1955-03-19 Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Walter Bruce Willis is an American retired 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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Gorillaz: House of Kong | Self | 2025-08-08 |
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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-22 |
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Assassin | Valmora | 2023-03-31 |
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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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Gasoline Alley | Detective Freeman | 2022-02-25 |
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Vendetta | Donnie Fetter | 2022-05-17 |
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Detective Knight: Rogue | Det. James Knight | 2022-10-21 |
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Wrong Place | Frank | 2022-07-15 |
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Wire Room | Shane Mueller | 2022-09-02 |
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American Siege | Ben Watts | 2022-01-07 |
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Detective Knight: Redemption | Det. James Knight | 2022-12-09 |
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye | Robert | 2022-04-29 |
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White Elephant | Arnold Soloman | 2022-06-03 |
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A Day to Die | Alston | 2022-03-04 |
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Corrective Measures | Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb | 2022-04-29 |
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Paradise City | Ian Swan | 2022-11-11 |
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Fortress | Robert | 2021-12-17 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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Survive the Game | David | 2021-10-08 |
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Apex | Thomas Malone | 2021-11-12 |
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Deadlock | Ron Whitlock | 2021-12-03 |
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Out of Death | Jack Harris | 2021-07-16 |
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Midnight in the Switchgrass | Karl Helter | 2021-07-23 |
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Cosmic Sin | James Ford | 2021-03-12 |
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Bruce Willis, l'indestructible | 2020-09-25 | |
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Hard Kill | Chalmers | 2020-09-04 |
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Survive the Night | Frank | 2020-07-03 |
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Breach | Clay Young | 2020-12-17 |
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QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
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10 Minutes Gone | Rex | 2019-09-30 |
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Trauma Center | Lt. Det. Wakes | 2019-12-06 |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Bruce Willis (archive footage) | 2019-09-20 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Bruce Willis (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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Glass | David Dunn / The Overseer | 2019-01-16 |
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Motherless Brooklyn | Frank Minna | 2019-10-31 |
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Air Strike | Jack | 2018-10-26 |
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Death Wish | Paul Kersey | 2018-03-01 |
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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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Reprisal | James | 2018-08-31 |
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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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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
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First Kill | Howell | 2017-07-21 |
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Once Upon a Time in Venice | Steve | 2017-06-08 |
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Marauders | Hubert | 2016-07-01 |
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
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Precious Cargo | Eddie | 2016-07-14 |
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Extraction | Leonard Turner | 2015-12-18 |
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À la découverte du tournage de Moonrise Kingdom | Self / Cap Sharp | 2015-09-22 |
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Rock the Kasbah | Bombay Brian | 2015-10-22 |
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Vice | Julian | 2015-01-16 |
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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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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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Bruce Willis - Warum die Legende niemals stirbt | Narrator (voice) / Self | 2013-03-21 |
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Looper | Old Joe | 2012-09-26 |
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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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Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Moonrise Kingdom | Captain Sharp | 2012-05-16 |
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | 2012-10-15 |
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Fire with Fire | Mike Cella | 2012-08-31 |
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The Expendables 2 | Church | 2012-08-08 |
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Lay the Favorite | Dink Heimowitz | 2012-06-22 |
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Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
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The Black Mamba | Mister Suave | 2011-09-21 |
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Catch.44 | Mel | 2011-12-08 |
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His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
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Setup | Biggs | 2011-10-17 |
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Stylo | Bounty Hunter | 2010-09-07 |
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RED | Frank Moses | 2010-10-13 |
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Cop Out | Jimmy Monroe | 2010-02-26 |
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The Expendables | Mr. Church (uncredited) | 2010-08-07 |
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I'm Still Here | Self - Guest | 2010-09-10 |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
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Surrogates | Tom Greer | 2009-09-24 |
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What Just Happened | Self | 2008-10-17 |
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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 Kirkpatrick | 2008-01-17 |
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Planet Terror | Lieutenant Muldoon | 2007-04-06 |
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Perfect Stranger | Harrison Hill | 2007-04-11 |
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Nancy Drew | Bruce (uncredited) | 2007-06-15 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Doug Masterson (uncredited) | 2007-02-23 |
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Grindhouse | Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
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Live Free or Die Hard | John McClane | 2007-06-20 |
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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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O Código Tarantino | Butch Coolidge (archive footage) | 2006-01-04 |
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Alpha Dog | Sonny Truelove | 2006-01-27 |
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Lucky Number Slevin | Mr. Goodkat | 2006-02-24 |
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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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Over the Hedge | RJ (voice) | 2006-05-17 |
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The Hip Hop Project | Self | 2006-04-27 |
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Hostage | Jeff Talley | 2005-03-10 |
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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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The Whole Ten Yards | Jimmy Tudeski | 2004-04-07 |
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Grand Champion | Mr. Blandford | 2004-08-27 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Bruce Willis | 2004-12-09 |
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles | Self | 2004-10-07 |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | William Rose Bailey (uncredited) | 2003-06-25 |
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Tears of the Sun | Lieutenant A.K. Waters | 2003-03-07 |
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Rugrats Go Wild | Spike (voice) | 2003-06-13 |
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Hart's War | Col. William A. McNamara | 2002-02-15 |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee (uncredited) | 2002-06-01 |
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True West | Lee | 2002-05-28 |
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Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-20 |
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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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Breakfast of Champions | Dwayne Hoover | 1999-02-18 |
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The Sixth Sense | Malcolm Crowe | 1999-08-06 |
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Armageddon: Target Earth | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Mercury Rising | Art Jeffries | 1998-04-03 |
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The Siege | Major-General William Devereaux | 1998-11-06 |
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Armageddon | Harry S. Stamper | 1998-07-01 |
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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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Last Man Standing | John Smith | 1996-09-20 |
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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 Grimes (voice) | 1996-12-20 |
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Four Rooms | Leo | 1995-12-09 |
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Twelve Monkeys | James Cole | 1995-12-29 |
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance | John McClane | 1995-05-19 |
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A Night to Die For | Self | 1995-05-18 |
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Pulp Fiction | Butch Coolidge | 1994-09-10 |
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Color of Night | Capa | 1994-08-19 |
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Nobody's Fool | Carl Roebuck | 1994-12-23 |
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North | Narrator (voice) | 1994-07-22 |
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Striking Distance | Det. Tom Hardy | 1993-09-17 |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | John McClane (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
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Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary | Self | 1993-01-01 |
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Death Becomes Her | Dr. Ernest Menville | 1992-07-30 |
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The Player | Bruce Willis | 1992-05-08 |
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The Last Boy Scout | Joe Hallenbeck | 1991-12-13 |
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Billy Bathgate | Bo Weinberg | 1991-11-01 |
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Hudson Hawk | Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins | 1991-05-23 |
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Mortal Thoughts | James Urbanski | 1991-04-19 |
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Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 1990-09-08 |
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Die Hard 2 | John McClane | 1990-07-03 |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities | Peter Fallow | 1990-12-21 |
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Look Who's Talking Too | Mikey (voice) | 1990-12-14 |
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In Country | Emmett Smith | 1989-09-15 |
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | 1989-09-24 |
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That's Adequate | Self | 1989-01-20 |
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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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Blind Date | Walter Davis | 1987-03-27 |
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The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
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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 |
