Acting
Michael Madsen
Born 25 September 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 3 July 2025
342 credits
Michael Søren 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
Acting 330
- TBASara SaritaFilm
- TBACookbook for Southern HousewivesFilmKingsley
- TBASaturday at the StarlightFilmFrank Gunt
- TBAThe First CircleFilmEli Brevil
- TBAAvaFilmPeter
- TBAThe Witching HourFilm
- TBAA Corpse in KensingtonFilmMichael
- 2026Legend of the White DragonFilmMax Reed
- 2026Demon HuntersFilm
- 2026Mr. WonderfulFilmBrian Fenton
- 2026Blood Behind UsFilmReed Philibosian
- 2026ConcessionsFilmRex Fuel
- 2025Resurrection RoadFilmQuantrill
- 2025Queen of ManhattanFilmDistrict Attorney
- 2025Sinatra! EternityFilmRobert (Bob) Nelson
- 2025The Things We CarryFilm
- 2024Arena WarsFilmSamson
- 2024Monster MashFilmDoctor Frankenstein
- 2024Prepare to DieFilmSheriff Hansen
- 2024South of Hope StreetFilmBenjamin
- 2024Dark Feathers: Dance of the GeishaFilmKensei
- 2024DinoGatorFilmLayton
- 2024Chuck Zito: An American StoryFilmSelf
- 2024Final WagerFilmIan
- 2024Once Upon a Time in HollyweirdFilmSelf
- 2024Spirit RiserFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2024Max DaganFilmDon Clancy
- 2024Baba Yaga: Assassins RevengeFilmLogan Bergman
- 2023Outlaw Johnny BlackFilmDutch
- 2023The Lurking FearFilmOfficer Hansen
- 2023Assault on Hill 400FilmGeneral Cota
- 2023Waking KarmaFilmPaul
- 2023NecronomiconFilm
- 2023Buckle UpFilm
- 2023GraceFilmMan (Voice)
- 2022Until We Meet AgainFilmDetective Morrison
- 2022Damon's RevengeFilmDamon
- 2022Death CountFilmDetective Casey
- 2022IncarnationFilmPeter
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveFilmSelf
- 2022The Wraith WithinFilmSheriff Townsend
- 2021American NightFilmLord Samuel Morgan
- 2021Every Last One of ThemFilmBill
- 2021Christmas ThievesFilmVince
- 2021Burial Ground MassacreFilmDamon
- 2021Red PropheciesFilmRichard Tyler
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Run Raven RunFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2021Ten Million ThrowawaysFilmNarrator
- 2021Playing with StarsFilm
- 2020Angels FallenFilmBalthazar
- 2020Shark SeasonFilmJames
- 2020NishabdhamFilmRichard Dawkins
- 2020Red HandedFilmLou
- 2020Unbelievable!!!!!FilmPresident Ben Dover
- 2020Dirty FearsFilmMichael
- 20202 Graves in the DesertFilmVince
- 2020The Garden Left BehindFilmKevin
- 2020Conjuring: The Book of the DeadFilmJefferson
- 2020Puppy LoveFilmWesley
- 2020Serpent in the BottleFilmJoe
- 2019Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodFilm'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
- 2019Arctic DogsFilmDuke (voice)
- 2019QT8: The First EightFilmSelf
- 2019Trading PaintFilmLinsky
- 2019Welcome to AcapulcoFilmHyde
- 2019The Hateful EightSeriesJoe Gage
- 2019Rock, Paper, ScissorsFilmDoyle Dechert
- 2019PrimitivaFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2019Born2RaceFilmBobby Unser
- 2018MegalodonFilmAdmiral King
- 2018Love AddictFilmMr. Dickinson
- 2018Dirty DealingFilmDean
- 2018PapaFilmIvan
- 2018Grindhouse NightmaresFilm
- 2018Garlic and GunpowderFilmJason
- 2018Assassins RevengeFilmDetective Frank McMillian
- 2018Hangover in Death ValleyFilmTed (archive footage)
- 2018Q-4: Dream CorporationFilm
- 2018The Journey AheadFilmMax
- 2018Dead On TimeFilmMike McGuirk
- 2018Spatss!FilmGang Leader
- 2017The Broken KeyFilmTully DeMarco
- 2017The Wrong NeighborFilmCoach Jaworski
- 2017Devil's DomainFilmBill
- 2017UnfallenFilmGeneral McCallister
- 2017GasolineFilmМакс, баща на Дим
- 2016Back in the DayFilmEnzo
- 2016Vigilante DiariesFilmMoreau
- 2016MagiFilmLawrence Irlam
- 2016Along for the RideFilmSelf
- 2016Last Man ClubFilmStearman Pilot
- 2016Kidnapped in RomaniaFilmMihai
- 2016Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderFilmSelf
- 2016TalonsFilmGeorge Fitzgerald
- 2015The Hateful EightFilmJoe Gage
- 2015PowersSeriesSuperShock
- 2015Lumberjack ManFilmDr. Peter Shirtcliff
- 2015Hope LostFilmManol
- 2015A Hitman in LondonFilmThe Boss
- 2015Big Time in Hollywood, FlSeriesHarvey Scoles
- 2015Lady Psycho KillerFilmDoctor Douglass
- 2015Diamond CartelFilmMike
- 2015No DepositFilmPeter Shay
- 2015Death in the DesertFilmRay Easler
- 2015Bikini InceptionFilmHimself
- 2015FlippedFilmCasey
- 2015The Lost TreeFilmJohn
- 2015Sacred BloodFilmDetective Brennan
- 20142047: Sights of DeathFilmLobo
- 2014Express 'Moscow-Russia'Filmпродюсер Милы
- 2014Beyond the GameFilmRobert
- 2014Turn Around JakeFilmRussell O'Malley
- 2014Water WarsFilmBane
- 2014Non escludo il ritornoFilmPaul Hummel
- 2014The Ninth CloudFilmBob
- 2014Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The BraFilmSelf
- 2013Golden BoySeriesWalter Clark Sr.
- 2013I'm in Love with a Church GirlFilmFrank Harris
- 2013AshleyFilmBill
- 2013InfectedFilmLouis Hartley
- 2013Along the RoadsideFilmJerry
- 2013ICE AgentFilmCarlos Garcia
- 2013A Sierra Nevada GunfightFilmSheriff Sawyer
- 2013Nomad the BeginningFilmWolf
- 2013GarbageFilmMichael
- 2013Terrible AngelsFilmBen Nolan
- 2013Madoff: Made Off with AmericaFilmAgent Kennedy
- 2013LionheadFilmWalter Powell
- 2013GabrielleFilmEdward Sheehan
- 2013Alien BattlefieldFilm
- 2012PiranhacondaFilmProf. Lovegrove
- 2012LoosiesFilmLt. 'Sully' Sullivan
- 2012EldoradoFilmTed
- 2012SinsFilmDon Mancino
- 2012Magic BoysFilmTerence
- 2012Beyond the TrophyFilmCole Lambert
- 2012Ace of Spades: Bad DestinyFilmSef
- 2012Prince of the CityFilmBen Carlton
- 2012Cole Younger & The Black TrainFilmMarshall Stallings
- 2011Bob's BurgersSeriesKevin Costner (voice)
- 2011Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairFilmBudd (Sidewinder)
- 2011Not Another Not Another MovieFilmLester Storm
- 2011Amsterdam HeavyFilmKeele
- 2011The Lion of JudahFilmBoss (voice)
- 2011The 5th ExecutionFilmRik
- 2011Dirty Little TrickFilmVito
- 2011A Cold Day in HellFilmU.S. Marshal Stallings
- 2011The ForestFilmLt. Brandon Ross
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesRoy Parrish
- 2010Blue BloodsSeriesJohn
- 2010The Killing JarFilmDoe
- 2010Terror TrapFilmHotel Operator
- 2010The Big I AmFilmMartell
- 2010Trader GamesFilmWilliam
- 2010FederalFilmSam Gibson
- 2010Let the Game BeginFilmDr. Turner
- 2010The PortalFilmDr. Azirra
- 2010The Brazen BullFilm
- 2010Corruption.GovFilmSenator John Mordire
- 2010Six Days in ParadiseFilmRich McShane
- 2009Green Lantern: First FlightFilmKilowog (voice)
- 2009Road of No ReturnFilmJ. Marcone
- 2009The TombFilmGeorge
- 2009Amazing RacerFilmDave Blair
- 2009The BleedingFilmFather Roy
- 2009Deep WinterFilmDean
- 2009You Might As Well LiveFilmClinton Manitoba
- 2009BreakFilmThe Associate
- 2009Serbian ScarsFilmDreq
- 2009The WayFilmCommander
- 2009Gloves of StoneFilmWillie
- 2009Clear Lake, WIFilmThe Reverend
- 2009Christmas CrashFilmJoseph Johnson
- 2009Lost in the WoodsFilmStuart Bunka
- 2009Outrage: Born in TerrorFilmFarragut
- 2009Hired GunFilmDan Moeller
- 2009Creepshow Raw: InsomniaFilmBarry
- 2009The Face is FamiliarFilmHimself
- 2008Hell RideFilmThe Gent
- 2008HouseFilmTin Man/Officer Lawdale
- 2008ViceFilmMax Walker
- 2008Crash and BurnFilmVincent Scaillo
- 200845 R.P.M.FilmMajor Baxter
- 2008No Bad DaysFilmLester
- 2008Last HourFilmMonk
- 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarryFilmSelf
- 2008The Evolution of Clint EastwoodFilmSelf
- 2008The Craft of Dirty HarryFilmSelf
- 2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarryFilmSelf
- 2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaFilmSelf
- 2008Killer's FreedomFilmLeo Ibiza
- 2008Eyes FrontFilm
- 2007Boarding GateFilmMiles Rennberg
- 2007Tooth and NailFilmJackal - Rover
- 2007CrocFilmCroc Hawkins
- 2007Living & DyingFilmAgent Lind
- 2007Afghan KnightsFilmCooper
- 2007Being Michael MadsenFilmSelf
- 2007Strength and HonourFilmSean Kelleher
- 2007MachineFilmRay
- 2007Cosmic RadioFilmSenator Atwood
- 2007L.A. DicksFilmSteven Miller
- 2006Scary Movie 4FilmOliver
- 2006BloodRayneFilmVladimir
- 2006The Last DropFilmJ.T. Colt
- 2006UKM: The Ultimate Killing MachineFilmMajor Blevins
- 2006Hoboken HollowFilmJ.T. Goldman
- 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightFilmSelf
- 2006CanesFilmGuillermo List
- 2006All InFilmSeal
- 2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdFilmSelf
- 2006Southern ComfortFilm
- 2006Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for HollywoodFilmSelf
- 2006Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster FilmsFilmSelf
- 2006Prohibition Opens the FloodgatesFilmSelf
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFilmMaugrim (voice)
- 2005Sin CityFilmBob
- 2005Chasing GhostsFilmKevin Harrison
- 2005TiltSeriesDon 'The Matador' Everest
- 2005Law of CorruptionFilmAmerican
- 2005Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodFilm
- 2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2FilmBudd 'Sidewinder'
- 2004BlueberryFilmWallace Sebastian Blount
- 2004FrankensteinFilmDetec. Harker
- 2004The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'FilmSelf
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf
- 2004Jacked$FilmBoss
- 2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1FilmBudd
- 2003My Boss's DaughterFilmT.J.
- 200344 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-OutFilmFrank McGregor
- 2003Pauly Shore Is DeadFilmMichael Madsen
- 2003Thelma & Louise: The Last JourneyFilmSelf
- 2003Vampires AnonymousFilmGeno
- 2002CSI: MiamiSeriesCooper 'Coop' Daly
- 2002Die Another DayFilmFalco
- 2002The Real DealFilmBaker Jacks
- 2002The Thief & the StripperFilmJimmie D.
- 2002Primal InstinctFilmRuss
- 2002Welcome to AmericaFilmSpecial Agent Leon Fogel
- 200124SeriesJim Ricker
- 2001Animal PrecinctSeries
- 2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeFilmJames Alexander
- 2001ChokeFilmWill
- 2001The GhostFilmDan Olinghouse
- 2001Extreme HonorFilmSparks
- 200142KFilmNarrator
- 2001Pressure PointFilmJed Griffin
- 2001FallFilmJeremy Banes
- 2001OutlawFilmConner
- 2001Big AppleSeriesTerry Maddock
- 2000The AlternateFilmAgent Briggs
- 2000The Inspectors 2: A Shred of EvidenceFilmJoe
- 2000Luck of the DrawFilmZippo
- 2000SacrificeFilmTyler Pierce
- 2000The StrayFilmBen
- 2000Voodoo DawnFilmFrank Barlow
- 2000High NoonFilmFrank Miller
- 2000Bad GuysFilmJay Peters
- 2000The Price of AirFilmMr. Ball
- 2000Ultimate TargetFilmUncle
- 1999Supreme SanctionFilmDalton
- 1999The FlorentineFilmWhitey
- 1999Ballad of the NightingaleFilmGiovanni
- 1999Flat OutFilmGene
- 1998Species IIFilmPress Lenox
- 1998Vengeance UnlimitedSeriesMr. Chapel
- 1998The SenderFilmDallas Grayson
- 1998Rough DraftFilmHaynes
- 1998PapertrailFilmFBI Agent Brad Abraham
- 1998DetourFilmBurl Rogers
- 1998Steve McQueen: The King of CoolFilmSelf
- 1997Donnie BrascoFilmDominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
- 1997Executive TargetFilmNick James
- 1997The MakerFilmSkarney
- 1997The Girl Gets MoeFilmDonnelly
- 1997Surface to AirFilmGunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
- 1997Catherine's GroveFilmJoe Mason
- 1996Mulholland FallsFilmEddie Hall
- 1996The Last Days of Frankie the FlyFilmSal
- 1996The WinnerFilmWolf
- 1995SpeciesFilmPreston Lennox
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeFilmGlen Greenwood
- 1995MADtvSeriesSelf
- 1995Man with a GunFilmJohn Wilbur Hardin
- 1995Red LineFilmMr. Lawrence
- 1994The GetawayFilmRudy Travis
- 1994Wyatt EarpFilmVirgil Earp
- 1994Blue TigerFilmGun Salesman (uncredited)
- 1994Dead ConnectionFilmDet. Matt Dickson
- 1994Who Do You Think You're Fooling?FilmMr. Blonde (archive footage)
- 1994Season of ChangeFilmRandy Parker
- 1993Free WillyFilmGlen Greenwood
- 1993Beyond the LawFilmBlood
- 1993Money for NothingFilmDetective Laurenzi
- 1993Trouble BoundFilmHarry Talbot
- 1993A House in the HillsFilmMickey
- 1993Inside EdgeFilmRichard Montana
- 1993Almost BlueFilmMorris
- 1992Reservoir DogsFilmMr. Blonde / Vic Vega
- 1992Straight TalkFilmSteve
- 1992To Kill ForFilmCliff Burden
- 1992Baby SnatcherFilmCal Hudson
- 1991Thelma & LouiseFilmJimmy
- 1991The DoorsFilmTom Baker
- 1990The OutsidersSeriesMick Jenkins
- 1990Gabriel's FireSeries
- 1990MontanaFilmPierce
- 1990The End of InnocenceFilmEarl
- 1989Quantum LeapSeriesBlue
- 1989Kill Me AgainFilmVince Miller
- 1989Blood RedFilmEnzio
- 1988War and RemembranceSeries'Foof' Turhall
- 1988IguanaFilmSebastián
- 1988Shadows in the StormFilmEarl
- 1987Tour of DutySeriesSergeant Greg Block
- 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
- 1987The Killing TimeFilmStu
- 1986Crime StorySeriesJohnny Fosse
- 1985Our Family HonorSeriesAugie Danzig
- 1984Miami ViceSeriesSally Alvarado
- 1984The NaturalFilmBump Bailey
- 1984Racing with the MoonFilmFrank
- 1983WarGamesFilmSteve
- 1983The HitchhikerSeriesJohn Hampton
- 1983Special BulletinFilmJimmy Lenox
- 1983DinerFilmBoogie
- 1982St. ElsewhereSeriesMike O'Connor
- 1982Cagney & LaceySeries
- 1982Against All HopeFilmCecil Moe
Writing 1
Production 11
- TBAThe First CircleFilmCo-Producer
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveFilmProducer
- 2021Every Last One of ThemFilmExecutive Producer
- 2019The Dirty KindFilmExecutive Producer
- 2015Death in the DesertFilmExecutive Producer
- 2010The Brazen BullFilmProducer
- 2009Road of No ReturnFilmAssociate Producer
- 2008ViceFilmExecutive Producer
- 2007Being Michael MadsenFilmProducer
- 1998The SenderFilmAssociate Producer
- 1997Executive TargetFilmAssociate Producer
Filmography from TMDB.