
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.
Movie | Run of the Hitman | Colonel Walker | 2024 |
Movie | JAPANARAMA! Psycho TV From Japan Vol. 2 | 2024 | |
Movie | Cornerman | Cus D'Amato | 2024 |
Movie | Detective Knight: Independence | Detective James Knight | 2023-01-20 |
Movie | A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
Movie | Paradise City | Ian Swan | 2022-11-11 |
Movie | White Elephant | Arnold Soloman | 2022-06-03 |
Movie | Apex | Thomas Malone | 2021-11-12 |
Movie | Fortress | Robert | 2021-12-17 |
Movie | Midnight in the Switchgrass | Agent Karl Helter | 2021-07-23 |
Movie | Cosmic Sin | James Ford | 2021-03-12 |
Movie | Survive the Night | Frank | 2020-07-09 |
Movie | Hard Kill | Chalmers | 2020-10-23 |
Movie | Breach | Clay Young | 2020-12-17 |
Movie | Trauma Center | Lt. Det. Wakes | 2019-12-06 |
Movie | Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
Movie | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
Movie | 10 Minutes Gone | Rex | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Motherless Brooklyn | Frank Minna | 2019-10-31 |
Movie | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Bruce Willis (archive footage) | 2019-09-20 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | Acts of Violence | Detective James Avery | 2018-01-12 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self | 2018-07-29 |
Series | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction | Himself | 2018-04-29 |
Movie | Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Death Wish | Paul Kersey | 2018-03-02 |
Movie | Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
Movie | First Kill | Howell | 2017-07-21 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
Movie | Guzelbahce Terror | Tom | 2016-03-13 |
Movie | Split | David Dunn (uncredited) | 2016-11-15 |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
Movie | Precious Cargo | Eddie | 2016-07-15 |
Movie | Marauders | Hubert | 2016-07-01 |
Movie | Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
Movie | Vice | Julian | 2015-01-16 |
Movie | Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
Movie | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau” | Self (archive footage) | 2014-08-24 |
Movie | Altman | Self | 2014-08-01 |
Movie | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Hartigan | 2014-08-20 |
Movie | The Prince | Omar | 2014-08-22 |
Movie | Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies | Himself | 2013-03-21 |
Movie | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joe Colton | 2013-03-27 |
Movie | RED 2 | Frank Moses | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | A Good Day to Die Hard | John McClane | 2013-02-06 |
Movie | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
Movie | The Cold Light of Day | Martin | 2012-04-04 |
Movie | Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
Movie | Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
Movie | Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
Movie | The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | The Black Mamba | Mister Suave | 2011-09-21 |
Movie | Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
Movie | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
Movie | RED | Frank Moses | 2010-10-13 |
Movie | Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Self - Guest | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | The Expendables | Mr. Church (uncredited) | 2010-08-03 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | Surrogates | Tom Greer | 2009-09-24 |
Movie | Shine a Light | Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) | 2008-04-04 |
Movie | Assassination of a High School President | Principal Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Unknown | 2008-01-04 |
Movie | What Just Happened | Himself | 2008-10-17 |
Movie | Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | 2007-06-20 |
Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Gumshoe | 2007-03-13 |
Movie | Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
Movie | Grindhouse | Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
Movie | Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | 2007-04-11 |
Movie | Planet Terror | Lieutenant Muldoon | 2007-04-06 |
Movie | Lucky Number Slevin | Mr. Goodkat | 2006-02-24 |
Movie | Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | 2006-01-27 |
Movie | 16 Blocks | Jack Mosley | 2006-03-01 |
Movie | Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | RJ (voice) | 2006-10-17 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | 2006-11-17 |
Movie | The Astronaut Farmer | Doug Masterson (uncredited) | 2006-10-15 |
Movie | Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
Movie | The Hip Hop Project | Himself | 2006-04-27 |
Movie | Sin City | Det. John Hartigan | 2005-04-01 |
Movie | Hostage | Jeff Talley | 2005-03-10 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Unknown | 2005-11-11 |
Movie | My Date with Drew | Himself (archive footage) | 2005-08-05 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Bruce Willis (uncredited) | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | The Whole Ten Yards | Jimmy Tudeski | 2004-04-07 |
Movie | Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | 2004-10-07 |
Movie | Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | 2004-08-27 |
Movie | Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | 2003-03-07 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-27 |
Movie | Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
Movie | Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | 2002-02-15 |
Movie | True West | Lee | 2002-05-28 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Bandits | Joseph Blake | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | Unbreakable | David Dunn | 2000-11-22 |
Movie | The Whole Nine Yards | Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski | 2000-02-18 |
Movie | The Kid | Russell Duritz | 2000-07-07 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | The Story of Us | Ben Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | The Sixth Sense | Malcolm Crowe | 1999-08-06 |
Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
Movie | Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | 1999-02-13 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | The Siege | Major-General William Devereaux | 1998-11-06 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself (archive footage) | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Armageddon | Harry S. Stamper | 1998-07-01 |
Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
Movie | The Fifth Element | Korben Dallas | 1997-05-02 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Unknown | 1997-09-08 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | The Jackal | The Jackal | 1997-11-14 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' | Self | 1996-11-05 |
Movie | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy (voice) | 1996-12-15 |
Series | Bruno the Kid | Bruno the kid | 1996-09-23 |
Movie | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | John McClane | 1995-05-19 |
Movie | Four Rooms | Leo (uncredited) | 1995-12-09 |
Movie | Twelve Monkeys | James Cole | 1995-12-29 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Series | Friends | Paul Stevens | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | North | Narrator | 1994-07-22 |
Movie | Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
Movie | Color of Night | Dr. Bill Capa | 1994-08-19 |
Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
Movie | Striking Distance | Det. Tom Hardy | 1993-09-17 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Movie | Death Becomes Her | Dr. Ernest Menville | 1992-07-30 |
Movie | The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | The Last Boy Scout | Joe Hallenbeck | 1991-03-19 |
Movie | Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
Movie | Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
Movie | Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
Movie | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-02 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | 1989-10-12 |
Movie | In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
Movie | That's Adequate | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Die Hard | John McClane | 1988-07-15 |
Movie | Sunset | Tom Mix | 1988-04-29 |
Movie | The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
Movie | Blind Date | Walter Davis | 1987-03-27 |
Movie | Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1986-12-27 |
Series | Moonlighting | David Addison | 1985-03-03 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
Movie | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) | 1982-12-08 |
Movie | Prince of the City | Extra (uncredited) | 1981-08-19 |
Movie | Ein Guru kommt | Extra (uncredited) | 1980-12-08 |
Movie | The First Deadly Sin | Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited) | 1980-10-03 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | himself | 1966-01-25 |
Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |