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 · Legend of the White Dragon as Max Reed
- 2025 · Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney
- 2025 · Resurrection Road as Quantrill
- 2024 · Max Dagan as Don Clancy
- 2024 · Monster Mash as Doctor Frankenstein
- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Self
- 2024 · Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge as Logan Bergman
- 2023 · Necronomicon as
- 2023 · Waking Karma as Paul
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022 · Incarnation as Peter
- 2022 · Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison
- 2021 · Playing with Stars as
- 2020 · Red Handed as Lou
- 2020 · Puppy Love as Wesley
- 2020 · 2 Graves in the Desert as Vince
- 2019 · Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert
- 2019 · Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde
- 2018 · Dirty Dealing as Dean
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Jason
- 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 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2016 · Magi as Lawrence Irlam
- 2015 · Flipped as Casey
- 2015 · The Lost Tree as John
- 2015 · Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass
- 2015 · Bikini Inception as Himself
- 2015 · No Deposit as Peter Shay
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Lobo
- 2014 · Express 'Moscow-Russia' as продюсер Милы
- 2013 · Lionhead as Walter Powell
- 2013 · Ashley as Bill
- 2013 · Nomad the Beginning as Wolf
- 2013 · ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia
- 2013 · Alien Battlefield as
- 2012 · Magic Boys as Terence
- 2012 · Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert
- 2011 · Amsterdam Heavy as Keele
- 2010 · Federal as Sam Gibson
- 2010 · The Big I Am as Martell
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Doe
- 2010 · The Portal as Dr. Azirra
- 2010 · Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire
- 2009 · Road of No Return as J. Marcone
- 2009 · The Bleeding as Father Roy
- 2009 · Serbian Scars as Dreq
- 2009 · Break as The Associate
- 2009 · Hired Gun as Dan Moeller
- 2009 · Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut
- 2009 · Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2007 · L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller
- 2007 · Machine as Ray
- 2006 · Canes as Guillermo List
- 2006 · Southern Comfort as
- 2004 · Jacked$ as Boss
- 2003 · Vampires Anonymous as Geno
- 2003 · 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor
- 2001 · Fall as Jeremy Banes
- 1997 · Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1995 · Red Line as Mr. Lawrence
- 1993 · Inside Edge as Richard Montana
- 1993 · A House in the Hills as Mickey
- 1992 · To Kill For as Cliff Burden
- 1992 · Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson
- 1987 · The Killing Time as Stu
- Future · Sara Sarita as
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Clinton Manitoba
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Lester
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2006 · UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins
- 2006 · Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films as Self
- 2005 · Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood as
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2001 · 42K as Narrator
- 2000 · The Alternate as Agent Briggs
- 2000 · Voodoo Dawn as Frank Barlow
- 2000 · Ultimate Target as Uncle
- 1998 · Steve McQueen: The King of Cool as Self
- 1998 · Rough Draft as Haynes
- 1997 · Executive Target as Nick James
- Future · The First Circle as Eli Brevil
- 2026 · Mr. Wonderful as Brian Fenton
- 2025 · Concessions as Rex Fuel
- 2024 · Prepare to Die as Sheriff Hansen
- 2024 · South of Hope Street as Benjamin
- 2023 · The Lurking Fear as Officer Hansen
- 2022 · Damon's Revenge as Damon
- 2021 · Ten Million Throwaways as Narrator
- 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 · 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 · Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai
- 2015 · Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan
- 2015 · Death in the Desert as Ray Easler
- 2014 · Water Wars as Bane
- 2014 · The Ninth Cloud as Bob
- 2014 · Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley
- 2013 · A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer
- 2013 · Along the Roadside as Jerry
- 2012 · Prince of the City as Ben Carlton
- 2011 · Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm
- 2010 · The Brazen Bull as
- 2009 · Creepshow Raw: Insomnia as Barry
- 2009 · Gloves of Stone as Willie
- 2009 · Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka
- 2009 · Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend
- 2008 · Killer's Freedom as Leo Ibiza
- 2007 · Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher
- 2006 · Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood as Self
- 2001 · Pressure Point as Jed Griffin
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Mr. Ball
- 1999 · Flat Out as Gene
- 1994 · Season of Change as Randy Parker
- 1993 · Almost Blue as Morris
- 1988 · Iguana as Sebastián
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Robert (Bob) Nelson
- Future · Saturday at the Starlight as Frank Gunt
- Future · The Witching Hour as
- Future · Ava as Peter
- 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 · Arena Wars as Samson
- 2024 · Final Wager as Ian
- 2024 · Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 · Spirit Riser as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Dutch
- 2023 · Buckle Up as
- 2023 · Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota
- 2022 · The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend
- 2022 · Death Count as Detective Casey
- 2021 · Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Christmas Thieves as Vince
- 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
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins
- 2020 · Dirty Fears as Michael
- 2020 · Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover
- 2020 · Shark Season as James
- 2020 · Serpent in the Bottle as Joe
- 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 · Born2Race as Bobby Unser
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Linsky
- 2018 · Dead On Time as Mike McGuirk
- 2018 · Megalodon as Admiral King
- 2018 · Papa as Ivan
- 2018 · Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson
- 2018 · The Journey Ahead as Max
- 2017 · Unfallen as General McCallister
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Moreau
- 2016 · Talons as George Fitzgerald
- 2016 · Master of Photography as
- 2016 · Last Man Club as Stearman Pilot
- 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 · 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 · Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra as Self
- 2014 · Non Escludo Il Ritorno as Paul Hummel
- 2013 · I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris
- 2013 · Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan
- 2013 · Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan
- 2013 · Infected as Louis Hartley
- 2013 · Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.
- 2012 · Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny as Sef
- 2012 · Cole Younger & The Black Train as Marshall Stallings
- 2011 · The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.
- 2002 · Primal Instinct as Russ
- Future · Blood Behind Us as Reed Philibosian
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy
- 2013 · Garbage as Michael
- 2012 · Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove
- 2012 · Sins as Don Mancino
- 2012 · Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012 · Eldorado as Ted
- 2011 · Dirty Little Trick as Vito
- 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)
- 2011 · A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2010 · Zulu Gumball as Self
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as John
- 2010 · Terror Trap as Hotel Operator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Roy Parrish
- 2010 · Trader Games as William
- 2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Rich McShane
- 2010 · Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner
- 2009 · The Tomb as George
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · The Way as Commander
- 2009 · Amazing Racer as Dave Blair
- 2009 · Deep Winter as Dean
- 2008 · House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Gent
- 2008 · 45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter
- 2008 · A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008 · Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo
- 2008 · Vice as Max Walker
- 2008 · Last Hour as Monk
- 2008 · Eyes Front as
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood
- 2007 · Tooth and Nail as Jackal - Rover
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Croc as Croc Hawkins
- 2007 · Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg
- 2007 · Living & Dying as Agent Lind
- 2007 · Afghan Knights as Cooper
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Prohibition Opens the Floodgates as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · The Last Drop as J.T. Colt
- 2006 · Scary Movie 4 as Oliver
- 2006 · All In as Seal
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman
- 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 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 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 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Michael Madsen
- 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 · You Rock My World as Thug
- 2001 · Choke as Will
- 2001 · Animal Precinct as
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Sparks
- 2001 · Celebrity Big Brother as Self
- 2001 · The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse
- 2001 · Outlaw as Conner
- 2000 · High Noon as Frank Miller
- 2000 · Bad Guys as Jay Peters
- 2000 · The Stray as Ben
- 2000 · Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Zippo
- 2000 · The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Giovanni
- 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
- 1997 · The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly
- 1997 · Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason
- 1997 · The Maker as Skarney
- 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 · 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 · Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Getaway as Rudy Travis
- 1994 · Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 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 · 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
- 1988 · Shadows in the Storm as Earl
- 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 Mike O'Connor
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · Against All Hope as Cecil Moe
- Future · Cookbook for Southern Housewives as Kingsley