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 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 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 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · CobraGator as Layton
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 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 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 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 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 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 Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 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 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 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 · Sin City as Bob
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 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.
- 2002 · Die Another Day as Falco
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2001 · 24 as Jim Ricker
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 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 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 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
- 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 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 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
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 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 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 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 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as агент
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 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 Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 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
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2021 · Batman: Dying is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 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
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe