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