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.

Known For

Hawaii Five-0

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Blue Bloods

CSI: Miami

Bob's Burgers

Miami Vice

Quantum Leap

St. Elsewhere

All Movies (305)

• Michael Jackson: A Life in Music2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Legend of the White Dragon2026 · as Max Reed
• A Corpse in Kensington2026 · as Michael
• Blood Behind Us2026 · as Reed Philibosian
• Mr. Wonderful2026 · as Brian Fenton
• Demon Hunters2026
• Queen of Manhattan2025 · as District Attorney
• Concessions2025 · as Rex Fuel
• The Things We Carry2025
• Sinatra! Eternity2025 · as Robert (Bob) Nelson
• Resurrection Road2025 · as Quantrill
• DinoGator2024 · as Layton
• Prepare to Die2024 · as Sheriff Hansen
• Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha2024 · as Kensei
• Max Dagan2024 · as Don Clancy
• Arena Wars2024 · as Samson
• Final Wager2024 · as Ian
• Chuck Zito: An American Story2024 · as Self
• South of Hope Street2024 · as Benjamin
• Spirit Riser2024 · as Narrator (voice)
• Monster Mash2024 · as Doctor Frankenstein
• Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird2024 · as Self
• Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge2024 · as Logan Bergman
• Outlaw Johnny Black2023 · as Dutch
• The Lurking Fear2023 · as Officer Hansen
• Buckle Up2023
• Necronomicon2023
• Assault on Hill 4002023 · as General Cota
• Waking Karma2023 · as Paul
• The Wraith Within2022 · as Sheriff Townsend
• American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective2022 · as Self
• Death Count2022 · as Detective Casey
• Incarnation2022 · as Peter
• Until We Meet Again2022 · as Detective Morrison
• Damon's Revenge2022 · as Damon
• Run Raven Run2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• Christmas Thieves2021 · as Vince
• Every Last One of Them2021 · as Bill
• American Night2021 · as Lord Samuel Morgan
• Ten Million Throwaways2021 · as Narrator
• Burial Ground Massacre2021 · as Damon
• Batman: Dying Is Easy2021 · as Bullock
• Red Prophecies2021 · as Richard Tyler
• Playing with Stars2021
• Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Red Handed2020 · as Lou
• Nishabdham2020 · as Richard Dawkins
• Dirty Fears2020 · as Michael
• The Garden Left Behind2020 · as Kevin
• Unbelievable!!!!!2020 · as President Ben Dover
• Shark Season2020 · as James
• Puppy Love2020 · as Wesley
• Serpent in the Bottle2020 · as Joe
• Conjuring: The Book of the Dead2020 · as Jefferson
• Angels Fallen2020 · as Balthazar
• 2 Graves in the Desert2020 · as Vince
• Arctic Dogs2019 · as Duke (voice)
• QT8: The First Eight2019 · as Self
• Primitiva2019 · as Narrator (voice)
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019 · as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
• Rock, Paper, Scissors2019 · as Doyle Dechert
• Born2Race2019 · as Bobby Unser
• Welcome to Acapulco2019 · as Hyde
• Trading Paint2019 · as Linsky
• Hangover in Death Valley2018 · as Ted (archive footage)
• Dead On Time2018 · as Mike McGuirk
• Assassins Revenge2018 · as Detective Frank McMillian
• Megalodon2018 · as Admiral King
• Spatss!2018 · as Gang Leader
• Q-4: Dream Corporation2018
• Dirty Dealing2018 · as Dean
• Papa2018 · as Ivan
• Love Addict2018 · as Mr. Dickinson
• Garlic and Gunpowder2018 · as Jason
• Grindhouse Nightmares2018
• The Journey Ahead2018 · as Max
• The Broken Key2017 · as Tully DeMarco
• Unfallen2017 · as General McCallister
• The Wrong Neighbor2017 · as Coach Jaworski
• Devil's Domain2017 · as Bill
• Gasoline2017 · as Макс, баща на Дим
• Along for the Ride2016 · as Self
• Vigilante Diaries2016 · as Moreau
• Talons2016 · as George Fitzgerald
• Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider2016 · as Self
• Last Man Club2016 · as Stearman Pilot
• Back in the Day2016 · as Enzo
• Magi2016 · as Lawrence Irlam
• Kidnapped in Romania2016 · as Mihai
• The Hateful Eight2015 · as Joe Gage
• Flipped2015 · as Casey
• Lumberjack Man2015 · as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
• Sacred Blood2015 · as Detective Brennan
• Death in the Desert2015 · as Ray Easler
• The Lost Tree2015 · as John
• Lady Psycho Killer2015 · as Doctor Douglass
• Bikini Inception2015 · as Himself
• No Deposit2015 · as Peter Shay
• A Hitman in London2015 · as The Boss
• Diamond Cartel2015 · as Mike
• Hope Lost2015 · as Manol
• Beyond the Game2014 · as Robert
• Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra2014 · as Self
• Non Escludo Il Ritorno2014 · as Paul Hummel
• Water Wars2014 · as Bane
• 2047: Sights of Death2014 · as Lobo
• The Ninth Cloud2014 · as Bob
• Express 'Moscow-Russia'2014 · as продюсер Милы
• Turn Around Jake2014 · as Russell O'Malley
• I'm in Love with a Church Girl2013 · as Frank Harris
• Terrible Angels2013 · as Ben Nolan
• Lionhead2013 · as Walter Powell
• A Sierra Nevada Gunfight2013 · as Sheriff Sawyer
• Ashley2013 · as Bill
• Nomad the Beginning2013 · as Wolf
• Gabrielle2013 · as Edward Sheehan
• ICE Agent2013 · as Carlos Garcia
• Infected2013 · as Louis Hartley
• Along the Roadside2013 · as Jerry
• Madoff: Made Off with America2013 · as Agent Kennedy
• Garbage2013 · as Michael
• Alien Battlefield2013
• Prince of the City2012 · as Ben Carlton
• Magic Boys2012 · as Terence
• Beyond the Trophy2012 · as Cole Lambert
• Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny2012 · as Sef
• Cole Younger & The Black Train2012 · as Marshall Stallings
• Piranhaconda2012 · as Prof. Lovegrove
• Sins2012 · as Don Mancino
• Loosies2012 · as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
• Eldorado2012 · as Ted
• Dirty Little Trick2011 · as Vito
• Not Another Not Another Movie2011 · as Lester Storm
• Amsterdam Heavy2011 · as Keele
• The Lion of Judah2011 · as Boss (voice)
• The Forest2011 · as Lt. Brandon Ross
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair2011 · as Budd (Sidewinder)
• The 5th Execution2011 · as Rik
• A Cold Day in Hell2011 · as U.S. Marshal Stallings
• The Brazen Bull2010
• Federal2010 · as Sam Gibson
• Terror Trap2010 · as Hotel Operator
• Trader Games2010 · as William
• Six Days in Paradise2010 · as Rich McShane
• Let the Game Begin2010 · as Dr. Turner
• The Big I Am2010 · as Martell
• The Killing Jar2010 · as Doe
• The Portal2010 · as Dr. Azirra
• Corruption.Gov2010 · as Senator John Mordire
• Road of No Return2009 · as J. Marcone
• The Tomb2009 · as George
• The Bleeding2009 · as Father Roy
• Creepshow Raw: Insomnia2009 · as Barry
• Gloves of Stone2009 · as Willie
• Serbian Scars2009 · as Dreq
• Lost in the Woods2009 · as Stuart Bunka
• Green Lantern: First Flight2009 · as Kilowog (voice)
• The Face is Familiar2009 · as Himself
• The Way2009 · as Commander
• Break2009 · as The Associate
• Amazing Racer2009 · as Dave Blair
• Hired Gun2009 · as Dan Moeller
• You Might As Well Live2009 · as Clinton Manitoba
• Deep Winter2009 · as Dean
• Clear Lake, WI2009 · as The Reverend
• Outrage: Born in Terror2009 · as Farragut
• Christmas Crash2009 · as Joseph Johnson
• House2008 · as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
• Hell Ride2008 · as The Gent
• 45 R.P.M.2008 · as Major Baxter
• No Bad Days2008 · as Lester
• The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · as Self
• The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008 · as Self
• The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• Crash and Burn2008 · as Vincent Scaillo
• Vice2008 · as Max Walker
• Last Hour2008 · as Monk
• Eyes Front2008
• Killer's Freedom2008 · as Leo Ibiza
• Strength and Honour2007 · as Sean Kelleher
• Cosmic Radio2007 · as Senator Atwood
• Tooth and Nail2007 · as Jackal - Rover
• Being Michael Madsen2007 · as Self
• Croc2007 · as Croc Hawkins
• Boarding Gate2007 · as Miles Rennberg
• L.A. Dicks2007 · as Steven Miller
• Living & Dying2007 · as Agent Lind
• Machine2007 · as Ray
• Afghan Knights2007 · as Cooper
• UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine2006 · as Major Blevins
• Canes2006 · as Guillermo List
• The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird2006 · as Self
• Prohibition Opens the Floodgates2006 · as Self
• Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood2006 · as Self
• Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006 · as Self
• Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films2006 · as Self
• The Last Drop2006 · as J.T. Colt
• Scary Movie 42006 · as Oliver
• All In2006 · as Seal
• Hoboken Hollow2006 · as J.T. Goldman
• Southern Comfort2006
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005 · as Maugrim (voice)
• Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood2005
• BloodRayne2005 · as Vladimir
• Law of Corruption2005 · as American
• Chasing Ghosts2005 · as Kevin Harrison
• Sin City2005 · as Bob
• Frankenstein2004 · as Detec. Harker
• The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'2004 · as Self
• Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · as Self
• Kill Bill: Vol. 22004 · as Budd 'Sidewinder'
• Renegade2004 · as Wallace Sebastian Blount
• Jacked$2004 · as Boss
• Vampires Anonymous2003 · as Geno
• Kill Bill: Vol. 12003 · as Budd
• My Boss's Daughter2003 · as T.J.
• 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out2003 · as Frank McGregor
• Pauly Shore Is Dead2003 · as Michael Madsen
• Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey2003 · as Self
• The Real Deal2002 · as Baker Jacks
• Die Another Day2002 · as Falco
• The Thief & the Stripper2002 · as Jimmie D.
• Primal Instinct2002 · as Russ
• Welcome to America2002 · as Special Agent Leon Fogel
• 42K2001 · as Narrator
• L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve2001 · as James Alexander
• Choke2001 · as Will
• Pressure Point2001 · as Jed Griffin
• Extreme Honor2001 · as Sparks
• Fall2001 · as Jeremy Banes
• The Ghost2001 · as Dan Olinghouse
• Outlaw2001 · as Conner
• The Price of Air2000 · as Mr. Ball
• High Noon2000 · as Frank Miller
• Bad Guys2000 · as Jay Peters
• The Stray2000 · as Ben
• Sacrifice2000 · as Tyler Pierce
• The Alternate2000 · as Agent Briggs
• Luck of the Draw2000 · as Zippo
• Voodoo Dawn2000 · as Frank Barlow
• The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence2000 · as Joe
• Ultimate Target2000 · as Uncle
• Flat Out1999 · as Gene
• Ballad of the Nightingale1999 · as Giovanni
• The Florentine1999 · as Whitey
• Supreme Sanction1999 · as Dalton
• Detour1998 · as Burl Rogers
• Papertrail1998 · as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
• The Sender1998 · as Dallas Grayson
• Species II1998 · as Press Lenox
• Steve McQueen: The King of Cool1998 · as Self
• Rough Draft1998 · as Haynes
• Surface to Air1997 · as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
• The Girl Gets Moe1997 · as Donnelly
• Catherine's Grove1997 · as Joe Mason
• The Maker1997 · as Skarney
• Executive Target1997 · as Nick James
• Donnie Brasco1997 · as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
• The Last Days of Frankie the Fly1996 · as Sal
• The Winner1996 · as Wolf
• Mulholland Falls1996 · as Eddie Hall
• Red Line1995 · as Mr. Lawrence
• Man with a Gun1995 · as John Wilbur Hardin
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home1995 · as Glen Greenwood
• Species1995 · as Preston Lennox
• Wyatt Earp1994 · as Virgil Earp
• Dead Connection1994 · as Det. Matt Dickson
• Season of Change1994 · as Randy Parker
• Blue Tiger1994 · as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
• The Getaway1994 · as Rudy Travis
• Who Do You Think You're Fooling?1994 · as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
• Inside Edge1993 · as Richard Montana
• Money for Nothing1993 · as Detective Laurenzi
• Almost Blue1993 · as Morris
• Free Willy1993 · as Glen Greenwood
• Beyond the Law1993 · as Blood
• A House in the Hills1993 · as Mickey
• Trouble Bound1993 · as Harry Talbot
• To Kill For1992 · as Cliff Burden
• Reservoir Dogs1992 · as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
• Baby Snatcher1992 · as Cal Hudson
• Straight Talk1992 · as Steve
• Thelma & Louise1991 · as Jimmy
• The Doors1991 · as Tom Baker
• The End of Innocence1990 · as Earl
• Montana1990 · as Pierce
• Kill Me Again1989 · as Vince Miller
• Blood Red1989 · as Enzio
• Iguana1988 · as Sebastián
• Shadows in the Storm1988 · as Earl
• The Killing Time1987 · as Stu
• The Natural1984 · as Bump Bailey
• Racing with the Moon1984 · as Frank
• Diner1983 · as Boogie
• WarGames1983 · as Steve
• Special Bulletin1983 · as Jimmy Lenox
• Against All Hope1982 · as Cecil Moe
• The First Circle— · as Eli Brevil
• Saturday at the Starlight— · as Frank Gunt
• Cookbook for Southern Housewives— · as Kingsley
• Ava— · as Peter
• The Witching Hour—
• Sara Sarita—

All TV Shows (35)

• The Hateful Eight2019 · as Joe Gage
• Master of Photography2016
• Emigratis2016 · as Self
• Big Time in Hollywood, Fl2015 · as Harvey Scoles
• Powers2015 · as SuperShock
• Golden Boy2013 · as Walter Clark Sr.
• Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side2011 · as Self
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Kevin Costner (voice)
• Zulu Gumball2010 · as Self
• Blue Bloods2010 · as John
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Roy Parrish
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Tilt2005 · as Don 'The Matador' Everest
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
• 242001 · as Jim Ricker
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self
• Animal Precinct2001
• Celebrity Big Brother2001 · as Self
• Big Apple2001 · as Terry Maddock
• Vengeance Unlimited1998 · as Mr. Chapel
• MADtv1995 · as Self
• Gabriel's Fire1990
• The Outsiders1990 · as Mick Jenkins
• Quantum Leap1989 · as Blue
• War and Remembrance1988 · as 'Foof' Turhall
• Sidewalks Entertainment1988
• Jake and the Fatman1987
• Tour of Duty1987 · as Sergeant Greg Block
• Crime Story1986 · as Johnny Fosse
• Our Family Honor1985 · as Augie Danzig
• Miami Vice1984 · as Sally Alvarado
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as John Hampton
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Mike O'Connor
• Cagney & Lacey1982