FrameThrower · Actors · Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
23 films · 1,703 frames · top-billed in 20 · 1988–2022
Born 19 March 1955 · Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Walter Bruce Willis 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”…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 23 films · 1,703 frames · top-billed in 20 · 1988–2022
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy1987
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series2000
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1987
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2016
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2013
- New Jersey Hall of Fame2011
- Officer of Arts and Letters2005
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay1992
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,703 frames from the 23 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bruce takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 23 films we hold, 54% of their frames are night, 44% low key — the look of the work Bruce takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Cosmic Sin
2021 · James Ford
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · Frank Minna
Glass
2019 · David Dunn / The Overseer
Death Wish
2018 · Paul Kersey
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014 · Hartigan
A Good Day to Die Hard
2013 · John McClane
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 · Captain Sharp
Looper
2012 · Old Joe
Cop Out
2010 · Jimmy Monroe
Sin City
2005 · Hartigan
Bandits
2001 · Joseph Blake
Unbreakable
2000 · David Dunn
The Sixth Sense
1999 · Malcolm Crowe
Armageddon
1998 · Harry S. Stamper
The Fifth Element
1997 · Korben Dallas
Die Hard with a Vengeance
1995 · John McClane
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · James Cole
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Dr. Ernest Menville
The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Joe Hallenbeck
Die Hard
1988 · John McClane
Vendetta
2022 · Donnie Fetter
Planet Terror
2007 · Lieutenant Muldoon
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Butch Coolidge
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,703 frames from Bruce Willis's 23 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.