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 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 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 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as агент
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim (voice)
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2005 · Sin City as Bob
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Budd 'Sidewinder'
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 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 · 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 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1995 · Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood
- 1995 · Species as Preston Lennox
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Jimmy
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 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 · WarGames as Steve
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2017 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 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 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2021 · Batman: Dying is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 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 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · CobraGator as Layton
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2004 · Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 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 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1992 · Straight Talk as Steve
- 1991 · The Doors as Tom Baker
- 1990 · Gabriel's Fire as
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 1984 · The Natural as Bump Bailey
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Ava as Peter
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- Future · The Witching Hour as