Deceased

How Did Michael Madsen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asMichael Søren MadsenGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/09/1957Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied03/07/2025Died inMalibuCausecardiac arrestWikidataQ220584 ↗Buried atMount Sinai Memorial Parks and MortuariesTMDb#147 ↗

Michael Søren Madsen was an American actor. He was widely known for starring in Quentin Tarantino's films such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), and The Hateful Eight (2015). His other film roles included WarGames (1983), The Natural (1984), The Doors (1991), Thelma & Louise (1991), Free Willy (1993), Species (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Die Another Day (2002), Sin City (2005), and Scary Movie 4 (2006).

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Filmography164 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Michael Jackson: A Life in MusicMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
2026	A Corpse in KensingtonMovie	Michael	69
2025	ConcessionsMovie	Rex Fuel	68
2024	Chuck Zito: An American StoryMovie	Self	67
2024	DinoGatorMovie	Layton	67
2024	Max DaganMovie	Don Clancy	67
2024	Arena WarsMovie	Samson	67
2024	South of Hope StreetMovie	Benjamin	67
2024	Spirit RiserMovie	Narrator (voice)	67
2023	Buckle UpMovie	—	66
2023	Outlaw Johnny BlackMovie	Dutch	66
2022	American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveMovie	Self	65
2021	Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendMovie	Self (archive footage)	64
2021	American NightMovie	Lord Samuel Morgan	64
2021	Red PropheciesMovie	Richard Tyler	64
2021	Christmas ThievesMovie	Vince	64
2020	Angels FallenMovie	Balthazar	63
2020	Dirty FearsMovie	Michael	63
2020	2 Graves in the DesertMovie	Vince	63
2020	Puppy LoveMovie	Wesley	63
2020	The Garden Left BehindMovie	Kevin	63
2019	Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMovie	'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett	62
2019	QT8: The First EightMovie	Self	62
2019	The Hateful EightSeries	Joe Gage	62
2018	Grindhouse NightmaresMovie	—	61
2018	PapaMovie	Ivan	61
2018	The Journey AheadMovie	Max	61
2018	Love AddictMovie	Mr. Dickinson	61
2018	Garlic and GunpowderMovie	Jason	61
2017	The Broken KeyMovie	Tully DeMarco	60
2017	Devil's DomainMovie	Bill	60
2016	Along for the RideMovie	Self	59
2016	EmigratisSeries	Self	59
2016	MagiMovie	Lawrence Irlam	59
2016	Back in the DayMovie	Enzo	59
2015	The Hateful EightMovie	Joe Gage	58
2015	Diamond CartelMovie	Mike	58
2015	No DepositMovie	Peter Shay	58
2015	PowersSeries	SuperShock	58
2015	Sacred BloodMovie	Detective Brennan	58
2015	Death in the DesertMovie	Ray Easler	58
2015	Lady Psycho KillerMovie	Doctor Douglass	58
2015	Hope LostMovie	Manol	58
2015	FlippedMovie	Casey	58
2014	2047: Sights of DeathMovie	Lobo	57
2014	Beyond the GameMovie	Robert	57
2014	Non escludo il ritornoMovie	Paul Hummel	57
2014	Express 'Moscow-Russia'Movie	продюсер Милы	57
2013	Golden BoySeries	Walter Clark Sr.	56
2013	I'm in Love with a Church GirlMovie	Frank Harris	56
2013	ICE AgentMovie	Carlos Garcia	56
2013	Madoff: Made Off with AmericaMovie	Agent Kennedy	56
2013	Nomad the BeginningMovie	Wolf	56
2013	Alien BattlefieldMovie	—	56
2012	EldoradoMovie	Ted	55
2012	Ace of Spades: Bad DestinyMovie	Sef	55
2012	PiranhacondaMovie	Prof. Lovegrove	55
2012	Beyond the TrophyMovie	Cole Lambert	55
2011	Bob's BurgersSeries	Kevin Costner (voice)	54
2011	Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairMovie	Budd (Sidewinder)	54
2011	Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the SideSeries	Self	54
2011	The 5th ExecutionMovie	Rik	54
2011	Amsterdam HeavyMovie	Keele	54
2011	The ForestMovie	Lt. Brandon Ross	54
2010	Hawaii Five-0Series	Roy Parrish	53
2010	Blue BloodsSeries	John	53
2010	The PortalMovie	Dr. Azirra	53
2010	Let the Game BeginMovie	Dr. Turner	53
2010	Terror TrapMovie	Hotel Operator	53
2010	The Big I AmMovie	Martell	53
2009	Deep WinterMovie	Dean	52
2009	Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries	Self	52
2009	The TombMovie	George	52
2009	Amazing RacerMovie	Dave Blair	52
2009	Serbian ScarsMovie	Dreq	52
2009	Hired GunMovie	Dan Moeller	52
2009	The WayMovie	Commander	52
2008	ViceMovie	Max Walker	51
2008	Hell RideMovie	The Gent	51
2008	No Bad DaysMovie	Lester	51
2008	The Long Shadow of Dirty HarryMovie	Self	51
2008	The Evolution of Clint EastwoodMovie	Self	51
2008	A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarryMovie	Self	51
2008	Last HourMovie	Monk	51
2008	Crash and BurnMovie	Vincent Scaillo	51
2007	L.A. DicksMovie	Steven Miller	50
2007	Cosmic RadioMovie	Senator Atwood	50
2007	CrocMovie	Croc Hawkins	50
2007	Tooth and NailMovie	Jackal - Rover	50
2007	Boarding GateMovie	Miles Rennberg	50
2007	Living & DyingMovie	Agent Lind	50
2006	Scary Movie 4Movie	Oliver	49
2006	Hoboken HollowMovie	J.T. Goldman	49
2006	All InMovie	Seal	49
2005	Sin CityMovie	Bob	48
2005	BloodRayneMovie	Vladimir	48
2005	Chasing GhostsMovie	Kevin Harrison	48
2005	Law of CorruptionMovie	American	48
2005	TiltSeries	Don 'The Matador' Everest	48
2004	Kill Bill: Vol. 2Movie	Budd 'Sidewinder'	47
2004	On Air with Ryan SeacrestSeries	Self	47
2004	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeMovie	Self	47
2004	RenegadeMovie	Wallace Sebastian Blount	47
2004	The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'Movie	Self	47
2004	Jacked$Movie	Boss	47
2003	Pauly Shore Is DeadMovie	Michael Madsen	46
2003	My Boss's DaughterMovie	T.J.	46
2003	44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-OutMovie	Frank McGregor	46
2003	Thelma & Louise: The Last JourneyMovie	Self	46
2003	Kill Bill: Vol. 1Movie	Budd	46
2002	Die Another DayMovie	Falco	45
2002	CSI: MiamiSeries	Cooper 'Coop' Daly	45
2002	The Thief & the StripperMovie	Jimmie D.	45
2002	The Real DealMovie	Baker Jacks	45
2001	24Series	Jim Ricker	44
2001	L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeMovie	James Alexander	44
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries	Self	44
2001	The GhostMovie	Dan Olinghouse	44
2001	Celebrity Big BrotherSeries	Self	44
2000	SacrificeMovie	Tyler Pierce	43
1999	Ballad of the NightingaleMovie	Giovanni	42
1999	The FlorentineMovie	Whitey	42
1998	Species IIMovie	Press Lenox	41
1998	The SenderMovie	Dallas Grayson	41
1998	Steve McQueen: The King of CoolMovie	Self	41
1997	Donnie BrascoMovie	Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano	40
1997	Executive TargetMovie	Nick James	40
1997	Catherine's GroveMovie	Joe Mason	40
1996	Mulholland FallsMovie	Eddie Hall	39
1996	The Last Days of Frankie the FlyMovie	Sal	39
1996	The WinnerMovie	Wolf	39
1995	Red LineMovie	Mr. Lawrence	38
1995	SpeciesMovie	Preston Lennox	38
1995	Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeMovie	Glen Greenwood	38
1994	Wyatt EarpMovie	Virgil Earp	37
1994	The GetawayMovie	Rudy Travis	37
1994	Blue TigerMovie	Gun Salesman (uncredited)	37
1993	Money for NothingMovie	Detective Laurenzi	36
1993	Trouble BoundMovie	Harry Talbot	36
1992	Reservoir DogsMovie	Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega	35
1992	Straight TalkMovie	Steve	35
1992	To Kill ForMovie	Cliff Burden	35
1991	The DoorsMovie	Tom Baker	34
1991	Thelma & LouiseMovie	Jimmy	34
1990	The OutsidersSeries	Mick Jenkins	33
1989	Quantum LeapSeries	Blue	32
1989	Blood RedMovie	Enzio	32
1989	Kill Me AgainMovie	Vince Miller	32
1988	War and RemembranceSeries	'Foof' Turhall	31
1988	Sidewalks EntertainmentSeries	—	31
1988	Shadows in the StormMovie	Earl	31
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	—	30
1987	Tour of DutySeries	Sergeant Greg Block	30
1987	The Killing TimeMovie	Stu	30
1986	Crime StorySeries	Johnny Fosse	29
1985	Our Family HonorSeries	Augie Danzig	28
1984	Miami ViceSeries	Sally Alvarado	27
1984	The NaturalMovie	Bump Bailey	27
1984	Racing with the MoonMovie	Frank	27
1983	The HitchhikerSeries	John Hampton	26
1983	WarGamesMovie	Steve	26
1983	DinerMovie	Boogie	26
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Mike O'Connor	25
1982	Cagney & LaceySeries	—	25