Bruce Willis filmography
Bruce Willis is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, and screenwriter. The following is a filmography of his work.
Willis at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Willis's career began in television in 1984, most notably as David Addison in Moonlighting (1985–1989), 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, which were mostly critical and uniformly financial successes. He has also appeared in over 60 films, including The Last Boy Scout (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Sin City (2005), Red (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), and Looper (2012).
Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth-highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth-highest-grossing, including supporting roles.[1][2] He is a two-time Emmy Award–winning, Golden Globe Award–winning, and four-time Saturn Award–nominated actor.[3]
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Extra | Uncredited | |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Man Entering Diner | ||
| 1981 | Prince of the City | Seated Rookie Cop (in ending) | ||
| 1982 | The Verdict | Courtroom Observer | ||
| 1987 | Blind Date | Walter Davis | ||
| 1988 | Sunset | Tom Mix | Also co-executive producer | |
| Die Hard | John McClane | |||
| 1989 | In Country | Emmett Smith | ||
| Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | |||
| That's Adequate | Himself | Mockumentary | ||
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | John McClane | ||
| Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | |||
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | |||
| 1991 | Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | ||
| Hudson Hawk | Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins | Also writer | ||
| Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | |||
| The Last Boy Scout | Joseph Cornelius "Joe" Hallenbeck | |||
| 1992 | The Player | Himself | Cameo | |
| Death Becomes Her | Dr. Ernest Menville | |||
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane | Uncredited cameo[4] | |
| Striking Distance | Tom "Tommy" Hardy | |||
| 1994 | Color of Night | Dr. Bill Capa | ||
| North | Narrator | |||
| Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | |||
| Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | |||
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | John McClane | ||
| Four Rooms | Leo | Uncredited Segment: The Man from Hollywood |
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| 12 Monkeys | James Cole | |||
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | John Smith | ||
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy Grimes (voice) | |||
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Korben Dallas | ||
| The Jackal | The Jackal | |||
| 1998 | Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | ||
| Armageddon | Harry S. Stamper | |||
| Franky Goes to Hollywood | Himself | Short film | ||
| The Siege | Major General William Devereaux | |||
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | ||
| The Sixth Sense | Dr. Malcolm Crowe | |||
| The Story of Us | Ben Jordan | |||
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | James Stefan "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski | ||
| Disney's The Kid | Russell Morley "Russ" Duritz | |||
| Unbreakable | David Dunn | |||
| 2001 | Bandits | Joe Blake | ||
| 2002 | Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | ||
| The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | N/A | Executive producer | ||
| Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | |||
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | ||
| Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | [5] | ||
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey | Uncredited | [6] | |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards | James Stefan "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski | ||
| Ocean's Twelve | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 2005 | Hostage | Jeff Talley | Also producer | |
| Sin City | John Hartigan | Segment: That Yellow Bastard | ||
| 2006 | Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | ||
| 16 Blocks | Jack Mosley | |||
| Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | |||
| Lucky Number Slevin | Mr. Goodkat | |||
| The Hip Hop Project | Himself | Documentary Also executive producer |
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| Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | [7] | ||
| Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | Short film | |||
| The Astronaut Farmer | Colonel Doug Masterson | Uncredited | [8] | |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | ||
| Grindhouse: Planet Terror | Lt. Muldoon | |||
| Nancy Drew | Himself | Uncredited cameo | [9] | |
| Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | |||
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Himself | ||
| Assassination of a High School President | Principal Kirkpatrick | |||
| 2009 | Surrogates | Agent Tom Greer | ||
| 2010 | Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | ||
| The Expendables | Mr. Church | Uncredited cameo | ||
| Red | Francis "Frank" Moses | |||
| 2011 | Set Up | Jack Biggs | Direct-to-DVD | |
| Catch .44 | Mel | |||
| The Black Mamba | Mr. Suave | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Duffy Sharp | ||
| Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | |||
| The Expendables 2 | Mr. Church | |||
| The Cold Light of Day | Martin | |||
| Looper | Older Joe | |||
| Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | Direct-to-DVD | ||
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | John McClane | Also executive producer | |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joseph Colton / G.I. Joe |
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| Red 2 | Francis "Frank" Moses | |||
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | John Hartigan | ||
| The Prince | Omar | Direct-to-DVD | ||
| 2015 | Vice | Julian Michaels | ||
| Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | [10] | ||
| Extraction | Leonard Turner | Direct-to-VOD | ||
| 2016 | Precious Cargo | Eddie Pilosa | ||
| Marauders | Jeffrey Hubert | |||
| Split | David Dunn | Uncredited cameo | ||
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve Ford | Direct-to-VOD | |
| First Kill | Police Chief Marvin Howell | |||
| 2018 | Acts of Violence | Detective James Avery | ||
| Death Wish | Paul Kersey | |||
| Air Strike | Jack | Direct-to-DVD | [11] | |
| Reprisal | James | |||
| 2019 | Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | [12] | |
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Himself (voice) | Cameo | [13] | |
| Motherless Brooklyn | Frank Minna | |||
| 10 Minutes Gone | Rex | Direct-to-VOD | ||
| Trauma Center | Lt. Steve Wakes | |||
| 2020 | Survive the Night | Frank Clark | ||
Hard Kill  |
Donovan Chalmers | |||
| TBA | Breach |
Clay Young | ||
| Midnight in the Switchgrass |
Karl Helter | Post-production |
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | A Guru Comes | Extra | Uncredited; Television film |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Tony Amato | Episode: "No Exit" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Peter Novins | Episode: "Shatterday" |
| 1985–1989 | Moonlighting | David Addison Jr. | 65 episodes; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1987) People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program(1986) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1986, 1988) Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer (1986–1987) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1986) |
| 1987 | The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | Television film
Also writer |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Himself | Episode: "Dear Mom and Dad" |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself / Host | Episode: "Bruce Willis/Neil Young" | |
| 1996–1997 | Bruno the Kid | Bruno the Kid (voice) |
36 episodes Also executive producer |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Himself | Episode: "The Birth Part 2" |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Dr. Nickle | Uncredited Episode: "Love Unlimited" |
| 2000 | Friends | Paul Stevens | 3 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series |
| 2005 | That '70s Show | Vic | Episode: "Misfire" |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Host | Episode: "Bruce Willis / Katy Perry" |
| 2018 | The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Himself / Honoree | Television special |
| 2019 | The Orville | Groogen (voice) | Uncredited Episode: "Deflectors" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Apocalypse | Trey Kincaid (voice) | |
| 2014 | Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff | John McClane (voice) |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | True West | Lee | Liberty Theatre |
| 2015–2016 | Misery | Paul Sheldon | Broadhurst Theater |
Discography
Solo albums:
- 1987: The Return of Bruno (Motown, OCLC 15508727)
- 1989: If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger (Motown/Pgd, OCLC 21322754)
- 2001: Classic Bruce Willis: The Universal Masters Collection (Polygram Int'l, OCLC 71124889)
Compilations/guest appearances:
- 1986: Moonlighting soundtrack; track "Good Lovin'"
- 1991: Hudson Hawk soundtrack; tracks "Swinging on a Star" and "Side by Side", both duets with Danny Aiello
- 2000: The Whole Nine Yards soundtrack; tracks "Tenth Avenue Tango"
- 2003: Rugrats Go Wild soundtrack; "Big Bad Cat" with Chrissie Hynde and "Lust for Life"
- 2008: North Hollywood Shootout, Blues Traveler; track "Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)"
References
- "People Index". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- "Awards for Bruce Willis". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Bruce Willis: Man Whose Caravan Is Attacked". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Press site — Kids' Choice Awards 2004". Nickelodeon. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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- Gervich, Chad (March 29, 2007). "Kids' Choice Awards grows up". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "The Movie: The Astronaut Farmer". visimag.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- "Nancy Drew". CinemaBlend. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- "All Time Box Office — Worst Wide Openings (1982 – Present)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- James Rainey (June 3, 2015). "Bruce Willis to Star in Chinese-Language Epic 'The Bombing'". variety.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- "M. Night Shyamalan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part': Film Review
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