Michael Madsen

ActorProducerWriterProduction Sep 25 (died age 67) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1982–2026 (44 year career)

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Biography

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

Film

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Budd

Film

Reservoir Dogs

Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega

Film

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Budd 'Sidewinder'

Film

The Hateful Eight

Joe Gage

Film

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett

Film

Sin City

Bob

Film

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Maugrim (voice)

Film

Donnie Brasco

Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano

Filmography

Acting (336)

Movies (303)

Mr. Wonderful

2026

as Brian Fenton

A Corpse in Kensington

2026 Upcoming

as Michael

Jul 31

Demon Hunters

2026

Queen of Manhattan

2025

as District Attorney

Resurrection Road

as Quantrill

The Things We Carry

Concessions

as Rex Fuel

Final Wager

as Ian

DinoGator

as Layton

Arena Wars

as Samson

Max Dagan

as Don Clancy

Monster Mash

2024

as Doctor Frankenstein

DinoGator

as Layton

Spirit Riser

as Narrator (voice)

South of Hope Street

as Benjamin

Prepare to Die

as Sheriff Hansen

Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024

as Self

2.0

Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha

2024

as Kensei

5.2

Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge

2024

as Logan Bergman

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

as Self

The Lurking Fear

as Officer Hansen

Outlaw Johnny Black

as Dutch

Necronomicon

Assault on Hill 400

as General Cota

Waking Karma

as Paul

Buckle Up

The Wraith Within

as Sheriff Townsend

Death Count

as Detective Casey

Incarnation

as Peter

Until We Meet Again

as Detective Morrison

4.8

Damon's Revenge

2022

as Damon

3.6

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

as Self

5.5

Every Last One of Them

2021

as Bill

5.2

American Night

2021

as Lord Samuel Morgan

4.2

Burial Ground Massacre

as Damon

Christmas Thieves

as Vince

Red Prophecies

as Richard Tyler

Playing with Stars

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Ten Million Throwaways

2021

as Narrator

2.0

Batman: Dying is Easy

as Bullock

Run Raven Run

as Narrator (voice)

Serpent in the Bottle

as Joe

Shark Season

as James

Puppy Love

as Wesley

Dirty Fears

as Michael

2 Graves in the Desert

2020

as Vince

4.0

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

2020

as Jefferson

1.4

Unbelievable!!!!!

2020

as President Ben Dover

4.3

Angels Fallen

2020

as Balthazar

5.8

The Garden Left Behind

as Kevin

Red Handed

as Lou

Nishabdham

as Richard Dawkins

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett

Arctic Dogs

as Duke (voice)

Trading Paint

as Linsky

QT8: The First Eight

as Self

Welcome to Acapulco

as Hyde

Primitiva

as Narrator (voice)

Born2Race

as Bobby Unser

The Journey Ahead

as Max

Love Addict

as Mr. Dickinson

Hangover in Death Valley

2018

as Ted (archive footage)

1.0

Grindhouse Nightmares

Papa

as Ivan

Megalodon

as Admiral King

Dirty Dealing

as Dean

Dead On Time

as Mike McGuirk

Assassins Revenge

as Detective Frank McMillian

3.2

Q-4: Dream Corporation

2018

2.0

Spatss!

2018

as Gang Leader

Garlic and Gunpowder

2018

as Jason

2.8

Unfallen

2017

as General McCallister

Gasoline

as Макс, баща на Дим

Devil's Domain

as Bill

Rock, Paper, Scissors

as Doyle Dechert

The Broken Key

as Tully DeMarco

The Wrong Neighbor

as Coach Jaworski

Talons

as George Fitzgerald

Magi

as Lawrence Irlam

Vigilante Diaries

as Moreau

Back in the Day

as Enzo

Last Man Club

as Stearman Pilot

Along for the Ride

as Self

Kidnapped in Romania

as Mihai

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

as Self

The Hateful Eight

as Joe Gage

The Lost Tree

as John

Death in the Desert

as Ray Easler

Diamond Cartel

as Mike

Hope Lost

as Manol

Lumberjack Man

as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff

Bikini Inception

as Himself

A Hitman in London

as The Boss

Lady Psycho Killer

as Doctor Douglass

Flipped

as Casey

No Deposit

as Peter Shay

Sacred Blood

as Detective Brennan

The Ninth Cloud

as Bob

Beyond the Game

as Robert

Water Wars

as Bane

2047: Sights of Death

2014

as Lobo

2.9

Express 'Moscow-Russia'

as агент

Turn Around Jake

as Russell O'Malley

Non Escludo Il Ritorno

as Paul Hummel

Along the Roadside

as Jerry

Madoff: Made Off with America

as Agent Kennedy

Alien Battlefield

ICE Agent

as Carlos Garcia

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

as Frank Harris

Garbage

as Michael

Terrible Angels

as Ben Nolan

Infected

as Louis Hartley

Lionhead

as Walter Powell

Ashley

as Bill

Nomad the Beginning

as Wolf

Gabrielle

as Edward Sheehan

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

as Sheriff Sawyer

Piranhaconda

as Prof. Lovegrove

Loosies

as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan

Eldorado

as Ted

Prince of the City

as Ben Carlton

Sins

as Don Mancino

Magic Boys

as Terence

Beyond the Trophy

as Cole Lambert

Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny

2012

as Sef

2.9

Cole Younger & The Black Train

2012

as Marshall Stallings

1.0

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Budd (Sidewinder)

The 5th Execution

as Rik

The Forest

as Lt. Brandon Ross

The Lion of Judah

as Boss (voice)

Amsterdam Heavy

as Keele

A Cold Day in Hell

as U.S. Marshal Stallings

3.2

Not Another Not Another Movie

as Lester Storm

Dirty Little Trick

as Vito

The Killing Jar

as Doe

Terror Trap

as Hotel Operator

Trader Games

as William

Corruption.Gov

as Senator John Mordire

The Big I Am

as Martell

Federal

as Sam Gibson

The Portal

as Dr. Azirra

The Brazen Bull

Let the Game Begin

as Dr. Turner

Christmas Crash

as Joseph Johnson

Lost in the Woods

as Stuart Bunka

The Way

as Commander

The Tomb

as George

Amazing Racer

as Dave Blair

Green Lantern: First Flight

as Kilowog (voice)

Break

as The Associate

Deep Winter

as Dean

The Bleeding

as Father Roy

Clear Lake, WI

as The Reverend

Outrage: Born in Terror

as Farragut

Gloves of Stone

as Willie

Hired Gun

as Dan Moeller

Creepshow Raw: Insomnia

as Barry

Road of No Return

as J. Marcone

You Might As Well Live

as Clinton Manitoba

Serbian Scars

as Dreq

The Face is Familiar

as Himself

House

as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale

45 R.P.M.

as Major Baxter

Hell Ride

as The Gent

Killer's Freedom

as Leo Ibiza

Vice

as Max Walker

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as Self

Crash and Burn

as Vincent Scaillo

Last Hour

as Monk

The Craft of Dirty Harry

as Self

Eyes Front

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

5.8

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

as Self

7.0

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as Self

No Bad Days

as Lester

Afghan Knights

as Cooper

Boarding Gate

as Miles Rennberg

Living & Dying

as Agent Lind

Cosmic Radio

as Senator Atwood

Machine

as Ray

Croc

as Croc Hawkins

L.A. Dicks

as Steven Miller

Tooth and Nail

as Jackal - Rover

Being Michael Madsen

as Self

Strength and Honour

as Sean Kelleher

Scary Movie 4

as Oliver

UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine

as Major Blevins

Canes

as Guillermo List

Southern Comfort

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as Self

The Last Drop

as J.T. Colt

Hoboken Hollow

as J.T. Goldman

All In

as Seal

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

as Self

7.1

Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

2006

as Self

4.0

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

2006

as Self

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

2006

as Self

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

as Maugrim (voice)

Sin City

as Bob

BloodRayne

as Vladimir

Law of Corruption

as American

Chasing Ghosts

as Kevin Harrison

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Budd 'Sidewinder'

Renegade

as Wallace Sebastian Blount

4.8

Frankenstein

2004

as Detec. Harker

5.1

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self

Jacked$

as Boss

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

as Self

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Budd

My Boss's Daughter

as T.J.

Vampires Anonymous

as Geno

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

as Frank McGregor

Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Michael Madsen

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

as Self

Die Another Day

as Falco

Primal Instinct

as Russ

The Real Deal

as Baker Jacks

The Thief & the Stripper

2002

as Jimmie D.

3.8

Welcome to America

2002

as Special Agent Leon Fogel

Extreme Honor

as Sparks

42K

as Narrator

Choke

as Will

The Ghost

as Dan Olinghouse

Pressure Point

as Jed Griffin

Outlaw

as Conner

Fall

as Jeremy Banes

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

as James Alexander

High Noon

as Frank Miller

Sacrifice

as Tyler Pierce

Bad Guys

as Jay Peters

The Stray

as Ben

Ultimate Target

as Uncle

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

as Joe

Luck of the Draw

as Zippo

Voodoo Dawn

as Frank Barlow

The Alternate

as Agent Briggs

The Price of Air

as Mr. Ball

The Florentine

as Whitey

Supreme Sanction

as Dalton

Flat Out

as Gene

Ballad of the Nightingale

as Giovanni

Species II

as Press Lenox

The Sender

as Dallas Grayson

Papertrail

as FBI Agent Brad Abraham

4.1

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

as Self

Rough Draft

as Haynes

Detour

as Burl Rogers

Catherine's Grove

as Joe Mason

Donnie Brasco

as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano

7.5

Surface to Air

1997

as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin

The Girl Gets Moe

as Donnelly

The Maker

as Skarney

Executive Target

as Nick James

Mulholland Falls

as Eddie Hall

The Winner

as Wolf

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

as Sal

Species

as Preston Lennox

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

as Glen Greenwood

Red Line

as Mr. Lawrence

Man with a Gun

as John Wilbur Hardin

Wyatt Earp

as Virgil Earp

The Getaway

as Rudy Travis

Blue Tiger

as Gun Salesman (uncredited)

Dead Connection

as Det. Matt Dickson

Season of Change

as Randy Parker

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

1994

as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)

Free Willy

as Glen Greenwood

A House in the Hills

as Mickey

Almost Blue

as Morris

Money for Nothing

as Detective Laurenzi

Beyond the Law

as Blood

Trouble Bound

as Harry Talbot

Inside Edge

as Richard Montana

Reservoir Dogs

as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega

Baby Snatcher

as Cal Hudson

Straight Talk

as Steve

To Kill For

as Cliff Burden

Thelma & Louise

as Jimmy

The Doors

as Tom Baker

Montana

as Pierce

The End of Innocence

as Earl

Blood Red

as Enzio

Kill Me Again

as Vince Miller

Iguana

as Sebastián

Shadows in the Storm

as Earl

The Killing Time

as Stu

The Natural

as Bump Bailey

Racing with the Moon

as Frank

WarGames

as Steve

Diner

as Boogie

Special Bulletin

as Jimmy Lenox

Against All Hope

as Cecil Moe

Legend of the White Dragon

as Max Reed

Sinatra! Eternity

as Robert (Bob) Nelson

Sara Sarita

Blood Behind Us

as Reed Philibosian

The First Circle

as Eli Brevil

Saturday at the Starlight

as Frank Gunt

Ava

as Peter

Cookbook for Southern Housewives

as Kingsley

The Witching Hour

Television (33)

Emigratis

2016

as Self

7.0

Master of Photography

Powers

as SuperShock

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl

as Harvey Scoles

Golden Boy

as Walter Clark Sr.

Bob's Burgers

as Kevin Costner (voice)

7.8

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

as Self

Hawaii Five-0

as Roy Parrish

Blue Bloods

as John

Zulu Gumball

as Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

as Self

7.3

Tilt

2005

as Don 'The Matador' Everest

6.8

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004

as Self

9.5

CSI: Miami

2002

as Cooper 'Coop' Daly

7.7

2001

as Jim Ricker

7.8

Celebrity Big Brother

2001

as Self

4.9

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Animal Precinct

Vengeance Unlimited

as Mr. Chapel

MADtv

as Self

The Outsiders

as Mick Jenkins

Gabriel's Fire

Quantum Leap

as Blue

War and Remembrance

Sidewalks Entertainment

1988

7.5

Tour of Duty

1987

as Sergeant Greg Block

Jake and the Fatman

Crime Story

as Johnny Fosse

Our Family Honor

as Augie Danzig

Miami Vice

as Sally Alvarado

The Hitchhiker

as John Hampton

St. Elsewhere

as Mike O'Connor

Cagney & Lacey

Crew (11)

Movies (11)

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

Producer

5.5

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

Writer

5.5

Every Last One of Them

Executive Producer

The Dirty Kind

Executive Producer

Death in the Desert

Executive Producer

The Brazen Bull

Producer

Road of No Return

Associate Producer

Vice

Executive Producer

Being Michael Madsen

Producer

The Sender

Associate Producer

The First Circle

Co-Producer