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