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