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
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Batman: Dying Is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 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 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 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 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2019 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 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 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2011 · Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 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 · 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 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 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 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 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
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 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
- 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
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 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
- 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 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · Big Apple as Terry Maddock
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 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 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 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 · 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 · 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 'Foof' Turhall
- 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
- 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 · WarGames as Steve
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 2026 · Michael Jackson: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2026 · Demon Hunters as
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2025 · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 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 · Necronomicon as
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 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
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2014 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- Future · Ava as Peter