Bruce Willis filmography

Bruce Willis is a German-born American actor, producer with Cheyenne Enterprises, and singer. The following is a filmography of his work.

Willis's career began in television in the 1980s, most notably as David Addison in Moonlighting (1984–1989), 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 sixty films, including box office successes like Death Becomes Her (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Sin City (2005), Red (2010), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), 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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The First Deadly Sin	Man Entering Diner	Uncredited
1982	The Verdict	Courtroom Observer
1983	Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer	Man Entering Diner	Uncredited^{[citation needed]}
1987	Blind Date	Walter Davis
1988	Sunset	Tom Mix	Also co-executive producer
1988	Die Hard	John McClane
1989	In Country	Emmett Smith	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
	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 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
	Billy Bathgate	Bo Weinberg
	The Last Boy Scout	Joseph Cornelius "Joe" Hallenbeck	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Damon Wayans)
1992	The Player	Himself	Cameo
1992	Death Becomes Her	Dr. Ernest Menville	Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1993	Loaded Weapon 1	John McClane	Uncredited cameo^{[citation needed]}
1993	Striking Distance	Tom "Tommy" Hardy
1994	Color of Night	Dr. Bill Capa	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
	North	Narrator	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
	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"
	12 Monkeys	James Cole	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1996	Last Man Standing	John Smith
1996	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	Muddy Grimes	Voice
1997	The Fifth Element	Korben Dallas
1997	The Jackal	The Jackal	Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
1998	Mercury Rising	Art Jeffries	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
	Armageddon	Harry S. Stamper	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Sci-Fi Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
	The Siege	Major General William Devereaux	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Suspense Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1999	Breakfast of Champions	Dwayne Hoover
	Franky Goes to Hollywood	Himself	Short film
	The Sixth Sense	Dr. Malcolm Crowe	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Haley Joel Osment) Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
	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	Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Suspense
2001	Bandits	Joe Blake
2002	Hart's War	Col. William A. McNamara
	The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course		Executive producer
	Grand Champion	Mr. Blandford
2003	Tears of the Sun	Lieutenant A.K. Waters
	Rugrats Go Wild	Spike	Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Voice from an Animated Movie^[4]
	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	William Rose Bailey	Uncredited^[5]
2004	The Whole Ten Yards	James Stefan "Jimmy the Tulip" Tudeski
2004	Ocean's Twelve	Himself	Cameo
2005	Hostage	Jeff Talley	Also producer
2005	Sin City	John Hartigan	Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Gold Derby Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast
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
	Over the Hedge	RJ	Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Voice from an Animated Movie^[6]
	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure	RJ	Voice Short film
2007	The Astronaut Farmer	Colonel Doug Masterson	Uncredited^[7]
	Perfect Stranger	Harrison Hill
	Grindhouse: Planet Terror	Lt. Muldoon
	Nancy Drew	Himself	Uncredited cameo^[8]
	Live Free or Die Hard	John McClane	Nominated – National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Male Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Action Star Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star
2008	What Just Happened	Himself
2008	Assassination of a High School President	Principal Kirkpatrick
2009	Surrogates	Agent Tom Greer
2010	Cop Out	Jimmy Monroe
	The Expendables	Mr. Church	Uncredited cameo^{[citation needed]}
	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	Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast (2nd place) Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated – St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
	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	General Joseph Colton / G.I. Joe
	Red 2	Francis "Frank" Moses
2014	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	John Hartigan
2014	The Prince	Omar	Direct-to-DVD
2015	Vice	Julian Michaels	Direct-to-DVD
	Rock the Kasbah	Bombay Brian	^[9]
	Extraction	Leonard Turner
2016	Precious Cargo	Eddie Pilosa	Direct-to-DVD
	Marauders	Jeffrey Hubert	Direct-to-DVD
	Split	David Dunn	Uncredited cameo
2017	Once Upon a Time in Venice	Steve
2017	First Kill	Police Chief Marvin Howell	Direct-to-DVD
2018	Death Wish	Paul Kersey	Post-production
	The Bombing	Jack	Post-production^[10]
	Acts of Violence	Detective James Avery	Post-production
	Reprisal	James	Post-production
2019	Glass	David Dunn	Post-production^[11]
TBA	Motherless Brooklyn	Frank Minna	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	A Guru Comes	Extra	Uncredited^{[citation needed]} 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
1989	Roseanne	Himself	Episode: "Dear Mom and Dad"
1989	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^{[citation needed]} 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"

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title	Role
2010	Gorillaz	"Stylo"	Driver

Video games

Year	Video Game	Voice role
1998	Apocalypse	Trey Kincaid

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2001	True West	Lee
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.
^ "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. Watch out for several cameos from the likes of Bruce Willis,…
^ 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.

External links

[BOMlist-1] "People Index". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

[The_Numbers-2] "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

[IMDBAwards-3] "Awards for Bruce Willis". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

[4] "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Press site — Kids' Choice Awards 2004". Nickelodeon. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

[5] "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2015. Watch out for several cameos from the likes of Bruce Willis,…

[6] Gervich, Chad (March 29, 2007). "Kids' Choice Awards grows up". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[7] "The Movie: The Astronaut Farmer". visimag.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

[8] "Nancy Drew". CinemaBlend. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

[9] "All Time Box Office — Worst Wide Openings (1982 – Present)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

[10] James Rainey (June 3, 2015). "Bruce Willis to Star in Chinese-Language Epic 'The Bombing'". variety.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

[11] "M. Night Shyamalan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-26.

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