / The Overseer
2019
6.4
Film
Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For
Hartigan
2014
5.3
Film
A Good Day to Die Hard
John McClane
2013
7.7
Film
Moonrise Kingdom
Captain Sharp
2012
5.6
Film
First Kill
Howell
2017
6.7
Film
Planet Terror
Lieutenant Muldoon
2007
6.3
Film
Mercury Rising
Art Jeffries
1998
5.7
Film
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Joe Colton
2013
5.9
Film
Striking Distance
Tom Hardy
1993
6.7
Film
Alpha Dog
Sonny Truelove
2006
6.5
Film
16 Blocks
Jack Mosley
2006
6.5
Film
Red 2
Frank Moses
2013
6.1
Film
Vendetta
Donnie Fetter
2022
6.3
Film
Look Who's Talking
Mikey (voice)
1989
6.8
Film
The Kid
Russ Duritz
2000
5.7
Film
Hudson Hawk
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
1991
6.8
Film
The Last Boy Scout
Joe Hallenbeck
1991
5.8
Film
Color of Night
Dr. Bill Capa
1994
5.7
Film
Fire with Fire
Mike Cella
2012
7.1
Film
Unbreakable
David Dunn
2000
5.6
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Peter Fallow
1990
7.5
Film
Lucky Number Slevin
Mr. Goodkat
2006
4.8
Film
Setup
Biggs
2011
6.0
Film
I'm Still Here
Self - Guest
2010
6.3
Film
The Siege
Major-General William Devereaux
1998
6.1
Film
Nancy Drew
Bruce (uncredited)
2007
5.4
Film
What Just Happened
Bruce Willis
2008
6.1
Film
Surrogates
Tom Greer
2009
6.2
Film
Death Wish
Paul Kersey
2018
5.5
Film
Paradise City
Ian Swan
2022
5.1
Film
Catch.44
Mel
2011
5.6
Film
Acts of Violence
Detective James Avery
2018
5.4
Film
The Cold Light of Day
Martin
2012
6.5
Film
The Whole Nine Yards
Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
2000
5.9
Film
Four Rooms
Leo (uncredited)
1995
5.7
Film
The Whole Ten Yards
Jimmy Tudeski
2004
5.5
Film
Look Who's Talking Too
Mikey (voice)
1990
6.8
Serie
Bruno the Kid
Bruno the Kid (voice)
1996–1997
5.3
Film
American Siege
Ben Watts
2022
6.9
Film
Nobody's Fool
Carl Roebuck
1994
6.4
Film
Hostage
Jeff Talley
2005
5.1
Film
Apex
Thomas Malone
2021
4.4
Film
Vice
Julian
2015
5.1
Film
North
Narrator (voice)
1994
5.3
Film
Detective Knight: Independence
Det. James Knight
2023
5.0
Film
Corrective Measures
Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
2022
6.1
Film
The Story of Us
Ben Jordan
1999
4.9
Film
The Prince
Omar
2014
5.3
Film
Detective Knight: Redemption
Det. James Knight
2022
6.6
Film
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Muddy (voice)
1996
5.1
Film
Da Hong Zha
Jack
2018
5.6
Film
Cop Out
Jimmy Monroe
2010
5.8
Film
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Karl Helter
2021
6.7
Film
Motherless Brooklyn
Frank Minna
2019
5.8
Film
Marauders
Hubert
2016
5.7
Film
A Day to Die
Alston
2022
5.8
Film
Perfect Stranger
Harrison Hill
2007
6.4
Film
Last Man Standing
John Smith
1996
5.2
Film
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Steve
2017
6.0
Film
Blind Date
Walter Davis
1987
5.8
Film
White Elephant
Arnold Soloman
2022
4.0
Film
Cosmic Sin
James Ford
2021
6.1
Film
Wire Room
Shane Mueller
2022
7.2
Film
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
5.0
Film
Hard Kill
Chalmers
2020
5.4
Film
Trauma Center
Lt. Det. Wakes
2019
5.4
Film
Out of Death
Jack Harris
2021
5.1
Film
Precious Cargo
Eddie
2016
4.8
Film
Survive the Night
Frank
2020
5.2
Film
10 Minutes Gone
Rex
2019
4.2
Film
Breach
Clay Young
2020
5.7
Film
Fortress
Robert
2021
5.2
Film
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Robert
2022
6.3
Film
Bandits
Joseph Blake
2001
4.3
Film
Wrong Place
Frank
2022
4.9
Film
Gasoline Alley
Detective Freeman
2022
5.2
Film
Reprisal
James
2018
5.1
Film
Assassin
Valmora
2023
6.0
Film
Detective Knight: Rogue
Det. James Knight
2022
5.3
Film
Killing Field
David
2021
5.2
Film
Deadlock
Ron Whitlock
2021
7.3
Film
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
8.5
Film
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self (archive footage)
2025
5.5
Film
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage)
2023
6.6
Film
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
2018
8.5
Film
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self (archive footage)
2025
8.1
Film
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
2020
Acteercredits 106 titels
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
als Self (archive footage)
8.5
2025
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
als Self (archive footage)
8.5
2025
Detective Knight: Independence
als Det. James Knight
5.3
2023
Assassin
als Valmora
5.1
2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
als Self (archive footage)
5.5
2023
Sly
als Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.2
2023
American Siege
als Ben Watts
5.3
2022
Detective Knight: Rogue
als Det. James Knight
6.0
2022
Detective Knight: Redemption
als Det. James Knight
5.3
2022
Paradise City
als Ian Swan
5.5
2022
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
als Robert
5.2
2022
A Day to Die
als Alston
5.7
2022
Wrong Place
als Frank
4.3
2022
Wire Room
als Shane Mueller
6.1
2022
Gasoline Alley
als Detective Freeman
4.9
2022
White Elephant
als Arnold Soloman
5.8
2022
Corrective Measures
als Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
5.0
2022
Vendetta
als Donnie Fetter
6.1
2022
Cosmic Sin
als James Ford
4.0
2021
Deadlock
als Ron Whitlock
5.2
2021
Apex
als Thomas Malone
5.1
2021
Fortress
als Robert
5.7
2021
Out of Death
als Jack Harris
5.4
2021
Midnight in the Switchgrass
als Karl Helter
5.8
2021
Killing Field
als David
5.3
2021
Hard Kill
als Chalmers
5.0
2020
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
8.1
2020
Breach
als Clay Young
4.2
2020
Survive the Night
als Frank
4.8
2020
Trauma Center
als Lt. Det. Wakes
5.4
2019
10 Minutes Gone
als Rex
5.2
2019
Glass
als David Dunn / The Overseer
6.7
2019
Motherless Brooklyn
als Frank Minna
6.7
2019
Acts of Violence
als Detective James Avery
5.6
2018
Death Wish
als Paul Kersey
6.2
2018
Da Hong Zha
als Jack
5.1
2018
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
als Self
6.6
2018
Reprisal
als James
5.2
2018
First Kill
als Howell
5.6
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
als Steve
5.2
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
als Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.3
2017
Precious Cargo
als Eddie
5.1
2016
Marauders
als Hubert
5.8
2016
Vice
als Julian
4.4
2015
The Prince
als Omar
4.9
2014
Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For
als Hartigan
6.4
2014
A Good Day to Die Hard
als John McClane
5.3
2013
Red 2
als Frank Moses
6.5
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
als Joe Colton
5.7
2013
Fire with Fire
als Mike Cella
5.7
2012
The Cold Light of Day
als Martin
5.4
2012
Looper
als Old Joe
6.9
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
als Captain Sharp
7.7
2012
The Expendables 2
als Church
6.4
2012
Catch.44
als Mel
5.1
2011
Setup
als Biggs
4.8
2011
Red
als Frank Moses
6.7
2010
Cop Out
als Jimmy Monroe
5.6
2010
I'm Still Here
als Self - Guest
6.0
2010
Surrogates
als Tom Greer
6.1
2009
What Just Happened
als Bruce Willis
5.4
2008
Die Hard 4.0
als John McClane
6.6
2007
Perfect Stranger
als Harrison Hill
5.8
2007
Planet Terror
als Lieutenant Muldoon
6.7
2007
Nancy Drew
als Bruce (uncredited)
6.1
2007
Beesten bij de buren
als RJ (voice)
6.6
2006
16 Blocks
als Jack Mosley
6.5
2006
Alpha Dog
als Sonny Truelove
6.7
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
als Mr. Goodkat
7.5
2006
Sin City
als Hartigan
7.5
2005
Hostage
als Jeff Talley
6.4
2005
The Whole Ten Yards
als Jimmy Tudeski
5.7
2004
Tears of the Sun
als Lieutenant A.K. Waters
6.9
2003
Hart's War
als Col. William A. McNamara
6.4
2002
Bandits
als Joseph Blake
6.3
2001
Unbreakable
als David Dunn
7.1
2000
The Kid
als Russ Duritz
6.8
2000
The Whole Nine Yards
als Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
6.5
2000
The Story of Us
als Ben Jordan
6.1
1999
The Sixth Sense
als Malcolm Crowe
8.0
1999
Mercury Rising
als Art Jeffries
6.3
1998
Armageddon
als Harry S. Stamper
6.8
1998
The Siege
als Major-General William Devereaux
6.3
1998
The Fifth Element
als Korben Dallas
7.6
1997
The Jackal
als The Jackal
6.4
1997
Last Man Standing
als John Smith
6.4
1996
Bruno the Kid
als Bruno the Kid (voice)
6.8
1996–1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
als Muddy (voice)
6.6
1996
Twelve Monkeys
als James Cole
7.6
1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
als John McClane
7.3
1995
Four Rooms
als Leo (uncredited)
5.9
1995
Color of Night
als Dr. Bill Capa
5.8
1994
Nobody's Fool
als Carl Roebuck
6.9
1994
North
als Narrator (voice)
5.1
1994
Pulp Fiction
als Butch Coolidge
8.5
1994
Striking Distance
als Tom Hardy
5.9
1993
Death Becomes Her
als Dr. Ernest Menville
6.8
1992
Hudson Hawk
als Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
5.7
1991
The Last Boy Scout
als Joe Hallenbeck
6.8
1991
Die Hard 2
als John McClane
7.0
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
als Peter Fallow
5.6
1990
Look Who's Talking Too
als Mikey (voice)
5.5
1990
Look Who's Talking
als Mikey (voice)
6.3
1989
Die Hard
als John McClane
7.8
1988
Blind Date
als Walter Davis
6.0
1987
Moonlighting
als David Addison
7.5
1985–1989