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 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 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 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 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 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 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
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 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 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 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 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 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
- 2005 · Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest
- 2004 · Frankenstein as Detec. Harker
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 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
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2001 · 24 as Jim Ricker
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 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
- 1998 · Species II as Press Lenox
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 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
- 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
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 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 · The End of Innocence as Earl
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- 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
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as John Hampton
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley
- 2026 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2017 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2011 · The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1998 · The Sender as Dallas Grayson
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- 1990 · Gabriel's Fire as
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 1999 · Supreme Sanction as Dalton
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1985 · Our Family Honor as Augie Danzig
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 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
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 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 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2011 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 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 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2004 · Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1998 · Detour as Burl Rogers
- 1998 · Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1984 · The Natural as Bump Bailey
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Frank
- 1983 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- Future · The Witching Hour as