Michael Madsen

Acting • 1957-09-25 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

7.8

24

2001

8.1

Reservoir Dogs

1992

7.9

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004

8.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003

7.5

Donnie Brasco

1997

7.6

Thelma & Louise

1991

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Filmography

2026
Legend of the White DragonFilm
Max Reed
★ 6.6
2026
Demon HuntersFilm
★ 4.5
2026
ConcessionsFilm
Rex Fuel
★ 5.0
2026
Mr. WonderfulFilm
Brian Fenton
★ 4.0
2026
Blood Behind UsFilm
Reed Philibosian
2025
Resurrection RoadFilm
Quantrill
★ 5.7
2025
Queen of ManhattanFilm
District Attorney
★ 2.2
2025
Sinatra! EternityFilm
Robert (Bob) Nelson
2025
The Things We CarryFilm
2024
Arena WarsFilm
Samson
★ 5.2
2024
Monster MashFilm
Doctor Frankenstein
★ 4.1
2024
Prepare to DieFilm
Sheriff Hansen
★ 5.1
2024
South of Hope StreetFilm
Benjamin
★ 5.2
2024
Dark Feathers: Dance of the GeishaFilm
Kensei
★ 5.2
2024
DinoGatorFilm
Layton
★ 5.0
2024
Chuck Zito: An American StoryFilm
Self
★ 2.0
2024
Once Upon a Time in HollyweirdFilm
Self
★ 2.5
2024
Final WagerFilm
Ian
★ 2.0
2024
Baba Yaga: Assassins RevengeFilm
Logan Bergman
2024
Spirit RiserFilm
Narrator (voice)
2024
Max DaganFilm
Don Clancy
2023
Outlaw Johnny BlackFilm
Dutch
★ 5.3
2023
The Lurking FearFilm
Officer Hansen
★ 5.5
2023
Assault on Hill 400Film
General Cota
★ 5.0
2023
Waking KarmaFilm
Paul
★ 4.4
2023
NecronomiconFilm
★ 2.0
2023
Buckle UpFilm
★ 2.0
2023
GraceFilm
Man (Voice)
2022
Until We Meet AgainFilm
Detective Morrison
★ 4.8
2022
IncarnationFilm
Peter
★ 3.9
2022
Damon's RevengeFilm
Damon
★ 3.6
2022
Death CountFilm
Detective Casey
★ 2.9
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveFilm
Self
★ 4.8
2022
The Wraith WithinFilm
Sheriff Townsend
★ 4.7
2021
American NightFilm
Lord Samuel Morgan
★ 4.3
2021
Every Last One of ThemFilm
Bill
★ 5.2
2021
Christmas ThievesFilm
Vince
★ 4.6
2021
Burial Ground MassacreFilm
Damon
★ 2.3
2021
Red PropheciesFilm
Richard Tyler
★ 4.0
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
2021
Run Raven RunFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
2021
Ten Million ThrowawaysFilm
Narrator
★ 2.0
2021
Playing with StarsFilm
2020
Angels FallenFilm
Balthazar
★ 5.7
2020
Shark SeasonFilm
James
★ 4.3
2020
Dirty FearsFilm
Michael
★ 6.0
2020
NishabdhamFilm
Richard Dawkins
★ 5.1
2020
Unbelievable!!!!!Film
President Ben Dover
★ 4.1
2020
Red HandedFilm
Lou
★ 4.5
2020
2 Graves in the DesertFilm
Vince
★ 3.8
2020
The Garden Left BehindFilm
Kevin
★ 5.6
2020
Puppy LoveFilm
Wesley
★ 3.7
2020
Serpent in the BottleFilm
Joe
★ 2.5
2020
Conjuring: The Book of the DeadFilm
Jefferson
★ 1.4
2019
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodFilm
'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
★ 7.4
2019
QT8: The First EightFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2019
Arctic DogsFilm
Duke (voice)
★ 5.9
2019
Trading PaintFilm
Linsky
★ 5.3
2019
Welcome to AcapulcoFilm
Hyde
★ 5.3
2019
The Hateful EightTV
Joe Gage • 4 episodes
★ 7.0
2019
Rock, Paper, ScissorsFilm
Doyle Dechert
★ 3.9
2019
Born2RaceFilm
Bobby Unser
★ 2.5
2019
PrimitivaFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 1.5
2018
Love AddictFilm
Mr. Dickinson
★ 5.8
2018
MegalodonFilm
Admiral King
★ 5.7
2018
Dirty DealingFilm
Dean
★ 3.3
2018
PapaFilm
Ivan
★ 4.3
2018
Grindhouse NightmaresFilm
★ 4.2
2018
Garlic and GunpowderFilm
Jason
★ 2.6
2018
The Journey AheadFilm
Max
★ 9.0
2018
Assassins RevengeFilm
Detective Frank McMillian
★ 3.0
2018
Q-4: Dream CorporationFilm
★ 2.0
2018
Hangover in Death ValleyFilm
Ted (archive footage)
★ 1.0
2018
Dead On TimeFilm
Mike McGuirk
★ 1.0
2018
A Night in JailFilm
Captain
2018
Spatss!Film
Gang Leader
2017
The Wrong NeighborFilm
Coach Jaworski
★ 4.6
2017
Devil's DomainFilm
Bill
★ 3.4
2017
The Broken KeyFilm
Tully DeMarco
★ 3.2
2017
UnfallenFilm
General McCallister
★ 2.7
2017
GasolineFilm
Макс, баща на Дим
★ 6.0
2016
Back in the DayFilm
Enzo
★ 3.0
2016
Vigilante DiariesFilm
Moreau
★ 4.2
2016
MagiFilm
Lawrence Irlam
★ 5.6
2016
EmigratisTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2016
Along for the RideFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2016
Last Man ClubFilm
Stearman Pilot
★ 6.3
2016
Kidnapped in RomaniaFilm
Mihai
★ 2.9
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2016
Master of PhotographyTV
★ 2.6
2016
TalonsFilm
George Fitzgerald
★ 5.0
2015
The Hateful EightFilm
Joe Gage
★ 7.8
2015
PowersTV
SuperShock • 10 episodes
★ 6.7
2015
Lumberjack ManFilm
Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
★ 5.0
2015
Hope LostFilm
Manol
★ 4.0
2015
A Hitman in LondonFilm
The Boss
★ 4.3
2015
Big Time in Hollywood, FlTV
Harvey Scoles • 5 episodes
★ 7.0
2015
Lady Psycho KillerFilm
Doctor Douglass
★ 4.1
2015
Diamond CartelFilm
Mike
★ 5.2
2015
FlippedFilm
Casey
★ 5.5
2015
The Lost TreeFilm
John
★ 5.0
2015
No DepositFilm
Peter Shay
★ 3.0
2015
Bikini InceptionFilm
Himself
★ 5.0
2015
Death in the DesertFilm
Ray Easler
★ 3.4
2015
Sacred BloodFilm
Detective Brennan
★ 4.3
2014
Express 'Moscow-Russia'Film
продюсер Милы
★ 5.2
2014
2047: Sights of DeathFilm
Lobo
★ 2.9
2014
Turn Around JakeFilm
Russell O'Malley
★ 5.0
2014
Water WarsFilm
Bane
★ 4.6
2014
Beyond the GameFilm
Robert
★ 5.2
2014
Non escludo il ritornoFilm
Paul Hummel
★ 3.6
2014
The Ninth CloudFilm
Bob
★ 5.5
2014
Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The BraFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2013
I'm in Love with a Church GirlFilm
Frank Harris
★ 5.9
2013
Golden BoyTV
Walter Clark Sr. • 2 episodes
★ 6.1
2013
AshleyFilm
Bill
★ 4.7
2013
InfectedFilm
Louis Hartley
★ 3.3
2013
Along the RoadsideFilm
Jerry
★ 6.4
2013
Terrible AngelsFilm
Ben Nolan
★ 5.5
2013
ICE AgentFilm
Carlos Garcia
★ 3.5
2013
Nomad the BeginningFilm
Wolf
★ 3.0
2013
A Sierra Nevada GunfightFilm
Sheriff Sawyer
★ 3.4
2013
GarbageFilm
Michael
★ 4.8
2013
Madoff: Made Off with AmericaFilm
Agent Kennedy
★ 4.7
2013
LionheadFilm
Walter Powell
★ 4.0
2013
GabrielleFilm
Edward Sheehan
★ 1.0
2013
Alien BattlefieldFilm
2012
PiranhacondaFilm
Prof. Lovegrove
★ 4.9
2012
LoosiesFilm
Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
★ 5.7
2012
EldoradoFilm
Ted
★ 3.2
2012
SinsFilm
Don Mancino
★ 2.3
2012
Magic BoysFilm
Terence
★ 2.3
2012
Beyond the TrophyFilm
Cole Lambert
★ 3.5
2012
Ace of Spades: Bad DestinyFilm
Sef
★ 2.9
2012
Prince of the CityFilm
Ben Carlton
★ 3.0
2012
Cole Younger & The Black TrainFilm
Marshall Stallings
★ 1.0
2011
Bob's BurgersTV
Kevin Costner (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairFilm
Budd (Sidewinder)
★ 8.1
2011
Not Another Not Another MovieFilm
Lester Storm
★ 3.2
2011
Amsterdam HeavyFilm
Keele
★ 3.8
2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the SideTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2011
The Lion of JudahFilm
Boss (voice)
★ 5.4
2011
Dirty Little TrickFilm
Vito
★ 5.6
2011
The 5th ExecutionFilm
Rik
★ 3.7
2011
A Cold Day in HellFilm
U.S. Marshal Stallings
★ 3.2
2011
The ForestFilm
Lt. Brandon Ross
★ 3.8
2010
Hawaii Five-0TV
Roy Parrish • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2010
Blue BloodsTV
John • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2010
The Killing JarFilm
Doe
★ 5.5
2010
Terror TrapFilm
Hotel Operator
★ 4.7
2010
FederalFilm
Sam Gibson
★ 4.4
2010
The Big I AmFilm
Martell
★ 4.8
2010
Trader GamesFilm
William
★ 4.3
2010
Let the Game BeginFilm
Dr. Turner
★ 4.7
2010
The PortalFilm
Dr. Azirra
★ 4.0
2010
The Brazen BullFilm
★ 4.3
2010
Corruption.GovFilm
Senator John Mordire
★ 2.7
2010
Zulu GumballTV
Self • 8 episodes
2010
Six Days in ParadiseFilm
Rich McShane
2009
Green Lantern: First FlightFilm
Kilowog (voice)
★ 6.9
2009
Celebrity Ghost StoriesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2009
Road of No ReturnFilm
J. Marcone
★ 5.9
2009
The TombFilm
George
★ 4.3
2009
Amazing RacerFilm
Dave Blair
★ 5.9
2009
The BleedingFilm
Father Roy
★ 2.6
2009
You Might As Well LiveFilm
Clinton Manitoba
★ 4.8
2009
BreakFilm
The Associate
★ 3.9
2009
Deep WinterFilm
Dean
★ 3.8
2009
The WayFilm
Commander
★ 4.0
2009
Serbian ScarsFilm
Dreq
★ 3.1
2009
Gloves of StoneFilm
Willie
★ 4.3
2009
Christmas CrashFilm
Joseph Johnson
★ 4.1
2009
Clear Lake, WIFilm
The Reverend
★ 2.4
2009
Lost in the WoodsFilm
Stuart Bunka
★ 3.4
2009
Outrage: Born in TerrorFilm
Farragut
★ 3.5
2009
Hired GunFilm
Dan Moeller
★ 3.5
2009
Creepshow Raw: InsomniaFilm
Barry
★ 3.0
2009
The Face is FamiliarFilm
Himself
★ 2.0
2008
Hell RideFilm
The Gent
★ 5.2
2008
HouseFilm
Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
★ 4.5
2008
ViceFilm
Max Walker
★ 4.5
2008
45 R.P.M.Film
Major Baxter
★ 6.2
2008
Crash and BurnFilm
Vincent Scaillo
★ 4.2
2008
Last HourFilm
Monk
★ 4.2
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty HarryFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2008
No Bad DaysFilm
Lester
★ 3.2
2008
The Evolution of Clint EastwoodFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2008
The Business End: Violence in CinemaFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2008
The Craft of Dirty HarryFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarryFilm
Self
★ 4.5
2008
Killer's FreedomFilm
Leo Ibiza
★ 3.5
2008
Eyes FrontFilm
★ 1.0
2007
Boarding GateFilm
Miles Rennberg
★ 5.0
2007
Tooth and NailFilm
Jackal - Rover
★ 4.5
2007
CrocFilm
Croc Hawkins
★ 4.4
2007
Living & DyingFilm
Agent Lind
★ 4.4
2007
Afghan KnightsFilm
Cooper
★ 4.1
2007
Being Michael MadsenFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2007
Strength and HonourFilm
Sean Kelleher
★ 5.5
2007
MachineFilm
Ray
★ 3.9
2007
Cosmic RadioFilm
Senator Atwood
★ 1.7
2007
L.A. DicksFilm
Steven Miller
★ 1.0
2006
Scary Movie 4Film
Oliver
★ 5.5
2006
BloodRayneFilm
Vladimir
★ 4.1
2006
The Last DropFilm
J.T. Colt
★ 4.2
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2006
Hoboken HollowFilm
J.T. Goldman
★ 3.7
2006
CanesFilm
Guillermo List
★ 4.3
2006
UKM: The Ultimate Killing MachineFilm
Major Blevins
★ 2.9
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2006
All InFilm
Seal
★ 4.5
2006
Southern ComfortFilm
★ 4.0
2006
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2006
Prohibition Opens the FloodgatesFilm
Self
2006
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster FilmsFilm
Self
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFilm
Maugrim (voice)
★ 7.1
2005
Sin CityFilm
Bob
★ 7.5
2005
Chasing GhostsFilm
Kevin Harrison
★ 5.5
2005
Law of CorruptionFilm
American
★ 4.6
2005
TiltTV
Don 'The Matador' Everest • 9 episodes
★ 7.3
2005
Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodFilm
★ 7.4
2005
Jacked$Film
Boss
★ 5.3
2005
The Distance: Boxing from the Inside OutFilm
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2Film
Budd 'Sidewinder'
★ 7.9
2004
On Air with Ryan SeacrestTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.5
2004
BlueberryFilm
Wallace Sebastian Blount
★ 4.9
2004
FrankensteinFilm
Detec. Harker
★ 5.2
2004
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'Film
Self
★ 8.8
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1Film
Budd
★ 8.0
2003
My Boss's DaughterFilm
T.J.
★ 5.1
2003
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-OutFilm
Frank McGregor
★ 6.6
2003
Pauly Shore Is DeadFilm
Michael Madsen
★ 4.4
2003
Thelma & Louise: The Last JourneyFilm
Self
★ 7.9
2003
Vampires AnonymousFilm
Geno
★ 5.5
2002
CSI: MiamiTV
Cooper 'Coop' Daly • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2002
Die Another DayFilm
Falco
★ 6.0
2002
The Real DealFilm
Baker Jacks
★ 3.9
2002
Welcome to AmericaFilm
Special Agent Leon Fogel
★ 9.5
2002
The Thief & the StripperFilm
Jimmie D.
★ 4.5
2002
Primal InstinctFilm
Russ
★ 6.3
2001
24TV
Jim Ricker • 4 episodes
★ 7.8
2001
Celebrity Big BrotherTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeFilm
James Alexander
★ 5.9
2001
ChokeFilm
Will
★ 3.7
2001
Animal PrecinctTV
★ 7.7
2001
Pressure PointFilm
Jed Griffin
★ 5.4
2001
Extreme HonorFilm
Sparks
★ 4.4
2001
42KFilm
Narrator
★ 6.2
2001
The GhostFilm
Dan Olinghouse
★ 3.6
2001
FallFilm
Jeremy Banes
★ 5.5
2001
OutlawFilm
Conner
★ 5.2
2001
Big AppleTV
Terry Maddock • 8 episodes
★ 8.0
2000
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of EvidenceFilm
Joe
★ 6.0
2000
SacrificeFilm
Tyler Pierce
★ 4.9
2000
The AlternateFilm
Agent Briggs
★ 3.3
2000
Luck of the DrawFilm
Zippo
★ 4.9
2000
The StrayFilm
Ben
★ 4.1
2000
Voodoo DawnFilm
Frank Barlow
★ 4.8
2000
High NoonFilm
Frank Miller
★ 5.5
2000
Ultimate TargetFilm
Uncle
★ 6.8
2000
The Price of AirFilm
Mr. Ball
★ 5.5
2000
Bad GuysFilm
Jay Peters
★ 4.8
1999
The FlorentineFilm
Whitey
★ 5.7
1999
Supreme SanctionFilm
Dalton
★ 5.2
1999
Ballad of the NightingaleFilm
Giovanni
★ 4.2
1999
Flat OutFilm
Gene
★ 6.0
1998
Species IIFilm
Press Lenox
★ 5.2
1998
Vengeance UnlimitedTV
Mr. Chapel • 16 episodes
★ 8.1
1998
The SenderFilm
Dallas Grayson
★ 5.0
1998
Rough DraftFilm
Haynes
★ 4.7
1998
PapertrailFilm
FBI Agent Brad Abraham
★ 4.8
1998
DetourFilm
Burl Rogers
★ 6.5
1998
Steve McQueen: The King of CoolFilm
Self
★ 8.5
1997
Donnie BrascoFilm
Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
★ 7.5
1997
Executive TargetFilm
Nick James
★ 4.8
1997
The MakerFilm
Skarney
★ 5.4
1997
Surface to AirFilm
Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
★ 7.2
1997
Catherine's GroveFilm
Joe Mason
★ 4.4
1997
The Girl Gets MoeFilm
Donnelly
★ 4.8
1996
Mulholland FallsFilm
Eddie Hall
★ 6.0
1996
The Last Days of Frankie the FlyFilm
Sal
★ 6.1
1996
The WinnerFilm
Wolf
★ 4.4
1995
SpeciesFilm
Preston Lennox
★ 6.0
1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeFilm
Glen Greenwood
★ 5.9
1995
MADtvTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1995
Man with a GunFilm
John Wilbur Hardin
★ 4.6
1995
Red LineFilm
Mr. Lawrence
★ 6.0
1994
Wyatt EarpFilm
Virgil Earp
★ 6.8
1994
The GetawayFilm
Rudy Travis
★ 5.8
1994
Blue TigerFilm
Gun Salesman (uncredited)
★ 5.1
1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?Film
Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
★ 5.7
1994
Dead ConnectionFilm
Det. Matt Dickson
★ 4.6
1994
Season of ChangeFilm
Randy Parker
★ 4.6
1993
Free WillyFilm
Glen Greenwood
★ 6.2
1993
Beyond the LawFilm
Blood
★ 6.3
1993
Money for NothingFilm
Detective Laurenzi
★ 5.6
1993
A House in the HillsFilm
Mickey
★ 5.6
1993
Trouble BoundFilm
Harry Talbot
★ 5.5
1993
Almost BlueFilm
Morris
★ 7.1
1993
Inside EdgeFilm
Richard Montana
★ 5.1
1992
Reservoir DogsFilm
Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
★ 8.1
1992
Straight TalkFilm
Steve
★ 6.1
1992
Baby SnatcherFilm
Cal Hudson
★ 6.7
1992
To Kill ForFilm
Cliff Burden
★ 5.0
1991
Thelma & LouiseFilm
Jimmy
★ 7.6
1991
The DoorsFilm
Tom Baker
★ 7.1
1990
The OutsidersTV
Mick Jenkins • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1990
Gabriel's FireTV
★ 6.9
1990
MontanaFilm
Pierce
★ 6.0
1990
The End of InnocenceFilm
Earl
★ 5.0
1989
Quantum LeapTV
Blue • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Kill Me AgainFilm
Vince Miller
★ 6.1
1989
Blood RedFilm
Enzio
★ 4.9
1988
War and RemembranceTV
'Foof' Turhall • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1988
IguanaFilm
Sebastián
★ 6.0
1988
Sidewalks EntertainmentTV
★ 7.3
1988
Shadows in the StormFilm
Earl
★ 4.6
1987
Tour of DutyTV
Sergeant Greg Block • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1987
Jake and the FatmanTV
★ 6.2
1987
The Killing TimeFilm
Stu
★ 5.0
1986
Crime StoryTV
Johnny Fosse • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1985
Our Family HonorTV
Augie Danzig • 13 episodes
★ 7.7
1984
Miami ViceTV
Sally Alvarado • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1984
The NaturalFilm
Bump Bailey
★ 6.9
1984
Racing with the MoonFilm
Frank
★ 6.3
1983
WarGamesFilm
Steve
★ 7.1
1983
The HitchhikerTV
John Hampton • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1983
Special BulletinFilm
Jimmy Lenox
★ 6.9
1983
DinerFilm
Boogie
★ 7.2
1982
St. ElsewhereTV
Mike O'Connor • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1982
Cagney & LaceyTV
★ 7.0
1982
Against All HopeFilm
Cecil Moe
★ 6.8