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
- 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 · Red Handed as Lou
- 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 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 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 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 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)
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 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 · 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 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 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
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 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 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 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 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · Species as Preston Lennox
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 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 · Gabriel's Fire as
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 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
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2003 · 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1995 · Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2025 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 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 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · CobraGator as Layton
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 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 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2006 · Tarantino's Mind as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega (archive footage)
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2023 · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as агент
- 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 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 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
- 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 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2003 · My Boss's Daughter as T.J.
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · The Witching Hour as