Bruce Willis filmography

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American actor Bruce Willis began his career in 1980 with an uncredited role in The First Deadly Sin. After guest-starring in a 1984 episode of Miami Vice, he appeared in the first episode of the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone. Willis achieved fame starring in the ABC comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989), for which he received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[1][2] In 1988, he starred as John McClane in Die Hard (1988), a film that spawned four sequels that earned him international recognition as an action hero.[3]

Bruce Willis at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
Willis at San Diego Comic-Con for The Expendables in 2010

In the following years, Willis lent his voice for the video game Apocalypse (1998),[4] the comedy film Look Who's Talking (1989), and its sequel Look Who's Talking Too (1990). In 1991, he conceived the story for Hudson Hawk and appeared in The Last Boy Scout alongside Damon Wayans, which earned a cult following and a nomination for the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo.[5] Willis's additional credits include Death Becomes Her (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element, The Jackal (both 1997), Armageddon, and The Siege (both 1998). In 1999, he starred as Dr. Malcolm Crowe in the critically acclaimed The Sixth Sense, which became his highest-grossing film.[6][7] His guest appearance on Friends in 2000 earned him his third Emmy nomination, this time for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.[2] After appearing in Sin City (2005) and voicing the lead character in the animated film Over the Hedge (2006), he starred in Red and made a cameo appearance in The Expendables (both 2010).

By the 2010s, Willis began starring in numerous direct-to-video films that received mostly negative reviews from critics and moviegoers.[3] From The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli analyzed several of his films and found that they generally lacked substance, with action sequences replacing "any attempts at coming up with decent plots", and featured Willis for an average of 15 minutes.[8] Willis also starred in the 2012 films Moonrise Kingdom, The Expendables 2, and Looper. In 2013, he made an appearance as the title character in G.I. Joe: Retaliation and hosted Saturday Night Live. Willis was also known for collaborating with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan on The Sixth Sense and the Eastrail 177 Trilogy, consisting of Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016), and Glass (2019). In March 2022, Willis's family announced his retirement after he was diagnosed with aphasia, a diagnosis revised almost a year later to frontotemporal dementia.[9][10] The films that Willis starred in throughout his career grossed over US$5 billion collectively worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors in the world.[7]

Film

Bruce Willis at the 1989 Academy Awards
Willis at the 61st Academy Awards (1989)
Bruce Willis meets with George H. W. Bush
With President George H. W. Bush (1992)
Bruce Willis in 2002
At a Hasty Pudding Theatricals ceremony in 2002
Bruce Willis in Iraq
Brigadier General Albert Bryant Jr. (left) meets with Willis (right) in Iraq (2003)
Bruce Willis watches as his star is presented to him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Being presented his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006
Bruce Willis hugging fellow actor Sylvester Stallone
Willis hugging Sylvester Stallone in 2010
Bruce Willis speaks at San Diego Comic-Con. Actress Helen Mirren is seated to his right wearing a white shirt with the name Harvey Pekar
Willis with Helen Mirren at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con for Red
Bruce Willis' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Willis' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Bruce Willis' film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1980 The First Deadly Sin Man entering diner Uncredited [11]
1982 The Verdict Courtroom observer Uncredited [12]
1987 Blind Date Walter Davis [13]
1988 Sunset Tom Mix [14]
Die Hard John McClane [15]
1989 In Country Emmett Smith [16]
Look Who's Talking Mikey Ubriacco Voice role [17]
1990 That's Adequate Himself [18]
Die Hard 2 John McClane [19]
Look Who's Talking Too Mikey Ubriacco Voice role [20]
The Bonfire of the Vanities Peter Fallow [21]
1991 Mortal Thoughts James "Jimmy" Urbanski [22]
Hudson Hawk Hudson Hawk Also story writer [23]
Billy Bathgate Bo Weinberg [24]
The Last Boy Scout Joe Hallenbeck [25]
1992 The Player Himself Cameo [26]
Death Becomes Her Dr. Ernest Menville [27]
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 John McClane Uncredited cameo [28]
Striking Distance Thomas "Tom" Hardy [29]
1994 Pulp Fiction Butch Coolidge [30]
North Narrator and benevolent advisors [31]
Color of Night Dr. Bill Capa [32]
Nobody's Fool Carl Roebuck [33]
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McClane [34]
Four Rooms Leo Uncredited; segment: "The Man from Hollywood" [35]
12 Monkeys James Cole [36]
1996 Last Man Standing John Smith [37]
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Muddy Grimes Voice role [38]
1997 The Fifth Element Korben Dallas [39]
The Jackal The Jackal [40]
Broadway Brawler Eddie Kapinsky Also producer; cancelled in production [41][42]
1998 Mercury Rising Art Jeffries [43]
Armageddon Harry S. Stamper [44]
The Siege General William Devereaux [45]
1999 Breakfast of Champions Dwayne Hoover [46]
The Sixth Sense Malcolm Crowe [47]
The Story of Us Ben Jordan [48]
2000 The Whole Nine Yards James Stefan "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski [49]
The Kid Russ Duritz [50]
Unbreakable David Dunn [51]
2001 Bandits Joe Blake [52]
2002 Hart's War Col. William A. McNamara [53]
Grand Champion Mr. Blandford [54]
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course N/a Executive producer [55]
2003 Tears of the Sun Lieutenant A.K. Waters [56]
Rugrats Go Wild Spike Voice role [57]
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle William Rose Bailey Uncredited [58]
2004 The Whole Ten Yards James Stefan "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski [59]
Ocean's Twelve Himself Cameo [60]
2005 Hostage Jeff Talley Also producer [61]
Sin City John Hartigan Segment: That Yellow Bastard [62]
2006 Alpha Dog Sonny Truelove [63]
Lucky Number Slevin Mr. Goodkat [64]
16 Blocks Jack Mosley [65]
Over the Hedge RJ Voice role [66]
Fast Food Nation Harry Rydell [67]
The Astronaut Farmer Doug Masterson Uncredited [68]
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure RJ Voice role; short film [69]
The Hip Hop Project Himself Also executive producer; documentary film [70]
2007 Perfect Stranger Harrison Hill [71]
Planet Terror Lt. Muldoon [72]
Live Free or Die Hard John McClane [73]
Nancy Drew Himself Uncredited cameo [74]
2008 Assassination of a High School President Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick Direct-to-video [75]
What Just Happened Himself [76]
2009 Surrogates Tom Greer [77]
2010 Cop Out Jimmy Monroe [78]
The Expendables Mr. Church Uncredited cameo [79]
I'm Still Here Himself Mockumentary
Red Frank Moses [80]
2011 The Black Mamba Mr. Suave Short film [81]
Setup Biggs Direct-to-video [82]
Catch .44 Mel Direct-to-video [83]
2012 Lay the Favorite Dink Heimowitz [84]
The Cold Light of Day Martin Shaw [85]
Moonrise Kingdom Captain Duffy Sharp [86]
The Expendables 2 Mr. Church [87]
Looper Old Joe [88]
Fire with Fire Lt. Mike Cella Direct-to-video [89]
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard John McClane [90]
G.I. Joe: Retaliation General Joseph Colton [91]
Red 2 Frank Moses [92]
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For John Hartigan [93]
The Prince Omar Direct-to-video [94]
2015 Vice Julian Michaels Direct-to-video [95]
Rock the Kasbah Bombay Brian [96]
Extraction Leonard Turner Direct-to-video [97]
2016 Precious Cargo Eddie Pilosa Direct-to-video [98]
Marauders Jeffrey Hubert Direct-to-video [99]
Split David Dunn Uncredited cameo [100]
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Steve Ford [101]
First Kill Marvin Howell Direct-to-video [102]
2018 Acts of Violence Detective James Avery Direct-to-video [103]
Death Wish Paul Kersey [104]
Reprisal James Direct-to-video [105]
Air Strike Col. Jack Johnson Direct-to-video [106]
2019 Glass David Dunn [107]
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Himself Voice cameo [108]
Motherless Brooklyn Frank Minna [109]
10 Minutes Gone Rex Direct-to-video [110]
Trauma Center Lt. Steve Wakes Direct-to-video [111]
2020 Survive the Night Frank Clark Direct-to-video [112]
Hard Kill Donovan Chalmers Direct-to-video [113]
Breach Clay Young Direct-to-video [114]
2021 Cosmic Sin James Ford Direct-to-video [115]
Out of Death Jack Harris Direct-to-video [116]
Midnight in the Switchgrass Karl Helter Direct-to-video [117]
Survive the Game David Watson Direct-to-video [118]
Apex Thomas Malone Direct-to-video [119]
Deadlock Ron Whitlock Direct-to-video [120]
Fortress Robert Michaels Direct-to-video [121]
2022 American Siege Ben Watts Direct-to-video [122]
Gasoline Alley Detective Bill Freeman Direct-to-video [123]
A Day to Die Alston Direct-to-video [124]
Corrective Measures Julius Loeb Direct-to-video [125]
Fortress: Sniper's Eye Robert Michaels Direct-to-video [126]
Vendetta Donnie Fetter Direct-to-video [127]
White Elephant Arnold Solomon Direct-to-video [128]
Wrong Place Frank Richards Direct-to-video [129]
Wire Room Shane Mueller Direct-to-video [130]
Detective Knight: Rogue Detective James Knight Direct-to-video [131]
Paradise City Ian Swan Direct-to-video [132]
Detective Knight: Redemption Detective James Knight Direct-to-video [133]
2023 Detective Knight: Independence Detective James Knight Direct-to-video [134]
Assassin Valmora Direct-to-video [135]
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Television

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Bruce Willis' television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1980 A Guru Comes Extra Uncredited; television film [136]
1984 Miami Vice Tony Amato Episode: "No Exit" [137]
1985–1989 Moonlighting David Addison Main role [138]
1985 The Twilight Zone Peter Novins Segment: "Shatterday" [139]
1987 The Return of Bruno Bruno Radolini Also writer and executive producer; television film [140]
1989 Roseanne Himself Uncredited cameo; episode: "Dear Mom and Dad" [141]
1989; 2013 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) 2 episodes [142]
1996–1997 Bruno the Kid Bruno the Kid Voice role; also developer and executive producer [143]
1997 Mad About You Himself Episode: "The Birth Part 2" [144]
1999 Ally McBeal Dr. Nickle Episode: "Love Unlimited" [145]
2000 Friends Paul Stevens 3 episodes [146]
2004 Touching Evil N/a Executive producer; 12 episodes [147]
2005 That '70s Show Vic Episode: "Misfire" [148]
2018 Comedy Central Roast Himself Television special [149]
Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell Episode: "Friday" [150]
2019 The Orville Groogen Uncredited voice role; episode: "Deflectors" [151]
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Broadway

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Bruce Willis' broadway credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1984–1985; 1997 Fool for Love Eddie Understudy (1st version); Also producer (2nd version) [152][153][154][155]
2002 True West Lee Also executive producer; Filmed broadway play [156][157]
2015–2016 Misery Paul Sheldon 102 performances [158][159]
2017 Must N/a Producer only [160][161]
2021 My Mother's Severed Head N/a [162][163]
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Music videos

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1986 Respect Yourself Bruno Himself [164]
2010 Stylo Assassin Gorillaz [165]
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Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1998 The Fifth Element Korben Dallas Voice role and likeness [166]
Apocalypse Trey Kincaid [167]
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