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
- 2026 · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2019 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 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 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2026 · Demon Hunters as
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 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 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Batman: Dying Is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2019 · 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 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 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 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 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 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 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 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 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 Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 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 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 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 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 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 · 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 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Budd
- 2003 · My Boss's Daughter as T.J.
- 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 · Die Another Day as Falco
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 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 · You Rock My World as Thug
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 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 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 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
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 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
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 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
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Sally Alvarado
- 1984 · The Natural as Bump Bailey
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley