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
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 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 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1995 · Species as Preston Lennox
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 1991 · Thelma & Louise as Jimmy
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 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 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2003 · My Boss's Daughter as T.J.
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1990 · Gabriel's Fire as
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 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
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 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 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 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 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 2004 · Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 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
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1992 · Straight Talk as Steve
- 1991 · The Doors as Tom Baker
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- 1984 · The Natural as Bump Bailey
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 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 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 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
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 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 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 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 Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 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 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2026 · Demon Hunters as
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 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
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 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 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2014 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson




