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 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 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 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2021 · Every Last One of Them as Bill
- 2021 · American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan
- 2021 · Burial Ground Massacre as Damon
- 2021 · Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Angels Fallen as Balthazar
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · Primitiva as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Spatss! as Gang Leader
- 2018 · Q-4: Dream Corporation as
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 2017 · The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco
- 2017 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Enzo
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2016 · Emigratis as Self
- 2015 · The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage
- 2015 · Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Harvey Scoles
- 2015 · A Hitman in London as The Boss
- 2015 · Powers as SuperShock
- 2015 · Diamond Cartel as Mike
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Manol
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as Robert
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 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 · The 5th Execution as Rik
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 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 Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates 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 · BloodRayne as Vladimir
- 2005 · Law of Corruption as American
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison
- 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
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 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 · Die Another Day as Falco
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- 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 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 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
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 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 · 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 · Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 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 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 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
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 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 · Gabriel's Fire as
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mick Jenkins
- 1990 · Montana as Pierce
- 1989 · Kill Me Again as Vince Miller
- 1989 · Blood Red as Enzio
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Blue
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as
- 1988 · Sidewalks Entertainment as
- 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
- 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 · Diner as Boogie
- 1983 · WarGames as Steve
- 1983 · Special Bulletin as Jimmy Lenox
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2025 · A Corpse in Kensington as Michael
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · DinoGator as Layton
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · The Garden Left Behind as Kevin
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · Gasoline as Макс, баща на Дим
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · CobraGator as Layton
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2002 · The Real Deal as Baker Jacks
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 1996 · The Winner as Wolf
- Future · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Tarantino's Mind as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega (archive footage)
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2024 · Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha as Kensei
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 2021 · Batman: Dying is Easy as Bullock
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 2018 · Grindhouse Nightmares as
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2017 · The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski
- 2017 · Devil's Domain as Bill
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 1993 · Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot
- Future · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2025 · The Things We Carry as
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson
- 2019 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as агент
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 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
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Special Agent Leon Fogel
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1999 · The Florentine as Whitey
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley