Michael Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He has 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
A Corpse in Kensington
Michael
2025
Resurrection Road
Quantrill
2025
Prepare to Die
Sheriff Hansen
2024
Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
Kensei
2024
Max Dagan
Don Clancy
2024
Final Wager
Ian
2024
Spirit Riser
Narrator (voice)
2024
Monster Mash
Doctor Frankenstein
2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Self
2024
Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
Logan Bergman
2024
Outlaw Johnny Black
Dutch
2023
Waking Karma
Paul
2023
Playing with Stars
2021
Unbelievable!!!!!
President Ben Dover
2020
Dirty Dealing
Dean
2018
The Journey Ahead
Max
2018
Back in the Day
Enzo
2016
Magi
Lawrence Irlam
2016
The Hateful Eight
Joe Gage
2015
Flipped
Casey
2015
Lumberjack Man
Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
2015
Death in the Desert
Ray Easler
2015
The Lost Tree
John
2015
CobraGator
Layton
2015
A Hitman in London
The Boss
2015
Lionhead
Walter Powell
2013
Madoff: Made Off with America
Agent Kennedy
2013
Bad Destiny
Sef
2012
Tarantino's Mind
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega (archive footage)
2006
Southern Comfort
2006
Law of Corruption
American
2005
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
2003
Ultimate Target
Uncle
2000
Flat Out
Gene
1999
Supreme Sanction
Dalton
1999
Detour
Burl Rogers
1998
Catherine's Grove
Joe Mason
1997
The First Circle
Eli Brevil
The Doors
Tom Baker
1991
The End of Innocence
Earl
1990
Blood Behind Us
Arctic Dogs
Duke (voice)
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
2019
Trading Paint
Linsky
2019
Assassins Revenge
Detective Frank McMillian
2018
Megalodon
Admiral King
2018
Spatss!
Gang Leader
2018
Papa
Ivan
2018
Love Addict
Mr. Dickinson
2018
Garlic and Gunpowder
Jason
2018
Grindhouse Nightmares
2018
The Broken Key
Tully DeMarco
2017
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Doyle Dechert
2017
Unfallen
General McCallister
2017
The Wrong Neighbor
Coach Jaworski
2017
Devil's Domain
Bill
2017
Along for the Ride
Self
2016
Vigilante Diaries
Moreau
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self
2016
Last Man Club
Stearman Pilot
2016
Kidnapped in Romania
Mihai
2016
Sacred Blood
Detective Brennan
2015
Lady Psycho Killer
Doctor Douglass
2015
Bikini Inception
Himself
2015
No Deposit
Peter Shay
2015
Turn Around Jake
Russell O'Malley
2014
Nomad the Beginning
Wolf
2013
Cole Younger & The Black Train
Marshall Stallings
2012
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Budd (Sidewinder)
2011
Creepshow Raw: Insomnia
Barry
2009
You Might As Well Live
Clinton Manitoba
2009
Vice
Max Walker
2008
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Michael Madsen
2003
Primal Instinct
Russ
2002
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
James Alexander
2001
Outlaw
Conner
2001
Ballad of the Nightingale
Giovanni
1999
Inside Edge
Richard Montana
1993
Racing with the Moon
Frank
1984
Against All Hope
Cecil Moe
1982
Saturday at the Starlight
Frank Gunt
DinoGator
Layton
2024
Arena Wars
Samson
2024
South of Hope Street
Benjamin
2024
Buckle Up
2023
Assault on Hill 400
General Cota
2023
Incarnation
Peter
2022
Until We Meet Again
Detective Morrison
2022
Run Raven Run
Narrator (voice)
2021
Ten Million Throwaways
Narrator
2021
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
Non Escludo Il Ritorno
Paul Hummel
2014
Gabrielle
Edward Sheehan
2013
The Lion of Judah
Boss (voice)
2011
The 5th Execution
Rik
2011
The Brazen Bull
2010
Federal
Sam Gibson
2010
Terror Trap
Hotel Operator
2010
Let the Game Begin
Dr. Turner
2010
The Big I Am
Martell
2010
The Killing Jar
Doe
2010
The Portal
Dr. Azirra
2010
Road of No Return
J. Marcone
2009
The Tomb
George
2009
The Bleeding
Father Roy
2009
Gloves of Stone
Willie
2009
Serbian Scars
Dreq
2009
Lost in the Woods
Stuart Bunka
2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Kilowog (voice)
2009
The Way
Commander
2009
Break
The Associate
2009
Hired Gun
Dan Moeller
2009
Clear Lake, WI
The Reverend
2009
House
Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
2008
Hell Ride
The Gent
2008
45 R.P.M.
Major Baxter
2008
Crash and Burn
Vincent Scaillo
2008
Last Hour
Monk
2008
Killer's Freedom
Leo Ibiza
2008
Strength and Honour
Sean Kelleher
2007
Tooth and Nail
Jackal - Rover
2007
Being Michael Madsen
Self
2007
Croc
Croc Hawkins
2007
Boarding Gate
Miles Rennberg
2007
L.A. Dicks
Steven Miller
2007
Living & Dying
Agent Lind
2007
Machine
Ray
2007
Afghan Knights
Cooper
2007
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
Major Blevins
2006
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Self
2006
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Self
2006
The Last Drop
J.T. Colt
2006
Scary Movie 4
Oliver
2006
All In
Seal
2006
Chasing Ghosts
Kevin Harrison
2005
Sin City
Bob
2005
Frankenstein
Detec. Harker
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Budd 'Sidewinder'
2004
Renegade
Wallace Sebastian Blount
2004
Vampires Anonymous
Geno
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Budd
2003
My Boss's Daughter
T.J.
2003
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
Frank McGregor
2003
Die Another Day
Falco
2002
Extreme Honor
Sparks
2001
High Noon
Frank Miller
2000
The Alternate
Agent Briggs
2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
Joe
2000
Species II
Press Lenox
1998
Donnie Brasco
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
1997
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Sal
1996
Mulholland Falls
Eddie Hall
1996
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Glen Greenwood
1995
Species
Preston Lennox
1995
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Earp
1994
The Getaway
Rudy Travis
1994
Free Willy
Glen Greenwood
1993
Beyond the Law
Blood
1993
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
1992
Straight Talk
Steve
1992
Thelma & Louise
Jimmy
1991
Montana
Pierce
1990
Kill Me Again
Vince Miller
1989
The Killing Time
Stu
1987
The Natural
Bump Bailey
1984
WarGames
Steve
1983
Legend of the White Dragon
Max Reed
The Lurking Fear
Officer Hansen
2023
Necronomicon
2023
The Wraith Within
Sheriff Townsend
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
Death Count
Detective Casey
2022
The Latin from Manhattan
District Attorney
2022
Damon's Revenge
Damon
2022
Christmas Thieves
Vince
2021
Every Last One of Them
Bill
2021
American Night
Lord Samuel Morgan
2021
Burial Ground Massacre
Damon
2021
Red Prophecies
Richard Tyler
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Red Handed
Lou
2020
Nishabdham
Richard Dawkins
2020
Dirty Fears
Michael
2020
The Garden Left Behind
Kevin
2020
Shark Season
James
2020
Puppy Love
Wesley
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Joe
2020
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Jefferson
2020
Angels Fallen
Balthazar
2020
2 Graves in the Desert
Vince
2020
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
Primitiva
Narrator (voice)
2019
Born2Race
Bobby Unser
2019
Welcome to Acapulco
Hyde
2019
Hangover in Death Valley
Ted (archive footage)
2018
Dead On Time
Mike McGuirk
2018
Talons
George Fitzgerald
2016
Concessions
Alien Battlefield
2013
Cookbook for Southern Housewives
Kingsley
Gasoline
Макс, баща на Дим
2017
Master of Photography
(1 episode)
2016
Emigratis
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Harvey Scoles · (5 episodes)
2015
Powers
SuperShock · (10 episodes)
2015
Diamond Cartel
Mike
2015
Hope Lost
Manol
2015
Beyond the Game
Robert
2014
Water Wars
Bane
2014
2047: Sights of Death
Lobo
2014
The Ninth Cloud
Bob
2014
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
агент
2014
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Frank Harris
2013
Terrible Angels
Ben Nolan
2013
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight
Sheriff Sawyer
2013
Ashley
Bill
2013
ICE Agent
Carlos Garcia
2013
Infected
Louis Hartley
2013
Along the Roadside
Jerry
2013
Golden Boy
Walter Clark Sr. · (2 episodes)
2013
Garbage
Michael
2013
Prince of the City
Ben Carlton
2012
Magic Boys
Terence
2012
Beyond the Trophy
Cole Lambert
2012
Piranhaconda
Prof. Lovegrove
2012
Sins
Don Mancino
2012
Loosies
Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
2012
Eldorado
Ted
2012
Dirty Little Trick
Vito
2011
Not Another Not Another Movie
Lester Storm
2011
Amsterdam Heavy
Keele
2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Self · (1 episode)
2011
The Forest
Lt. Brandon Ross
2011
Bob's Burgers
Kevin Costner (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
A Cold Day in Hell
U.S. Marshal Stallings
2011
Zulu Gumball
Self · (8 episodes)
2010
Blue Bloods
John · (1 episode)
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Roy Parrish · (1 episode)
2010
Trader Games
William
2010
Corruption.Gov
Senator John Mordire
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · (1 episode)
2009
The Face is Familiar
Himself
2009
Amazing Racer
Dave Blair
2009
Deep Winter
Dean
2009
Outrage: Born in Terror
Farragut
2009
Christmas Crash
Joseph Johnson
2009
No Bad Days
Lester
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Eyes Front
2008
Cosmic Radio
Senator Atwood
2007
Canes
Guillermo List
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
2006
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Self
2006
Hoboken Hollow
J.T. Goldman
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Maugrim (voice)
2005
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
BloodRayne
Vladimir
2005
Tilt
Don 'The Matador' Everest · (9 episodes)
2005
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Self
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
2004
Jacked$
Boss
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Real Deal
Baker Jacks
2002
The Thief & the Stripper
Jimmie D.
2002
CSI: Miami
(1 episode)
2002
Welcome to America
Special Agent Leon Fogel
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (1 episode)
2001
42K
Narrator
2001
Choke
Will
2001
Pressure Point
Jed Griffin
2001
Animal Precinct
(95 episodes)
2001
Celebrity Big Brother
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Fall
Jeremy Banes
2001
The Ghost
Dan Olinghouse
2001
The Price of Air
Mr. Ball
2000
Bad Guys
Jay Peters
2000
The Stray
Ben
2000
Sacrifice
Tyler Pierce
2000
Luck of the Draw
Zippo
2000
Voodoo Dawn
Frank Barlow
2000
The Florentine
Whitey
1999
Vengeance Unlimited
Mr. Chapel · (16 episodes)
1998
Papertrail
FBI Agent Brad Abraham
1998
The Sender
Dallas Grayson
1998
Rough Draft
Haynes
1998
Surface to Air
Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
1997
The Girl Gets Moe
Donnelly
1997
The Maker
Skarney
1997
Executive Target
Nick James
1997
The Winner
Wolf
1996
Red Line
Mr. Lawrence
1995
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Man with a Gun
John Wilbur Hardin
1995
Dead Connection
Det. Matt Dickson
1994
Season of Change
Randy Parker
1994
Blue Tiger
Gun Salesman (uncredited)
1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
1994
Money for Nothing
Detective Laurenzi
1993
Almost Blue
Morris
1993
A House in the Hills
Mickey
1993
Trouble Bound
Harry Talbot
1993
To Kill For
Cliff Burden
1992
Baby Snatcher
Cal Hudson
1992
Gabriel's Fire
(1 episode)
1990
The Outsiders
Mick Jenkins · (1 episode)
1990
Blood Red
Enzio
1989
Quantum Leap
Blue · (1 episode)
1989
War and Remembrance
(1 episode)
1988
Sidewalks Entertainment
(1 episode)
1988
Iguana
Sebastián
1988
Shadows in the Storm
Earl
1988
Jake and the Fatman
(1 episode)
1987
Tour of Duty
Sergeant Greg Block · (1 episode)
1987
Crime Story
Johnny Fosse · (2 episodes)
1986
Our Family Honor
Augie Danzig · (13 episodes)
1985
Miami Vice
Sally Alvarado · (1 episode)
1984
The Hitchhiker
John Hampton · (1 episode)
1983
Diner
Boogie
1983
Special Bulletin
Jimmy Lenox
1983
St. Elsewhere
(2 episodes)
1982
Cagney & Lacey
(1 episode)
1982
Saturday at the Starlight
Frank Gunt · (1 episode)