Bruce Willis

Acting · Born 1955-03-19 in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]

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),…

Filmography

• The Fifth Element as Korben Dallas
• Twelve Monkeys as James Cole
• Sin City as Hartigan
• Lucky Number Slevin as Mr. Goodkat
• Die Hard as John McClane
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance as John McClane
• Die Hard 2 as John McClane
• Pulp Fiction as Butch Coolidge
• The Sixth Sense as Malcolm Crowe
• The Player as Bruce Willis

TV

• That '70s Show as Vic
• Friends as Paul Stevens
• The Twilight Zone as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
• The Orville as Groogen (voice)
• Mad About You as Bruce Willis
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• Miami Vice as Tony Amato
• Moonlighting as David Addison