Michael 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.
Acting (284 movies)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Sin City
2005
WarGames
1983
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Reservoir Dogs
1992
Until We Meet Again
2022
The Getaway
1994
Thelma & Louise
1991
Free Willy
1993
Species II
1998
Frankenstein
2004
Renegade
2004
UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
2006
My Boss's Daughter
2003
The Last Drop
2006
Scary Movie 4
2006
Mulholland Falls
1996
Last Hour
2008
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
Break
2009
Being Michael Madsen
2007
Road of No Return
2009
The Natural
1984
The Alternate
2000
Extreme Honor
2001
Kill Me Again
1989
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
Run Raven Run
2021
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
2006
The Killing Time
1987
Wyatt Earp
1994
Hired Gun
2009
The Portal
2010
Crash and Burn
2008
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
Species
1995
Donnie Brasco
1997
Strength and Honour
2007
Hell Ride
2008
Montana
1990
Croc
2007
Clear Lake, WI
2009
Non Escludo Il Ritorno
2014
Q-4: Dream Corporation
2018
Chasing Ghosts
2005
Die Another Day
2002
The Tomb
2009
South of Hope Street
2024
Boarding Gate
2007
House
2008
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
Straight Talk
1992
Killer's Freedom
2008
Let the Game Begin
2010
Vampires Anonymous
2003
The Killing Jar
2010
Gabrielle
2013
Tooth and Nail
2007
The Big I Am
2010
The 5th Execution
2011
The Way
2009
Federal
2010
The Bleeding
2009
Gloves of Stone
2009
The Lion of Judah
2011
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
Ten Million Throwaways
2021
Living & Dying
2007
Serbian Scars
2009
Beyond the Law
1993
Afghan Knights
2007
Lost in the Woods
2009
High Noon
2000
The Brazen Bull
2010
Terror Trap
2010
Incarnation
2022
All In
2006
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
2006
Assault on Hill 400
2023
Machine
2007
Buckle Up
2023
L.A. Dicks
2007
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Surface to Air
1997
Trader Games
2010
The Sender
1998
Outrage: Born in Terror
2009
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011
No Bad Days
2008
Bad Guys
2000
A Cold Day in Hell
2011
Trouble Bound
1993
Luck of the Draw
2000
Money for Nothing
1993
Amsterdam Heavy
2011
To Kill For
1992
Eldorado
2012
The Real Deal
2002
The Maker
1997
A House in the Hills
1993
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Being Michael Madsen | 2007 | Producer |
| Vice | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| The Brazen Bull | 2010 | Producer |
| Death in the Desert | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| The Dirty Kind | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Every Last One of Them | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | 2022 | Producer |
| American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | 2022 | Writer |