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 · Michael Jackson: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2026 · Demon Hunters as
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 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 · 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 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 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 Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 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 · 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 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 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 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 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
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 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 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 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 · Sin City as Bob
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Budd 'Sidewinder'
- 2004 · Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- 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
- 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 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · Big Apple as Terry Maddock
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 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 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1993 · Free Willy as Glen Greenwood
- 1993 · Beyond the Law as Blood
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 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
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as 'Foof' Turhall
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment 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
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2014 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 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 · Batman: Dying Is Easy as Bullock
- 2019 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey as Self
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as James Alexander
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 2026 · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2025 · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 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
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 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 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 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 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley




