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