Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
25 September 1957
Died
3 Juli 2025
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Michael Søren Madsen
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.
Bekannt für
8.0
Film
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Budd
2003
7.1
Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Maugrim (voice)
2005
8.1
Film
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Budd (Sidewinder)
2011
7.8
Film
The Hateful Eight
Joe Gage
2015
8.1
Film
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
1992
7.9
Film
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Budd 'Sidewinder'
2004
7.5
Film
Sin City
Bob
2005
4.0
Film
Hope Lost
Manol
2015
5.5
Film
Scary Movie 4
Oliver
2006
7.5
Film
Donnie Brasco
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
1997
7.6
Film
Thelma & Louise
Jimmy
1991
6.2
Film
Free Willy
Glen Greenwood
1993
7.5
Film
Legend of the White Dragon
Max Reed
2026
6.6
Series
Powers
SuperShock
2015–2016
6.0
Film
Die Another Day
Falco
2002
6.9
Film
Green Lantern: First Flight
Kilowog (voice)
2009
5.9
Film
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Glen Greenwood
1995
6.0
Film
Species
Preston Lennox
1995
7.3
Series
Tilt
Don 'The Matador' Everest
2005
3.8
Film
Amsterdam Heavy
Keele
2011
5.2
Film
Species II
Press Lenox
1998
5.8
Film
The Getaway
Rudy Travis
1994
7.1
Film
The Doors
Tom Baker
1991
4.3
Film
The Tomb
George
2009
5.0
Film
My Boss's Daughter
T.J.
2003
6.0
Film
Straight Talk
Steve
1992
5.6
Film
Megalodon
Admiral King
2018
6.1
Film
Arctic Dogs
Duke (voice)
2019
5.3
Film
Jacked$
Boss
2004
4.3
Film
Shark Season
James
2020
6.9
Film
The Natural
Bump Bailey
1984
6.0
Film
Mulholland Falls
Eddie Hall
1996
7.7
Series
Our Family Honor
Augie Danzig
1985–1986
4.3
Film
Trader Games
William
2010
8.0
Series
The Hateful Eight
Joe Gage
2019
8.1
Series
Vengeance Unlimited
Mr. Chapel
1998–1999
5.7
Film
Resurrection Road
Quantrill
2025
7.2
Film
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
7.7
Series
Animal Precinct
2001–2008
8.0
Series
Big Apple
Terry Maddock
2001
6.8
Film
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Earp
1994
4.3
Film
American Night
Lord Samuel Morgan
2021
4.2
Film
Vigilante Diaries
Moreau
2016
5.9
Film
Love Addict
Mr. Dickinson
2018
5.2
Film
Arena Wars
Samson
2024
5.4
Film
Trading Paint
Linsky
2019
2.0
Film
Buckle Up
2023
5.7
Film
Angels Fallen
Balthazar
2020
4.2
Film
Unbelievable!!!!!
President Ben Dover
2020
5.4
Film
Welcome to Acapulco
Hyde
2019
4.3
Film
Papa
Ivan
2018
4.5
Film
Red Handed
Lou
2020
3.8
Film
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Doyle Dechert
2019
4.6
Film
The Wrong Neighbor
Coach Jaworski
2017
3.7
Film
Puppy Love
Wesley
2020
5.2
Film
Every Last One of Them
Bill
2021
3.6
Film
Damon's Revenge
Damon
2022
3.0
Film
Back in the Day
Enzo
2016
5.3
Film
Nishabdham
Richard Dawkins
2020
0.0
Film
Queen of Manhattan
District Attorney
2025
5.0
Film
DinoGator
Layton
2024
3.0
Film
Death Count
Detective Casey
2022
5.1
Film
Prepare to Die
Sheriff Hansen
2024
2.0
Film
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
5.5
Film
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
4.2
Film
Grindhouse Nightmares
2018
4.0
Film
Red Prophecies
Richard Tyler
2021
5.5
Film
South of Hope Street
Benjamin
2024
3.7
Film
Waking Karma
Paul
2023
6.3
Film
Last Man Club
Stearman Pilot
2016
2.0
Film
Necronomicon
2023
3.2
Film
The Broken Key
Tully DeMarco
2017
5.0
Film
Demon Hunters
2026
4.1
Film
Monster Mash
Doctor Frankenstein
2024
2.0
Film
Final Wager
Ian
2024
2.4
Film
Burial Ground Massacre
Damon
2021
5.0
Film
Assault on Hill 400
General Cota
2023
2.7
Film
Unfallen
General McCallister
2017
5.6
Film
Magi
Lawrence Irlam
2016
3.9
Film
Incarnation
Peter
2022
3.0
Film
Assassins Revenge
Detective Frank McMillian
2018
2.5
Film
Born2Race
Bobby Unser
2019
3.8
Film
2 Graves in the Desert
Vince
2020
5.2
Film
The Garden Left Behind
Kevin
2020
3.2
Film
Devil's Domain
Bill
2017
5.8
Film
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self
2016
2.5
Film
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Self
2024
4.8
Film
Until We Meet Again
Detective Morrison
2022
1.4
Film
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Jefferson
2020
7.0
Film
Along for the Ride
Self
2016
2.8
Film
Garlic and Gunpowder
Jason
2018
7.0
Film
Batman: Dying Is Easy
Bullock
2021
5.4
Film
The Lurking Fear
Officer Hansen
2023
1.0
Film
Hangover in Death Valley
Ted (archive footage)
2018
10.0
Film
Concessions
Rex Fuel
2025
4.6
Film
Christmas Thieves
Vince
2021
2.0
Film
Ten Million Throwaways
Narrator
2021
2.4
Film
Serpent in the Bottle
Joe
2020
2.9
Film
Kidnapped in Romania
Mihai
2016
6.0
Film
Gasoline
Макс, баща на Дим
2017
4.7
Film
The Wraith Within
Sheriff Townsend
2022
6.0
Film
Dirty Fears
Michael
2020
2.0
Film
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
5.2
Film
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
Kensei
2024
1.0
Film
Dead On Time
Mike McGuirk
2018
3.3
Film
Dirty Dealing
Dean
2018
1.5
Film
Primitiva
Narrator (voice)
2019
9.0
Film
The Journey Ahead
Max
2018
6.0
Film
Run Raven Run
Narrator (voice)
2021
Acting credits 109 titles
Demon Hunters
5.0
2026
Legend of the White Dragon
as Max Reed
7.5
2026
Queen of Manhattan
as District Attorney
0.0
2025
Concessions
as Rex Fuel
10.0
2025
Resurrection Road
as Quantrill
5.7
2025
Monster Mash
as Doctor Frankenstein
4.1
2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
as Self
2.5
2024
Arena Wars
as Samson
5.2
2024
Final Wager
as Ian
2.0
2024
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
as Kensei
5.2
2024
South of Hope Street
as Benjamin
5.5
2024
Prepare to Die
as Sheriff Hansen
5.1
2024
DinoGator
as Layton
5.0
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2.0
2024
Waking Karma
as Paul
3.7
2023
Buckle Up
2.0
2023
The Lurking Fear
as Officer Hansen
5.4
2023
Necronomicon
2.0
2023
Assault on Hill 400
as General Cota
5.0
2023
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
5.5
2022
The Wraith Within
as Sheriff Townsend
4.7
2022
Death Count
as Detective Casey
3.0
2022
Incarnation
as Peter
3.9
2022
Until We Meet Again
as Detective Morrison
4.8
2022
Damon's Revenge
as Damon
3.6
2022
Ten Million Throwaways
as Narrator
2.0
2021
Burial Ground Massacre
as Damon
2.4
2021
Christmas Thieves
as Vince
4.6
2021
Run Raven Run
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
2021
Batman: Dying Is Easy
as Bullock
7.0
2021
Red Prophecies
as Richard Tyler
4.0
2021
American Night
as Lord Samuel Morgan
4.3
2021
Every Last One of Them
as Bill
5.2
2021
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
as Jefferson
1.4
2020
Shark Season
as James
4.3
2020
2 Graves in the Desert
as Vince
3.8
2020
The Garden Left Behind
as Kevin
5.2
2020
Red Handed
as Lou
4.5
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
as Joe
2.4
2020
Nishabdham
as Richard Dawkins
5.3
2020
Dirty Fears
as Michael
6.0
2020
Angels Fallen
as Balthazar
5.7
2020
Puppy Love
as Wesley
3.7
2020
Unbelievable!!!!!
as President Ben Dover
4.2
2020
Primitiva
as Narrator (voice)
1.5
2019
Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Doyle Dechert
3.8
2019
Born2Race
as Bobby Unser
2.5
2019
Trading Paint
as Linsky
5.4
2019
Welcome to Acapulco
as Hyde
5.4
2019
Arctic Dogs
as Duke (voice)
6.1
2019
The Hateful Eight
as Joe Gage
8.0
2019
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
7.2
2019
Dirty Dealing
as Dean
3.3
2018
Hangover in Death Valley
as Ted (archive footage)
1.0
2018
Assassins Revenge
as Detective Frank McMillian
3.0
2018
Megalodon
as Admiral King
5.6
2018
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2.0
2018
Dead On Time
as Mike McGuirk
1.0
2018
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Jason
2.8
2018
Love Addict
as Mr. Dickinson
5.9
2018
The Journey Ahead
as Max
9.0
2018
Grindhouse Nightmares
4.2
2018
Papa
as Ivan
4.3
2018
The Wrong Neighbor
as Coach Jaworski
4.6
2017
Devil's Domain
as Bill
3.2
2017
Unfallen
as General McCallister
2.7
2017
The Broken Key
as Tully DeMarco
3.2
2017
Gasoline
as Макс, баща на Дим
6.0
2017
Magi
as Lawrence Irlam
5.6
2016
Kidnapped in Romania
as Mihai
2.9
2016
Back in the Day
as Enzo
3.0
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self
5.8
2016
Vigilante Diaries
as Moreau
4.2
2016
Along for the Ride
as Self
7.0
2016
Last Man Club
as Stearman Pilot
6.3
2016
Hope Lost
as Manol
4.0
2015
The Hateful Eight
as Joe Gage
7.8
2015
Powers
as SuperShock
6.6
2015–2016
Amsterdam Heavy
as Keele
3.8
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Budd (Sidewinder)
8.1
2011
Trader Games
as William
4.3
2010
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Kilowog (voice)
6.9
2009
The Tomb
as George
4.3
2009
Scary Movie 4
as Oliver
5.5
2006
Tilt
as Don 'The Matador' Everest
7.3
2005
Sin City
as Bob
7.5
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Maugrim (voice)
7.1
2005
Jacked$
as Boss
5.3
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Budd 'Sidewinder'
7.9
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Budd
8.0
2003
My Boss's Daughter
as T.J.
5.0
2003
Die Another Day
as Falco
6.0
2002
Animal Precinct
7.7
2001–2008
Big Apple
as Terry Maddock
8.0
2001
Species II
as Press Lenox
5.2
1998
Vengeance Unlimited
as Mr. Chapel
8.1
1998–1999
Donnie Brasco
as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
7.5
1997
Mulholland Falls
as Eddie Hall
6.0
1996
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
as Glen Greenwood
5.9
1995
Species
as Preston Lennox
6.0
1995
The Getaway
as Rudy Travis
5.8
1994
Wyatt Earp
as Virgil Earp
6.8
1994
Free Willy
as Glen Greenwood
6.2
1993
Reservoir Dogs
as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
8.1
1992
Straight Talk
as Steve
6.0
1992
Thelma & Louise
as Jimmy
7.6
1991
The Doors
as Tom Baker
7.1
1991
Our Family Honor
as Augie Danzig
7.7
1985–1986
The Natural
as Bump Bailey
6.9
1984