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 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 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 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 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 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 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 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 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 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim (voice)
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 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
- 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
- 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 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood
- 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
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 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
- 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
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 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 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 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 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- Future · Ava as Peter
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2026 · Demon Hunters as
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2014 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 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 · 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 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1992 · Straight Talk as Steve
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe