Actor Bruce Willis, 69, has been photographed on an outing in Studio City, Los Angeles in a rare public appearance following ...

In a recent Instagram post shared by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis speaks with Los Angeles Police officers and shakes their hands.

Bruce Willis is showing his gratitude ... ripped through the city over the past week. Willis was seen in a rare black-and-white video and photo posted to his wife Emma Heming’s Instagram page ...

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Bruce Willis was accompanied by his driver on Wednesday ... Die Hard star shaking hands with the responders and posing for a photo with them while clad in a baseball cap, jacket and jeans.

"Yesterday was no different." RELATED: Bruce Willis seen in rare photo shared by daughters as he battles dementia "This makes my heart so freaking full," Tallulah Willis, Bruce's youngest ...

Bruce Willis thanked first responders ... The actor and his first wife, Demi Moore, share daughters Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis. Getty Images for goop The “Pulp Fiction ...