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)