03/19/1955
Idar-Oberstein, Germany:
Walter Bruce Willis, better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor and producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series. Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, the son of a Kassel-born German, Marlene, who worked in a bank, and David Willis, an American soldier. Willis is the eldest of four children. At the premiere for the film Stakeout, Willis met actress Demi Moore. They married on November 21, 1987 and had three daughters before the couple divorced on October 18, 2000. Since the divorce he has dated models Maria Bravo Rosado and Emily Sandberg; he was engaged to Brooke Burns until they broke up in 2004 after ten months together. He married Emma Heming on March 21, 2009.
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10 Minutes Gone (2019) as Rex |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) as Bruce Willis |
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Glass (2019) as David Dunn / The Overseer |
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Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell (2018) as Himself |
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Air Strike (2018) as Jack |
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Reprisal (2018) as James |
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Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018) as Himself |
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Death Wish (2018) as Paul Kersey |
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Acts of Violence (2018) as Detective James Avery |
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First Kill (2017) as Police Chief |
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Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017) as Steve |
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Split (2017) as David Dunn (uncredited) |
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (2016) as |
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Precious Cargo (2016) as Eddie |
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Marauders (2016) as Hubert |
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Guzelbahce Terror (2016) as Tom |
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Extraction (2015) as Leonard Turner |
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Rock the Kasbah (2015) as Bombay Brian |
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Vice (2015) as Julian |
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The Prince (2014) as Omar |
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) as Hartigan |
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Altman (2014) as |
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RED 2 (2013) as Frank Moses |
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) as Joe Colton |
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Bruce Willis - Warum die Legende niemals stirbt (2013) as Himself |
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A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) as John McClane |
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012) as |
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Looper (2012) as Old Joe |
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Fire with Fire (2012) as Mike Cella |
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The Expendables 2 (2012) as Church |
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Lay the Favorite (2012) as Dink Heimowitz |
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012) as Captain Sharp |
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The Cold Light of Day (2012) as Martin |
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Catch.44 (2011) as Mel |
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Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (2011) as Himself |
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Setup (2011) as Biggs |
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The Black Mamba (2011) as |
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His Way (2011) as Himself |
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RED (2010) as Frank Moses |
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I'm Still Here (2010) as Himself |
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The Expendables (2010) as Mr. Church (uncredited) |
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Cop Out (2010) as Jimmy Monroe |
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Surrogates (2009) as Tom Greer |
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What Just Happened (2008) as Himself |
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Shine a Light (2008) as |
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Assassination of a High School President (2008) as Principal Kirkpatrick |
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Live Free or Die Hard (2007) as John McClane |
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Nancy Drew (2007) as Bruce (uncredited) |
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Perfect Stranger (2007) as Harrison Hill |
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Grindhouse (2007) as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") |
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Planet Terror (2007) as Lieutenant Muldoon |
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Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007) as The Gumshoe |
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) as Himself |
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Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) as RJ (voice) |
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The Astronaut Farmer (2006) as Col. Doug Masterson (uncredited) |
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Over the Hedge (2006) as RJ (voice) |
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Fast Food Nation (2006) as Harry Rydell |
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The Hip Hop Project (2006) as Himself |
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16 Blocks (2006) as Jack Mosley |
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006) as Mr. Goodkat |
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Alpha Dog (2006) as Sonny Truelove |
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Sin City (2005) as Det. John Hartigan |
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Hostage (2005) as Jeff Talley |
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Ocean's Twelve (2004) as Bruce Willis (uncredited) |
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004) as Himself |
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Grand Champion (2004) as Mr. Blandford |
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The Whole Ten Yards (2004) as Jimmy "Tulipán" Tudeski |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) as William Rose Bailey |
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Rugrats Go Wild (2003) as Spike |
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Tears of the Sun (2003) as Lieutenant A.K. Waters |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) as Himself - Interviewee |
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True West (2002) as Lee |
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Hart's War (2002) as Col. William A. McNamara |
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Bandits (2001) as Joshep Blake |
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Unbreakable (2000) as David Dunn |
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The Kid (2000) as Russell Duritz |
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000) as Jimmy "Tulipán" Tudeski |
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The Story of Us (1999) as Ben Jordan |
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The Sixth Sense (1999) as Malcolm Crowe |
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Breakfast of Champions (1999) as Dwayne Hoover |
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The Siege (1998) as Major-General William Devereaux |
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成龍的傳奇 (1998) as Himself (archive footage) |
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Armageddon (1998) as Harry S. Stamper |
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Mercury Rising (1998) as Art Jeffries |
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The Jackal (1997) as The Jackal |
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The Fifth Element (1997) as Korben Dallas |
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The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1997) as Himself |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) as Muddy Grimes (voice) |
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Last Man Standing (1996) as John Smith |
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Twelve Monkeys (1995) as James Cole |
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Four Rooms (1995) as Leo |
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) as John McClane |
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Nobody's Fool (1994) as Carl Roebuck |
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Pulp Fiction (1994) as Butch Coolidge |
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Color of Night (1994) as Dr. Bill Capa |
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North (1994) as Narrator |
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Striking Distance (1993) as Det. Tom Hardy |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as Man Whose Caravan Is Attacked |
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Death Becomes Her (1992) as Dr. Ernest Menville |
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The Player (1992) as Himself |
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The Last Boy Scout (1991) as Joe Hallenbeck |
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Billy Bathgate (1991) as Bo Weinberg |
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Hudson Hawk (1991) as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins |
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Mortal Thoughts (1991) as James Urbanski |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) as Peter Fallow |
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Look Who's Talking Too (1990) as Mikey (voice) |
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Die Hard 2 (1990) as John McClane |
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Look Who's Talking (1989) as Mikey (voice) |
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) as Himself |
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In Country (1989) as Emmett Smith |
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That's Adequate (1989) as Himself |
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Die Hard (1988) as John McClane |
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Sunset (1988) as Tom Mix |
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Blind Date (1987) as Walter Davis |
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The Return of Bruno (1987) as Bruno Radolini |
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986) as Audience |
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The Verdict (1982) as Courtroom Observer |
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Prince of the City (1981) as Extra (uncredited) |
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Ein Guru kommt (1980) as Extra (uncredited) |
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The First Deadly Sin (1980) as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited) |
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Cornerman () as Cus D'Amato |
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Motherless Brooklyn () as Frank Minna |
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McClane () as John McClane |
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Hostage (2005) Producer |
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The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) Executive Producer |