1955-03-19 Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, and he then achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” (1985–1989). He went on to appear in over 70 films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise (1988–2013) and other subsequent roles. Willis's other credits include “The Last Boy Scout” (1991), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “12 Monkeys” (1995), “Last Man Standing” (1996), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Armageddon” (1998), “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Hart's War” (2002), “Tears of the Sun” (2003), “Hostage” (2005), “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006), “Surrogates” (2009), “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012), “Rock the Kasbah” (2015), and “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019). As a singer, Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987, followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received numerous accolades during his career, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022, Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
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Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special | Self (archive footage) | 2025-08-26 |
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Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône | Self (archive footage) | 2025-12-05 |
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Detective Knight: Independence | Det. James Knight | 2023-01-20 |
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Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-09-16 |
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Assassin | Valmora | 2023-03-31 |
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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-22 |
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American Siege | Ben Watts | 2022-01-07 |
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Detective Knight: Rogue | Det. James Knight | 2022-10-21 |
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Gasoline Alley | Detective Freeman | 2022-02-25 |
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Vendetta | Donnie Fetter | 2022-05-17 |
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Detective Knight: Redemption | Det. James Knight | 2022-12-09 |
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Corrective Measures | Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb | 2022-04-29 |
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A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
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Wire Room | Shane Mueller | 2022-09-02 |
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White Elephant | Arnold Soloman | 2022-06-03 |
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Wrong Place | Frank | 2022-07-15 |
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye | Robert | 2022-04-29 |
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Paradise City | Ian Swan | 2022-11-11 |
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Cosmic Sin | James Ford | 2021-03-12 |
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Apex | Thomas Malone | 2021-11-12 |
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Fortress | Robert | 2021-12-17 |
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Survive the Game | David | 2021-10-08 |
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Deadlock | Ron Whitlock | 2021-12-03 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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Midnight in the Switchgrass | Karl Helter | 2021-07-23 |
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Out of Death | Jack Harris | 2021-07-16 |
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Breach | Clay Young | 2020-12-17 |
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Bruce Willis, l'indestructible | 2020-09-25 | |
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Survive the Night | Frank | 2020-07-03 |
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Hard Kill | Chalmers | 2020-09-04 |
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Motherless Brooklyn | Frank Minna | 2019-10-31 |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Bruce Willis (archive footage) | 2019-09-20 |
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Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
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10 Minutes Gone | Rex | 2019-09-30 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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Trauma Center | Lt. Det. Wakes | 2019-12-06 |
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Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
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Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
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Acts of Violence | Detective James Avery | 2018-01-12 |
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Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self | 2018-07-29 |
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Death Wish | Paul Kersey | 2018-03-01 |
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First Kill | Howell | 2017-07-21 |
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Split | David Dunn (uncredited) | 2017-01-19 |
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 | Self - Audience Member | 2017-09-29 |
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Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
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Marauders | Hubert | 2016-07-01 |
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Precious Cargo | Eddie | 2016-07-14 |
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Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
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Vice | Julian | 2015-01-16 |
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Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
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À la découverte du tournage de Moonrise Kingdom | Self / Cap Sharp | 2015-09-22 |
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Altman | Self | 2014-08-01 |
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The Prince | Omar | 2014-08-22 |
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Hartigan | 2014-08-20 |
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RED 2 | Frank Moses | 2013-07-18 |
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Bruce Willis - Warum die Legende niemals stirbt | Narrator (voice) / Self | 2013-03-21 |
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Joe Colton | 2013-03-27 |
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A Good Day to Die Hard | John McClane | 2013-02-06 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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The Cold Light of Day | Martin | 2012-04-04 |
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Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
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Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
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Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
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Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
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The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
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Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
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Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
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Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
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Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011 | 2011-11-28 | |
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Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
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I'm Still Here | Self - Guest | 2010-09-10 |
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Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
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RED | Frank Moses | 2010-10-13 |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
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The Expendables | Mr. Church (uncredited) | 2010-08-07 |
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Surrogates | Tom Greer | 2009-09-24 |
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Shine a Light | Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) | 2008-04-04 |
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Assassination of a High School President | Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
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What Just Happened | Bruce Willis | 2008-10-17 |
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Grindhouse | Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
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Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | 2007-04-11 |
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Planet Terror | Lieutenant Muldoon | 2007-04-06 |
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Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | 2007-06-20 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Doug Masterson (uncredited) | 2007-02-23 |
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Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
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Lucky Number Slevin | Mr. Goodkat | 2006-02-24 |
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self - Speaker | 2006-11-22 |
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Fast Food Nation | Harry Rydell | 2006-11-17 |
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The Hip Hop Project | Self | 2006-04-27 |
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Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | 2006-01-27 |
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Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
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16 Blocks | Jack Mosley | 2006-03-01 |
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Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | RJ (voice) | 2006-10-17 |
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My Date with Drew | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-08-05 |
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Sin City | Hartigan | 2005-04-01 |
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Hostage | Jeff Talley | 2005-03-10 |
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | 2004-10-07 |
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The Whole Ten Yards | Jimmy Tudeski | 2004-04-07 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Bruce Willis | 2004-12-09 |
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Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | 2004-08-27 |
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Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' | Self | 2003-06-10 |
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Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | 2003-03-07 |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-25 |
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Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee (uncredited) | 2002-06-01 |
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Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages | 2002-08-20 | |
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Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | 2002-02-15 |
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Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-20 |
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True West | Lee | 2002-05-28 |
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Bandits | Joseph Blake | 2001-10-12 |
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The Kid | Russ Duritz | 2000-07-07 |
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The Whole Nine Yards | Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski | 2000-02-18 |
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Unbreakable | David Dunn | 2000-11-22 |
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The Story of Us | Ben Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
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The Sixth Sense | Malcolm Crowe | 1999-08-06 |
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Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | 1999-02-18 |
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The Siege | Major-General William Devereaux | 1998-11-06 |
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Armageddon: Target Earth | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Armageddon | Harry S. Stamper | 1998-07-01 |
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Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | 1998-04-03 |
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The Jackal | The Jackal | 1997-11-14 |
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Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie | Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage) | 1997-04-22 |
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Le Cinquième Élément | Korben Dallas | 1997-05-02 |
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The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' | Self | 1996-11-05 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Muddy (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
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Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
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A Night to Die For | Self | 1995-05-18 |
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance | John McClane | 1995-05-19 |
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Twelve Monkeys | James Cole | 1995-12-29 |
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Four Rooms | Leo (uncredited) | 1995-12-09 |
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North | Narrator (voice) | 1994-07-22 |
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Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
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Color of Night | Dr. Bill Capa | 1994-08-19 |
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Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
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Striking Distance | Tom Hardy | 1993-09-17 |
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Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary | Self | 1993-01-01 |
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The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-05-08 |
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Death Becomes Her | Dr. Ernest Menville | 1992-07-30 |
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The Last Boy Scout | Joe Hallenbeck | 1991-12-13 |
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Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
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Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
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Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
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Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 1990-09-08 |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
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Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-03 |
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Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
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That's Adequate | Self | 1989-01-20 |
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
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In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
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Look Who's Talking | Mikey (voice) | 1989-10-12 |
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Sunset | Tom Mix | 1988-04-29 |
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Die Hard | John McClane | 1988-07-15 |
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The Return of Bruno | Bruno Radolini | 1987-02-07 |
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The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
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Blind Date | Walter Davis | 1987-03-27 |
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1986-12-27 |
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The Verdict | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) | 1982-12-08 |
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Prince of the City | Extra (uncredited) | 1981-08-19 |
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The First Deadly Sin | Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves | 1980-10-03 |
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Ein Guru kommt | Extra (uncredited) | 1980-12-08 |
