Michael Madsen

66 · Born: Sep 25, 1957

Personal Details

Born Sep 25, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Spouse

DeAnna Madsen
( Apr 15, 1996 to May 5, 2024 )
Jeannine Bisignano
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Georganne LaPiere

Parents

Elaine Madsen
Calvin Christian Madsen

Relatives

Virginia Madsen (Sibling)

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2024

South of Hope Street

South of Hope Street as Benjamin

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Michael Madsen

Arena Wars as Samson

2023

Assault on Hill 400

Assault on Hill 400 as General Cota

The Lurking Fear

The Lurking Fear

Grace as Man

Waking Karma as Paul

2022

Incarnation as Peter

Damon's Revenge

Damon's Revenge as Damon

The Wraith Within

The Wraith Within as Sheriff Townsend

Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again as Detective Morrison

Queen of Manhattan

Queen of Manhattan as District Attorney

2021

Burial Ground Massacre

Burial Ground Massacre as Damon

Christmas Thieves

Christmas Thieves as Vince

Every Last One of Them

Every Last One of Them as Bill

Red Prophecies as Richard Tyler

Run Raven Run as Narrator (voice)

American Night as Lord Samuel Morgan

2020

Red Handed as Lou

Serpent in the Bottle

Serpent in the Bottle as Joe

The Garden Left Behind

The Garden Left Behind

Puppy Love as Wesley

Shark Season as James

Angels Fallen as Balthazar

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead as Jefferson

Nishabdham as Richard Dawkins

Unbelievable!!!!!

Unbelievable!!!!! as President Ben Dover

2019

Born2Race as Bobby Unser

Arctic Dogs as Duke (voice)

Welcome to Acapulco

Welcome to Acapulco as Hyde

Primitiva as Narrator (voice)

Trading Paint as Linsky

2018

Garlic & Gunpowder

Garlic & Gunpowder as Jason

Hangover in Death Valley

Hangover in Death Valley as Ted (archive footage)

Megalodon as Admiral King

Dead on Time as Mike McGuirk

Dirty Dealing 3D

Dirty Dealing 3D as Dean

Grindhouse Nightmares

Grindhouse Nightmares

Papa as Ivan

Q-4: Dream Corporation

Q-4: Dream Corporation

Assassins Revenge

Assassins Revenge as Detective Frank McMillian

Love Addict as Mr. Dickinson

2017

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors as Doyle Dechert

Devil's Domain as Bill

The Wrong Neighbor

The Wrong Neighbor as Coach Jaworski

Unfallen as General McCallister

The Broken Key as Tully DeMarco

2016

Magi as Lawrence Irlam

Vigilante Diaries

Vigilante Diaries as Moreau

Back in the Day

Back in the Day as Enzo

Kidnapped in Romania

Kidnapped in Romania as Mihai

Powers as SuperShock

2015

Flipped as Casey

Sacred Blood as Detective Brennan

Lumberjack Man as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff

Death in the Desert

Death in the Desert as Ray Easler

Lady Psycho Killer

Lady Psycho Killer as Doctor Douglass

Diamond Cartel as Mike

Hope Lost as Manol

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight as Joe Gage

A Hitman in London

A Hitman in London as The Boss

The Lost Tree as John

No Deposit as Peter Shay

CobraGator as Layton

Big Time in Hollywood, FL

Big Time in Hollywood, FL as Harvey Scoles

2014

2047: Sights of Death

2047: Sights of Death as Lobo

The Ninth Cloud

The Ninth Cloud as Bob

Beyond the Game

Beyond the Game as Robert

Turn Around Jake

Turn Around Jake as Russell O'Malley

Water Wars as Bane

2013

Lionhead as Walter Powell

Terrible Angels

Terrible Angels as Ben Nolan

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

A Sierra Nevada Gunfight as Sheriff Sawyer

Gabrielle as Edward Sheehan

Infected as Louis Hartley

Madoff: Made Off with America

Madoff: Made Off with America as Agent Kennedy

Nomad: The Beginning

Nomad: The Beginning as Wolf

Ashley as Bill

Garbage as Michael

ICE Agent as Carlos Garcia

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

I'm in Love with a Church Girl as Frank Harris

Along the Roadside

Along the Roadside as Jerry

Golden Boy as Walter Clark Sr.

2012

Beyond the Trophy

Beyond the Trophy as Cole Lambert

Prince of the City

Prince of the City as Ben Carlton

Diamond Heist as Terence

Eldorado as Ted

Piranhaconda as Prof. Lovegrove

Sins Expiation as Don Mancino

Refuge from the Storm

Refuge from the Storm as Steve Grecco

Loosies as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan

Bob's Burgers as Kevin Costner (voice)

Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother

2011

Not Another Not Another Movie

Not Another Not Another Movie as Lester Storm

The Forest as Lt. Brandon Ross

Dirty Little Trick

Dirty Little Trick as Vito

A Cold Day in Hell

A Cold Day in Hell as U.S. Marshal Stallings

Klyuch salamandry

Klyuch salamandry as Rik

Amsterdam Heavy

Amsterdam Heavy as Keele

The Lion of Judah

The Lion of Judah as Boss (voice)

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Budd (Sidewinder)

2010

Federal as Sam Gibson

Trader Games as William

The Big I Am as Martell

Terror Trap as Hotel Operator

The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar as Doe

Let the Game Begin

Let the Game Begin as Dr. Turner

The Brazen Bull

The Brazen Bull

The Portal as Dr. Azirra

Corruption.Gov as Senator John Mordire

2009

The Bleeding as Father Roy

Outrage: Born in Terror

Outrage: Born in Terror as Farragut

Green Lantern: First Flight

Green Lantern: First Flight as Kilowog (voice)

Shannon's Rainbow

Shannon's Rainbow as Dave Blair

Deep Winter as Dean

Break as The Associate

Christmas Crash

Christmas Crash as Joseph Johnson

The Kid: Chamaco

The Kid: Chamaco as Willie

Ligeia as George

Lost in the Woods

Lost in the Woods as Stuart Bunka

Put as Commander

Serbian Scars as Dreq

You Might as Well Live

You Might as Well Live as Clinton Manitoba

Hired Gun as Dan Moeller

Clear Lake, WI as The Reverend

2008

Vice as Max Walker

No Bad Days as Lester

Hell Ride as The Gent

Crash and Burn as Vincent Scaillo

45 R.P.M. as Major Baxter

A Matter of Justice

A Matter of Justice as Leo Ibiza

House as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale

Last Hour as Monk

Road of No Return

Road of No Return as J. Marcone

2007

Cosmic Radio as Senator Atwood

Boarding Gate as Miles Rennberg

Living & Dying as Agent Lind

Machine as Ray

Strength and Honour

Strength and Honour as Sean Kelleher

Afghan Knights as Cooper

Croc as Croc Hawkins

L.A. Dicks as Steven Miller

2006

All In as Seal

Scary Movie 4 as Oliver

Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films

Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films

Hoboken Hollow as J.T. Goldman

Canes as Guillermo List

The Last Drop as J.T. Colt

UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine

UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine as Major Blevins

2005

Bullets Over Hollywood

Bullets Over Hollywood

Sin City as Bob

BloodRayne as Vladimir

Chasing Ghosts as Kevin Harrison

Tilt as Don 'The Matador' Everest

2004

Renegade as Wallace Sebastian Blount

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Budd

A Way with Murder

A Way with Murder as Vic Donovan

Frankenstein as Detec. Harker

2003

Vampires Anonymous

Vampires Anonymous as Geno

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter as T.J.

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Frank McGregor

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Budd

2002

Love.com as Russ

Die Another Day

Die Another Day as Damian Falco

The Thief & the Stripper

The Thief & the Stripper as Jimmie D.

The Real Deal as Baker Jacks

2001

Fall: The Price of Silence

Fall: The Price of Silence as Jeremy Banes

Outlaw as Conner

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve as James Alexander

Extreme Honor as Sparks

Pressure Point as Jed Griffin

Choke as Will

The Ghost as Dan Olinghouse

Michael Jackson: You Rock My World

Michael Jackson: You Rock My World as Thug

Animal Precinct

Animal Precinct

2000

Luck of the Draw

Luck of the Draw as Zippo

Bad Guys as Jay Peters

The Price of Air

The Price of Air as Mr. Ball

The Alternate as Agent Briggs

The Stray as Ben

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence as Joe

Sacrifice as Tyler Pierce

High Noon as Frank Miller

Ides of March as Uncle

Fait Accompli as Frank Barlow

1999

Flat Out as Gene

Supreme Sanction

Supreme Sanction as Dalton

The Florentine as Whitey

Ballad of the Nightingale

Ballad of the Nightingale

1998

Papertrail as FBI Agent Brad Abraham

The Sender as Dallas Grayson

Rough Draft as Haynes

Detour as Burl Rogers

Species II as Press Lenox

Vengeance Unlimited

Vengeance Unlimited as Mr. Chapel

1997

The Girl Gets Moe

The Girl Gets Moe as Donnelly

Donnie Brasco as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano

Surface to Air as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin

Executive Target

Executive Target as Nick James

Catherine's Grove

Catherine's Grove as Joe Mason

The Maker as Skarney

1996

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Sal

The Winner as Wolf

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls as Eddie Hall

1995

Species as Preston Lennox

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Glen Greenwood

Red Line as Mr. Lawrence

Man with a Gun as John Wilbur Hardin

1994

Wyatt Earp as Virgil Earp

The Getaway as Rudy Travis

Dead Connection

Dead Connection as Det. Matt Dickson

Season of Change

Season of Change as Randy Parker

1993

Beyond the Law as Blood

A House in the Hills

A House in the Hills as Mickey

Almost Blue as Morris

Trouble Bound as Harry Talbot

Free Willy as Glen Greenwood

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing as Detective Laurenzi

Inside Edge as Richard Montana

1992

Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega

Fatal Instinct as Cliff Burden

Straight Talk as Steve

Baby Snatcher as Cal Hudson

1991

The Doors as Tom Baker

Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise as Jimmy Lennox

1990

The End of Innocence

The End of Innocence as Earl

Montana as Pierce

1989

Blood Red as Enzio

Kill Me Again as Vince A. Miller

Quantum Leap as Blue

1988

Shadows in the Storm

Shadows in the Storm

Iguana as Sebastián

1987

The Killing Time

The Killing Time as Stu

1982

Against All Hope

Against All Hope as Cecil Moe

appearances

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2015

Bikini Inception

Bikini Inception

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2007

Being Michael Madsen

Being Michael Madsen

2006

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

2004

The Making of 'Kill Bill: Volume 2'

The Making of 'Kill Bill: Volume 2'

2003

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was