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