Michael Madsen
Born: 1957-09-25 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2025-07-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Michael Jackson: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- Demon Hunters
- A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
2025
- Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- Concessions as Rex Fuel
- Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- The Things We Carry
2024
- Arena Wars as Samson
- DinoGator as Layton
- Final Wager as Ian
- Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
2023
- Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- Necronomicon
- Buckle Up
- Waking Karma as Paul
- Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
2022
- Damon's Revenge as Damon
- Death Count as Detective Casey
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- Incarnation as Peter
- Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
2021
- American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- Every Last One of Them as Bill
- Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- Batman: Dying Is Easy as Bullock
- Christmas Thieves as Vince
- Playing with Stars
- Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
2020
- Shark Season as James
- Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- Red Handed as Lou
- Puppy Love as Wesley
- Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- Dirty Fears as Michael
- The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
2019
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- QT8: The First Eight as Self
- Trading Paint as Linsky
- Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- The Dirty Kind ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Megalodon as Admiral King
- Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- Papa as Ivan
- Dirty Dealing as Dean
- Grindhouse Nightmares
- Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- The Journey Ahead as Max
- Q-4: Dream Corporation
- Spatss! as Gang Leader
2017
- The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- Unfallen as General McCallister
- Devil's Domain as Bill
- Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
2016
- Emigratis as Self
- Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- Master of Photography
- Back in the Day as Enzo
- Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- Along for the Ride as Self
- Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- Talons as George Fitzgerald
2015
- Hope Lost as Manol
- The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- Powers as SuperShock
- Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- A Hitman in London as The Boss
- Bikini Inception as Himself
- No Deposit as Peter Shay
- Diamond Cartel as Mike
- Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- The Lost Tree as John
- Flipped as Casey
- Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
2014
- Beyond the Game as Robert
- Water Wars as Bane
- 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
2013
- Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- Infected as Louis Hartley
- Ashley as Bill
- ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- Alien Battlefield
- Garbage as Michael
- Lionhead as Walter Powell
- Along the Roadside as Jerry
- Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
2012
- Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- Eldorado as Ted
- Magic Boys as Terence
- Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- Sins as Don Mancino
- Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
- The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- The 5th Execution as Rik
- A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- Blue Bloods as John
- Zulu Gumball as Self
- Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- The Killing Jar as Doe
- The Big I Am as Martell
- The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- Trader Games as William
- Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- The Brazen Bull
- Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- Federal as Sam Gibson
2009
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- The Tomb as George
- Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- Deep Winter as Dean
- Gloves of Stone as Willie
- The Bleeding as Father Roy
- Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- Serbian Scars as Dreq
- Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- The Way as Commander
- Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- The Face is Familiar as Himself
- Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- Break as The Associate
- Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
2008
- Hell Ride as The Gent
- House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- Last Hour as Monk
- Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- No Bad Days as Lester
- Vice as Max Walker
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- Eyes Front
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
2007
- Being Michael Madsen as Self
- Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- Afghan Knights as Cooper
- L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- Croc as Croc Hawkins
- Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- Machine as Ray
2006
- Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- Southern Comfort
- All In as Seal
- Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- Canes as Guillermo List
- The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
2005
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim (voice)
- Sin City as Bob
- Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- BloodRayne as Vladimir
- Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- Law of Corruption as American
- Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Budd 'Sidewinder'
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- Jacked$ as Boss
- The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Budd
- My Boss's Daughter as T.J.
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
2002
- CSI: Miami as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
- Die Another Day as Falco
- The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- Primal Instinct as Russ
2001
- 24 as Jim Ricker
- Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Big Apple as Terry Maddock
- Animal Precinct
- The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- Extreme Honor as Sparks
- L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- Fall as Jeremy Banes
- Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 42K as Narrator
- Outlaw as Conner
- Choke as Will
2000
- Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- High Noon as Frank Miller
- Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- The Stray as Ben
- The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- Ultimate Target as Uncle
- The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
1999
- The Florentine as Whitey
- Flat Out as Gene
- Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
1998
- Species II as Press Lenox
- Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- Rough Draft as Haynes
- Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- Detour as Burl Rogers
1997
- Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- The Maker as Skarney
- Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- Executive Target as Nick James
- The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
1996
- Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- The Winner as Wolf
1995
- Species as Preston Lennox
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood
- MADtv as Self
- Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
1994
- Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp
- The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- Season of Change as Randy Parker
- Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
1993
- Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- Beyond the Law as Blood
- Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- Almost Blue as Morris
1992
- Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- Straight Talk as Steve
- To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
1991
- Thelma & Louise as Jimmy
- The Doors as Tom Baker
1990
- The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- Gabriel's Fire
- Montana as Pierce
- The End of Innocence as Earl
1989
- Quantum Leap as Blue
- Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- Blood Red as Enzio
1988
- War and Remembrance as 'Foof' Turhall
- Sidewalks Entertainment
- Iguana as Sebastián
- Shadows in the Storm as Earl
1987
- Tour of Duty as Sergeant Greg Block
- Jake and the Fatman
- The Killing Time as Stu
1986
- Crime Story as Johnny Fosse
1985
- Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
1984
- Miami Vice as Sally Alvarado
- The Natural as Bump Bailey
- Racing with the Moon as Frank
1983
- The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- WarGames as Steve
- Diner as Boogie
- Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- Cagney & Lacey
- Against All Hope as Cecil Moe