Acting

Michael Madsen

Born 1957-09-25 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died 2025-07-03

Michael Søren 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.

Credits

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Concessions
as Rex Fuel
2026
Legend of the White Dragon
as Max Reed
2026
Blood Behind Us
as Reed Philibosian
2026
Mr. Wonderful
as Brian Fenton
2026
Demon Hunters
2026
Queen of Manhattan
as District Attorney
2025
The Things We Carry
2025
Sinatra! Eternity
as Robert (Bob) Nelson
2025
Resurrection Road
as Quantrill
2025
DinoGator
as Layton
2024
Prepare to Die
as Sheriff Hansen
2024
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
as Kensei
2024
Max Dagan
as Don Clancy
2024
Arena Wars
as Samson
2024
Final Wager
as Ian
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2024
South of Hope Street
as Benjamin
2024
Spirit Riser
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Monster Mash
as Doctor Frankenstein
2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
as Self
2024
Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
as Logan Bergman
2024
Grace
as Man (Voice)
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Dutch
2023
The Lurking Fear
as Officer Hansen
2023
Buckle Up
2023
Necronomicon
2023
Assault on Hill 400
as General Cota
2023
Waking Karma
as Paul
2023
The Wraith Within
as Sheriff Townsend
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Producer
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Writer
2022
Death Count
as Detective Casey
2022
Incarnation
as Peter
2022
Until We Meet Again
as Detective Morrison
2022
Damon's Revenge
as Damon
2022
Run Raven Run
as Narrator (voice)
2021
Christmas Thieves
as Vince
2021
Every Last One of Them
as Bill
2021
Every Last One of Them
Executive Producer
2021
American Night
as Lord Samuel Morgan
2021
Ten Million Throwaways
as Narrator
2021
Burial Ground Massacre
as Damon
2021
Red Prophecies
as Richard Tyler
2021
Playing with Stars
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Red Handed
as Lou
2020
Nishabdham
as Richard Dawkins
2020
Dirty Fears
as Michael
2020
The Garden Left Behind
as Kevin
2020
Unbelievable!!!!!
as President Ben Dover
2020
Shark Season
as James
2020
Puppy Love
as Wesley
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
as Joe
2020
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
as Jefferson
2020
Angels Fallen
as Balthazar
2020
2 Graves in the Desert
as Vince
2020
Arctic Dogs
as Duke (voice)
2019
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
2019
Primitiva
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
2019
Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Doyle Dechert
2019
The Dirty Kind
Executive Producer
2019
The Hateful Eight
as Joe Gage
2019
Born2Race
as Bobby Unser
2019
Welcome to Acapulco
as Hyde
2019
Trading Paint
as Linsky
2019
Hangover in Death Valley
as Ted (archive footage)
2018
Dead On Time
as Mike McGuirk
2018
Assassins Revenge
as Detective Frank McMillian
2018
Megalodon
as Admiral King
2018
Spatss!
as Gang Leader
2018
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
Dirty Dealing
as Dean
2018
Papa
as Ivan
2018
Love Addict
as Mr. Dickinson
2018
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Jason
2018
Grindhouse Nightmares
2018
The Journey Ahead
as Max
2018
The Broken Key
as Tully DeMarco
2017