Michael Madsen
September 25, 1957 (68 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim (voice)
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2005 · Sin City as Bob
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Budd 'Sidewinder'
- 2004 · Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Budd
- 2002 · Die Another Day as Falco
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2001 · 24 as Jim Ricker
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1992 · Straight Talk as Steve
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Jimmy
- 1991 · The Doors as Tom Baker
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · Tour of Duty as Sergeant Greg Block
- 1986 · Crime Story as Johnny Fosse
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Sally Alvarado
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2017 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · CobraGator as Layton
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2011 · Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1995 · Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood
- 1995 · Species as Preston Lennox
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2003 · My Boss's Daughter as T.J.
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 1984 · The Natural as Bump Bailey
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1990 · Gabriel's Fire as
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2021 · Batman: Dying is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as агент
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- Future · Ava as Peter
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton