Michael Madsen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-09-25
Day of Death
2025-07-03 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael Madsen
Biography
Michael Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin City. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A. and DRIV3R.
Known For
Acting
Sinatra! Eternity
as Robert (Bob) Nelson
The First Circle
as Eli Brevil
Blood Behind Us
as Reed Philibosian
Mr. Wonderful
as Brian Fenton
Saturday at the Starlight
as Frank Gunt
Cookbook for Southern Housewives
as Kingsley
Ava
as Peter
(2025)
Queen of Manhattan
as District Attorney
(2025)
Resurrection Road
as Quantrill
(2025)
Concessions
as Rex Fuel
(2025)
A Corpse in Kensington
as Michael
(2024)
Prepare to Die
as Sheriff Hansen
(2024)
Arena Wars
as Samson
(2024)
South of Hope Street
as Benjamin
(2024)
Monster Mash
as Doctor Frankenstein
(2024)
Spirit Riser
as Narrator (voice)
(2024)
DinoGator
as Layton
(2024)
Max Dagan
as Don Clancy
(2024)
Final Wager
as Ian
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
as Kensei
(2024)
Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
as Logan Bergman
(2023)
Assault on Hill 400
as General Cota
(2023)
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Dutch
(2023)
(2023)
Legend of the White Dragon
as Max Reed
(2023)
The Lurking Fear
as Officer Hansen
(2023)
(2023)
Waking Karma
as Paul
(2022)
Incarnation
as Peter
(2022)
The Wraith Within
as Sheriff Townsend
(2022)
(2022)
Death Count
as Detective Casey
(2022)
Damon's Revenge
as Damon
(2022)
Until We Meet Again
as Detective Morrison
(2021)
Ten Million Throwaways
as Narrator
(2021)
Burial Ground Massacre
as Damon
(2021)
Red Prophecies
as Richard Tyler
(2021)
American Night
as Lord Samuel Morgan
(2021)
Every Last One of Them
as Bill
(2021)
(2021)
Christmas Thieves
as Vince
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Run Raven Run
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Angels Fallen
as Balthazar
(2020)
Unbelievable!!!!!
as President Ben Dover
(2020)
Serpent in the Bottle
as Joe
(2020)
Red Handed
as Lou
(2020)
Nishabdham
as Richard Dawkins
(2020)
Shark Season
as James
(2020)
The Garden Left Behind
as Kevin
(2020)
Dirty Fears
as Michael
(2020)
2 Graves in the Desert
as Vince
(2020)
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
as Jefferson
(2020)
Puppy Love
as Wesley
(2019)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
(2019)
Primitiva
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Trading Paint
as Linsky
(2019)
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
(2019)
Arctic Dogs
as Duke (voice)
(2019)
Welcome to Acapulco
as Hyde
(2019)
Born2Race
as Bobby Unser
(2018)
Love Addict
as Mr. Dickinson
(2018)
Megalodon
as Admiral King
(2018)
Spatss!
as Gang Leader
(2018)
Hangover in Death Valley
as Ted (archive footage)
(2018)
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Jason
(2018)
(2018)
The Journey Ahead
as Max
(2018)
Papa
as Ivan
(2018)
(2018)
Dirty Dealing
as Dean
(2018)
Assassins Revenge
as Detective Frank McMillian
(2018)
Dead On Time
as Mike McGuirk
(2017)
The Broken Key
as Tully DeMarco
(2017)
Gasoline
as Макс, баща на Дим
(2017)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Doyle Dechert
(2017)
Devil's Domain
as Bill
(2017)
Unfallen
as General McCallister
(2017)
The Wrong Neighbor
as Coach Jaworski
(2016)
Magi
as Lawrence Irlam
(2016)
Vigilante Diaries
as Moreau
(2016)
Back in the Day
as Enzo
(2016)
Talons
as George Fitzgerald
(2016)
Kidnapped in Romania
as Mihai
(2016)
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self
(2016)
Last Man Club
as Stearman Pilot
(2016)
Along for the Ride
as Self
(2015)
The Hateful Eight
as Joe Gage
(2015)
A Hitman in London
as The Boss
(2015)
The Lost Tree
as John
(2015)
Diamond Cartel
as Mike
(2015)
Hope Lost
as Manol
(2015)
Death in the Desert
as Ray Easler
(2015)
Flipped
as Casey
(2015)
Lady Psycho Killer
as Doctor Douglass
(2015)
Lumberjack Man
as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
(2015)
CobraGator
as Layton
(2015)
Sacred Blood
as Detective Brennan
(2015)
Bikini Inception
as Himself
(2015)
No Deposit
as Peter Shay
(2014)
The Ninth Cloud
as Bob
(2014)
Beyond the Game
as Robert
(2014)
Water Wars
as Bane
(2014)
2047: Sights of Death
as Lobo
(2014)
Non Escludo Il Ritorno
as Paul Hummel
(2014)
Turn Around Jake
as Russell O'Malley
(2014)
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
as агент
(2013)
Ashley
as Bill
(2013)
Garbage
as Michael
(2013)
Along the Roadside
as Jerry
(2013)
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
as Frank Harris
(2013)
ICE Agent
as Carlos Garcia
(2013)
Terrible Angels
as Ben Nolan
(2013)
Infected
as Louis Hartley
(2013)
Nomad the Beginning
as Wolf
(2013)
Lionhead
as Walter Powell
(2013)
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight
as Sheriff Sawyer
(2013)
Gabrielle
as Edward Sheehan
(2013)
Madoff: Made Off with America
as Agent Kennedy
(2013)
(2012)
Piranhaconda
as Prof. Lovegrove
(2012)
Beyond the Trophy
as Cole Lambert
(2012)
Sins
as Don Mancino
(2012)
Loosies
as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
(2012)
(2012)
Prince of the City
as Ben Carlton
(2012)
Magic Boys
as Terence
(2012)
Eldorado
as Ted
(2012)
Cole Younger & The Black Train
as Marshall Stallings
(2011)
The 5th Execution
as Rik
(2011)
The Lion of Judah
as Boss (voice)
(2011)
Dirty Little Trick
as Vito
(2011)
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Lester Storm
(2011)
Amsterdam Heavy
as Keele
(2011)
The Forest
as Lt. Brandon Ross
(2011)
A Cold Day in Hell
as U.S. Marshal Stallings
(2010)
The Killing Jar
as Doe
(2010)
(2010)
Let the Game Begin
as Dr. Turner
(2010)
The Portal
as Dr. Azirra
(2010)
Terror Trap
as Hotel Operator
(2010)
Federal
as Sam Gibson
(2010)
Trader Games
as William
(2010)
The Big I Am
as Martell
(2010)
Corruption.Gov
as Senator John Mordire
(2009)
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Kilowog (voice)
(2009)
The Tomb
as George
(2009)
Christmas Crash
as Joseph Johnson
(2009)
The Way
as Commander
(2009)
Break
as The Associate
(2009)
Lost in the Woods
as Stuart Bunka
(2009)
Gloves of Stone
as Willie
(2009)
Deep Winter
as Dean
(2009)
The Face is Familiar
as Himself
(2009)
The Bleeding
as Father Roy
(2009)
Road of No Return
as J. Marcone
(2009)
Amazing Racer
as Dave Blair
(2009)
Clear Lake, WI
as The Reverend
(2009)
Hired Gun
as Dan Moeller
(2009)
Creepshow Raw: Insomnia
as Barry
(2009)
Outrage: Born in Terror
as Farragut
(2009)
You Might As Well Live
as Clinton Manitoba
(2009)
Serbian Scars
as Dreq
(2008)
Crash and Burn
as Vincent Scaillo
(2008)
Hell Ride
as The Gent
(2008)
(2008)
No Bad Days
as Lester
(2008)
Vice
as Max Walker
(2008)
Last Hour
as Monk
(2008)
(2008)
House
as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
(2008)
(2008)
45 R.P.M.
as Major Baxter
(2008)
(2008)
Killer's Freedom
as Leo Ibiza
(2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
(2008)
(2007)
Croc
as Croc Hawkins
(2007)
Living & Dying
as Agent Lind
(2007)
Boarding Gate
as Miles Rennberg
(2007)
Machine
as Ray
(2007)
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
(2007)
Strength and Honour
as Sean Kelleher
(2007)
Cosmic Radio
as Senator Atwood
(2007)
Afghan Knights
as Cooper
(2007)
L.A. Dicks
as Steven Miller
(2007)
Tooth and Nail
as Jackal - Rover
(2006)
Scary Movie 4
as Oliver
(2006)
(2006)
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
as Major Blevins
(2006)
(2006)
The Last Drop
as J.T. Colt
(2006)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Budd (Sidewinder)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Canes
as Guillermo List
(2006)
Tarantino's Mind
as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega (archive footage)
(2006)
Hoboken Hollow
as J.T. Goldman
(2006)
All In
as Seal
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Maugrim (voice)
(2005)
Sin City
as Bob
(2005)
Law of Corruption
as American
(2005)
BloodRayne
as Vladimir
(2005)
(2005)
Chasing Ghosts
as Kevin Harrison
(2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Budd 'Sidewinder'
(2004)
(2004)
Renegade
as Wallace Sebastian Blount
(2004)
Jacked$
as Boss
(2004)
Frankenstein
as Detec. Harker
(2004)
(2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Budd
(2003)
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
as Frank McGregor
(2003)
(2003)
My Boss's Daughter
as T.J.
(2003)
Vampires Anonymous
as Geno
(2003)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Michael Madsen
(2002)
Die Another Day
as Falco
(2002)
Primal Instinct
as Russ
(2002)
The Real Deal
as Baker Jacks
(2002)
The Thief & the Stripper
as Jimmie D.
(2002)
Welcome to America
as Special Agent Leon Fogel
(2001)
The Ghost
as Dan Olinghouse
(2001)
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as James Alexander
(2001)
Pressure Point
as Jed Griffin
(2001)
Choke
as Will
(2001)
Extreme Honor
as Sparks
(2001)
Outlaw
as Conner
(2001)
Fall
as Jeremy Banes
(2001)
42K
as Narrator
(2000)
Ultimate Target
as Uncle
(2000)
The Stray
as Ben
(2000)
The Alternate
as Agent Briggs
(2000)
The Price of Air
as Mr. Ball
(2000)
Sacrifice
as Tyler Pierce
(2000)
Voodoo Dawn
as Frank Barlow
(2000)
High Noon
as Frank Miller
(2000)
Luck of the Draw
as Zippo
(2000)
(2000)
Bad Guys
as Jay Peters
(1999)
Supreme Sanction
as Dalton
(1999)
Ballad of the Nightingale
as Giovanni
(1999)
The Florentine
as Whitey
(1999)
Flat Out
as Gene
(1998)
Species II
as Press Lenox
(1998)
Papertrail
as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
(1998)
Rough Draft
as Haynes
(1998)
Detour
as Burl Rogers
(1998)
The Sender
as Dallas Grayson
(1997)
Donnie Brasco
as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
(1997)
Executive Target
as Nick James
(1997)
Surface to Air
as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
(1997)
Catherine's Grove
as Joe Mason
(1997)
The Maker
as Skarney
(1997)
The Girl Gets Moe
as Donnelly
(1996)
Mulholland Falls
as Eddie Hall
(1996)
(1996)
The Winner
as Wolf
(1995)
Species
as Preston Lennox
(1995)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
as Glen Greenwood
(1995)
Red Line
as Mr. Lawrence
(1995)
Man with a Gun
as John Wilbur Hardin
(1994)
Season of Change
as Randy Parker
(1994)
Wyatt Earp
as Virgil Earp
(1994)
The Getaway
as Rudy Travis
(1994)
Blue Tiger
as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
(1994)
Dead Connection
as Det. Matt Dickson
(1994)
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
(1993)
Free Willy
as Glen Greenwood
(1993)
Beyond the Law
as Blood
(1993)
A House in the Hills
as Mickey
(1993)
Money for Nothing
as Detective Laurenzi
(1993)
Inside Edge
as Richard Montana
(1993)
Trouble Bound
as Harry Talbot
(1993)
Almost Blue
as Morris
(1992)
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
(1992)
To Kill For
as Cliff Burden
(1992)
Straight Talk
as Steve
(1992)
Baby Snatcher
as Cal Hudson
(1991)
Thelma & Louise
as Jimmy
(1991)
The Doors
as Tom Baker
(1990)
The End of Innocence
as Earl
(1990)
Montana
as Pierce
(1989)
Blood Red
as Enzio
(1989)
Kill Me Again
as Vince Miller
(1988)
Iguana
as Sebastián
(1988)
Shadows in the Storm
as Earl
(1987)
The Killing Time
as Stu
(1984)
The Natural
as Bump Bailey
(1984)
Racing with the Moon
as Frank
(1983)
WarGames
as Steve
(1983)
Special Bulletin
as Jimmy Lenox
(1983)
Diner
as Boogie
(1982)
Against All Hope
as Cecil Moe
Crew
The First Circle
Co-Producer
(2022)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Producer, Writer
(2021)
Every Last One of Them
Executive Producer
(2019)
The Dirty Kind
Executive Producer
(2015)
Death in the Desert
Executive Producer
(2010)
The Brazen Bull
Producer
(2009)
Road of No Return
Associate Producer
(2008)
Vice
Executive Producer
(2007)
Being Michael Madsen
Producer
(1998)
The Sender
Associate Producer