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Bruce Willis in 'Sixth Sense'. Photo: Spyglass Entertainment
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Bruce Willis in 'Die Hard' (1988). IMDB
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Bruce Willis, left, and Brad Pitt in 'Twelve Monkeys'. Photo: Universal Studios
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Bruce Willis, left, and Samuel L Jackson in 'Unbreakable'. Photo: Touchstone Pictures
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Bruce Willis in a scene from the film 'Glass'. Photo: Universal Pictures
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, right, in action thriller 'Looper'. Photo: TriStar Pictures
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Willis in a scene from 'Pulp Fiction'. Photo: Miramax
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The actor in a scene from 'Breakfast of Champions'. Photo: Warner Bros.
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Bruce stars in 'Motherless Brooklyn'. Photo: Warner Bros
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Bruce Willis plays Captain Sharp in Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom'.
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Bruce Willis in 'Sixth Sense'. Photo: Spyglass Entertainment
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Bruce Willis in 'Die Hard' (1988). IMDB
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Bruce Willis, left, and Brad Pitt in 'Twelve Monkeys'. Photo: Universal Studios
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Bruce Willis, left, and Samuel L Jackson in 'Unbreakable'. Photo: Touchstone Pictures
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Bruce Willis in a scene from the film 'Glass'. Photo: Universal Pictures
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, right, in action thriller 'Looper'. Photo: TriStar Pictures
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Willis in a scene from 'Pulp Fiction'. Photo: Miramax
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The actor in a scene from 'Breakfast of Champions'. Photo: Warner Bros.
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Bruce stars in 'Motherless Brooklyn'. Photo: Warner Bros
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Bruce Willis plays Captain Sharp in Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom'.
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Bruce Willis in 'Sixth Sense'. Photo: Spyglass Entertainment
Why Bruce Willis will always be a Hollywood trailblazer
The action star announced last week that he is stepping away from acting owing to ill health
James Mottram
03 April, 2022
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