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Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Highest Rated: 100% Kill Me Again (1989)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Price of Air (2000)

Birthday: Sep 25, 1957

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

A legitimate tough guy who made a name for himself playing gun-toting psychopaths, actor Michael Madsen-brother to Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen-demonstrated his versatility throughout his career by playing a wide-range of roles, including a well-meaning foster father in "Free Willy" (1993) and its sequel. But it was his turn as the sociopathic Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's seminal "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) that propelled the then-unknown supporting actor into a star, thanks to a truly disturbing scene, forever inscribed in cinema infamy, where his character enjoys the torture and mutilation of a police officer. Able to thrive in mainstream Hollywood movies and low-brow straight-to-DVD fare, Madsen easily fluctuated from popular films like "Thelma & Louise" (1991) and "Wyatt Earp" (1994) to low-budget thrillers and horror movies that barely saw the light of day. He had prominent supporting roles in David Lynch's noirish "Mulholland Falls" (1998), sci-fi horror hit "Species" (1998) and a small, but pivotal role in the James Bond movie "Die Another Day" (2002), as well as reuniting with Tarantino for "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" (2003), "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" (2004) and the violent western "The Hateful Eight" (2015). Frequently appearing in six to 10 films per year for most of his career, Madsen was well-established as one of the most prolific actors working in film.

Highest rated movies

100% Kill Me Again
90% The Garden Left Behind 90% Reservoir Dogs 88% Donnie Brasco 86% Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood 86% Thelma & Louise 85% Kill Bill: Vol. 1 84% Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Photos

MULHOLLAND FALLS, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Chris Penn, Chazz Palminteri, 1996, (c) MGM TROUBLE BOUND, Michael Madsen, 1993, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. RESERVOIR DOGS, Michael Madsen, 1992 STRENGTH AND HONOR, (aka STRENGTH AND HONOUR), foreground: Vinnie Jones, Michael Madsen, 2007. ©Maron Pictures DONNIE BRASCO, shaking hands from left: Johnny Depp, Robert Miano, Michael Madsen (center), 1997, © TriStar WYATT EARP, (back row) Michael Madsen, Kevin Costner, Linden Ashby, David Andrews, (front row) Catherine O'Hara, Mare Winningham, Alison Elliott, JoBeth Williams, 1994, (c) Warner Bros. DONNIE BRASCO, front from left: James Russo, Michael Madsen, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp (rear), 1997, © TriStar DONNIE BRASCO, Michael Madsen, 1997, (c) TriStar DONNIE BRASCO, James Russo, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Johnny Depp, 1997 SPECIES II, Michael Madsen, 1998, (c)MGM SPECIES II, Marg Helgenberger, James Cromwell, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Madsen, 1998 DONNIE BRASCO, Michael Madsen, 1997, (c) TriStar THE GETAWAY, Michael Madsen, 1994, (c)Universal DONNIE BRASCO, Michael Madsen (second from left), Johnny Depp, 1997, (c) TriStar RESERVOIR DOGS, Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Penn, Lawrence Tierney, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Edward Bunker, 1992. (c) Miramax Films. THELMA & LOUISE, Susan Sarandon, Michael Madsen, 1991, (c)MGM DONNIE BRASCO, Al Pacino, James Russo, Bruno Kirby, Jr., Michael Madsen, Johnny Depp, 1997 KILL ME AGAIN, Michael Madsen, Val Kilmer, 1989, (c) MGM MULHOLLAND FALLS, (l to r) Chris Penn, Nick Nolte, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri, 1996 SPECIES, Michael Madsen, 1995
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 80% Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Arena Wars Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet South of Hope Street Benjamin Flowers (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 62% Monster Mash Unknown (Character),
Narrator 		- 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Final Wager Ian (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Assault on Hill 400 General Cota (Character) - 2023
20% No Score Yet Waking Karma Paul (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 71% The Wraith Within Sheriff Townsend (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 38% Death Count Detective Casey (Character) - 2022
20% 4% Incarnation Peter (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 14% Damon's Revenge Damon (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Christmas Thieves Vince (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 14% Every Last One of Them Bill (Character) - 2021
20% 87% American Night Lord Samuel Morgan (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Burial Ground Massacre Damon (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ten Million Throwaways Narrator - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Until We Meet Again Det. Morrison (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nishabdham Richard Dawkins (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dirty Fears Michael (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Serpent in the Bottle Joe (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 17% Shark Season James (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 20% 2 Graves in the Desert Vince (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 38% Angels Fallen Balthazar (Character) - 2020
90% 88% The Garden Left Behind Kevin (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 12% Red Handed Lou (Character) - 2019
92% 90% QT8: The First Eight Self - 2019
12% 60% Arctic Dogs Duke (Voice) $5.8M 2019
86% 70% Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Sheriff Hackett on Bounty Law (Character) $142.4M 2019
No Score Yet 46% Welcome to Acapulco Hyde (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Born 2 Race Bobby Unser (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead on Time Mike McGuirk (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 96% Papa Ivan (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dirty Kind Executive Producer - 2018
0% 32% Trading Paint Linsky (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hangover in Death Valley Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 25% Megalodon Admiral King (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Broken Key Tully DeMarco (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 43% Rock, Paper, Scissors Doyle Dechert (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Garlic and Gunpowder Jason (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 100% Unfallen General McCallister (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 31% Devil's Domain Bill (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 17% Diamond Cartel Unknown (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 8% The Wrong Neighbor Coach Jaworski (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 88% The Lost Tree John (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 40% Kidnapped in Romania Mihai (Character) - 2016
17% 67% Vigilante Diaries Moreau (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 29% Back in the Day Enzo Agostino (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sacred Blood Detective Brennan (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 38% Lady Psycho Killer Professor Douglas (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 92% The Natural: The Best There Ever Was Bartholomew Bump Bailey / Himself (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Deposit Peter Shay (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death in the Desert Ray Easler (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2015
75% 77% The Hateful Eight Joe Gage (Character) $54.1M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flipped Casey (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 9% Hope Lost Manol (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 36% Lumberjack Man Dr. Peter Shirtcliff (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 18% Skin Traffik The Boss (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ninth Cloud Bob (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2014
No Score Yet 79% Turnaround Jake Russell O'Malley (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 57% Dirty Dealing Dean (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 0% 2047: Sights of Death Lobo (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lionhead Walter Powell (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet ICE Agent Carlos Garcia (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 62% Terrible Angels Ben Nolan (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 62% Along the Roadside Jerry (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Sierra Nevada Gunfight Sheriff Sawyer (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alien Battlefield Unknown (Character) - 2013
10% 64% I'm in Love With a Church Girl Frankj Harris (Character) $2.4M 2013
No Score Yet 43% Ashley Bill (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 9% Infected Louis Hartley (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 59% Amazing Racer Dave (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gabrielle Edward Sheehan (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 20% Piranhaconda Prof. Lovegrove (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Magic Boys Terence (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 0% Sins Don Mancino (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 75% Refuge From the Storm Steve Grecco (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cole Younger and The Black Train Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Prince of the City Ben Carlton (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 43% Trophy Cole Lambert (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 22% Garbage Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eldorado Ted (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 0% A Cold Day in Hell Marshal Stallings (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 10% Not Another Not Another Movie Lester Storm (Character) - 2011
22% 34% Loosies Lt. Sully Sullivan (Character) $3.3K 2011
0% 61% The Lion of Judah Boss (Voice) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Forest Lt. Brandon Ross (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 11% Amsterdam Heavy Keele (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Matter of Justice Leo Ibiza (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Gold Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 12% Dirty Little Trick Vito (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Prophecies Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 17% Trader Games William (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Portal Dr. Azirra (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 33% The 5th Execution Rik (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 12% Terror Trap Carter (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 30% The Big I Am Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Outrage Farragut (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 6% Serbian Scars Dreq (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Six Days in Paradise Rich McShane (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 37% Let the Game Begin Dr. Turner (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Federal Sam Gibson (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 12% The Brazen Bull The Man (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Corruption.Gov Senator John Mordire (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Now Here Leblanc (Character),
Producer 		- 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia George (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 19% The Tomb George (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 73% Hired Gun Dan Moeller (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 3% Clear Lake, WI The Reverend (Character) - 2009
67% 57% You Might as Well Live Clinton Manitoba (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 67% The Kid: Chamaco Willie (Character) - 2009
0% 36% The Killing Jar Doe (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 25% Road of No Return J. Marcone (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 7% The Bleeding Father Roy (Character) - 2009
63% 70% Green Lantern: First Flight Kilowog (Voice) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lost in the Woods Stuart Bunka (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Put Commander (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet So You Want Michael Madsen? Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 40% Christmas Crash Joseph Johnson (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 20% Break The Associate (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 17% No Bad Days Lester (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 47% Deep Winter Dean (Character) - 2008
0% 27% House Tin Man/Officer Lawdale (Character) $574.9K 2008
10% 30% Hell Ride The Gent (Character) $194.3K 2008
29% 16% Vice Walker (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 11% The Last Hour Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 25% 45 R.P.M. Major Baxter (Character) - 2008
6% 70% Strength and Honor Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 8% Machine Ray (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 26% Crash and Burn Vincent Scaillo (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 80% Being Michael Madsen Self - 2007
No Score Yet 20% Croc Croc Hawkins (Character) - 2007
33% 20% Boarding Gate Miles Rennberg (Character) $49.3K 2007
33% 22% Tooth & Nail Jackal (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 0% All In Seal (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 11% Living & Dying Agent Lind (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 13% Afghan Knights Cooper (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cosmic Radio Senator Atwood (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 17% Canes Guillermo List (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 16% UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine Major Blevins (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 32% Hoboken Hollow J.T. Goldman (Character) - 2005
4% 17% BloodRayne Vladimir (Character) $1.6M 2005
No Score Yet 36% Chasing Ghosts Kevin Harrison (Character) - 2005
76% 78% Sin City Bob (Character) $74.1M 2005
No Score Yet 43% L.A. Dicks Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Velvet Revolution The American (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 21% The Last Drop Col. J.T. Colt (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Muzhskoy sezon: Barkhatnaya revolyutsiya Narkobaron (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Renegade Wallace Sebastian Blount (Character) - 2004
22% 49% Blueberry Wallace Sebastian Blount (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 25% Frankenstein Detective Harker (Character) - 2004
84% 89% Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Budd - 'Sidewinder' (Character) $66.2M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jacked The Boss (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 57% Vampires Anonymous Geno (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 57% 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout Frank McGregor (Character) - 2003
85% 81% Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Budd/Sidewinder (Character) $70.1M 2003
8% 23% My Boss's Daughter T.J. (Character) $15.5M 2003
No Score Yet 22% The Real Deal Baker Jacks (Character) - 2002
55% 41% Die Another Day Falco (Character) $160.2M 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love.com Russ (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pressure Point Jed Griffin (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rude Dan Olinghouse (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 57% 42K Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extreme Honor Sparks (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 8% L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve James Alexander (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fall Jeremy Banes (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 12% The Ghost Actor (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 20% Agent of Death Agent Briggs (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 76% Choke Will (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Stray Ben (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Luck of the Draw Zippo (Character) - 2000
50% 62% High Noon Frank Miller (Character) - 2000
0% No Score Yet The Price of Air Mr. Ball (Character),
Producer 		$3.5K 2000
No Score Yet 20% The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence Joe (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flat Out Gene (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 21% Sacrifice Tyler Pierce (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 46% The Florentine Whitey (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ballad of the Nightingale Unknown (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Catherine's Grove Joe Mason (Character) $26.6K 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Supreme Sanction Dalton (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 0% Papertrail FBI Agent Brad Abraham (Character) - 1998
9% 18% Species II Press Lenox (Character) $19.2M 1998
No Score Yet 27% Fait Accompli Frank Barlow (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 14% Detour Burl Rogers (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thief and the Stripper Jimmie D. (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 20% Surface to Air Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl Gets Moe Donnelly (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 17% The Sender Dallas Grayson (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 53% The Maker Skarney (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 46% The Last Days of Frankie the Fly Sal (Character) - 1997
88% 89% Donnie Brasco Sonny (Character) $42.0M 1997
No Score Yet 32% Diary of a Serial Killer Haynes (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 14% Executive Target Nick James (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 58% Red Line Mr. Lawrence (Character) - 1996
17% 9% The Winner Wolf (Character) - 1996
31% 39% Mulholland Falls Eddie Hall (Character) $11.5M 1996
No Score Yet 12% Man With a Gun John Wilbur Hardin (Character) - 1996
42% 31% Species Preston Lennox (Character) $58.7M 1995
50% 42% Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Glen Greenwood (Character) $28.0M 1995
No Score Yet 29% Final Combination Det. Matt Dickson (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Season of Change Randy Parker (Character) - 1994
31% 61% Wyatt Earp Virgil Earp (Character) $24.6M 1994
33% 28% The Getaway Rudy Travis (Character) $15.5M 1994
No Score Yet 14% A House in the Hills Mickey (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 38% Trouble Bound Harry Talbot (Character) - 1993
20% 31% Money for Nothing Detective Laurenzi (Character) $917.6K 1993
71% 50% Free Willy Glen Greenwood (Character) $76.3M 1993
No Score Yet 17% Almost Blue Morris Poole (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 0% Fatal Instinct Cliff Burden (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 50% Baby Snatcher Cal Hudson (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 72% Beyond the Law Blood (Character) - 1992
90% 94% Reservoir Dogs Mr. Blonde/Vic (Character) $2.5M 1992
46% 58% Straight Talk Steve (Character) $20.1M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside Edge Richard Montana (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fatal Impulse Cliff Burden (Character) - 1992
56% 79% The Doors Tom Baker (Character) $32.7M 1991
86% 82% Thelma & Louise Jimmy (Character) $43.3M 1991
No Score Yet 0% Shadows in the Storm Earl (Character) - 1990
100% 47% Kill Me Again Vince Miller (Character) $112.8K 1989
No Score Yet 28% Blood Red Enzio (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 35% The Killing Time Stu (Character) $17.9K 1987
No Score Yet 80% Against All Hope Cecil Moe (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spatss! Gang Leader (Character) -

TV

Credit
48% 79% Powers Patrick/SuperShock (Character) 2016
76% 81% The Boonies Narrator 2016
No Score Yet 90% Those Who Can't Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
58% 77% Golden Boy Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
21% 43% The Mob Doctor Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 80% Blue Bloods Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 88% Bob's Burgers Kevin Costner (Guest Voice) 2012
87% 87% 24 Jim Ricker (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Animal Precinct Narrator 2001-2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Apple Terry Maddock (Character) 2001
19% No Score Yet Vengeance Unlimited Unknown (Character) 1998-1999
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Blue (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jake and the Fatman Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tour of Duty Sergeant Greg Block (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hitchhiker Unknown (Character) 1985
71% 88% Miami Vice Unknown (Guest Star) 1984