Michael Madsen
1957–2025 · American actor
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),Our Family Honor 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). Madsen also voiced characters in video games such as Grand Theft Auto III (2001), Narc (2005), the Dishonored series (2012–2017), The Walking Dead: Season Two (2014), and Crime Boss: Rockay City (2023). Madsen had six children, including actor Christian Madsen.
Michael Madsen, in order
- 1983 WarGames: acted · directed by John Badham
- 1984 Racing with the Moon: acted · directed by Richard Benjamin · critics 89%, audiences 61% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1984 The Natural: acted · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 82%, audiences 88%
- 1987 The Killing Time: acted · directed by Rick King
- 1987 Tour of Duty (TV series): acted
- 1988 Iguana: acted · directed by Monte Hellman
- 1988 Shadows in the Storm: acted · directed by Terrell Tannen
- 1989 Kill Me Again: acted · directed by John Dahl
- 1991 The Doors: acted · directed by Oliver Stone
- 1991 Thelma & Louise: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 87%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Roku Channel
- 1992 Beyond the Law: acted · directed by Larry Ferguson
- 1992 Fatal Instinct: acted · directed by John Dirlam
- 1992 Reservoir Dogs: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 90%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1992 Straight Talk: acted · directed by Barnet Kellman
- 1993 A House in the Hills: acted · directed by Ken Wiederhorn
- 1993 Almost Blue: acted · directed by Keoni Waxman
- 1993 Free Willy: acted · directed by Simon Wincer
- 1993 Money for Nothing: acted · directed by Ramón Menéndez · critics 20%, audiences 31% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
- 1993 Trouble Bound: acted · directed by Jeffrey Reiner
- 1994 Final Combination: acted · directed by Nigel Dick
- 1994 The Getaway: acted · directed by Roger Donaldson
- 1994 Wyatt Earp: acted · directed by Lawrence Kasdan
- 1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home: acted · directed by Dwight H. Little
- 1995 Man with a Gun: acted · directed by David Wyles
- 1995 Species: acted · directed by Roger Donaldson
- 1996 Mulholland Falls: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori
- 1996 Red Line: acted · directed by John M. Sjogren
- 1996 The Last Days of Frankie the Fly: acted · directed by Peter Markle
- 1997 Donnie Brasco: acted · directed by Mike Newell
- 1997 Executive Target: acted · directed by Joseph Merhi
- 1997 The Maker: acted · directed by Tim Hunter
- 1998 Roadblock: acted · directed by Joey Travolta
- 1998 Rough Draft: acted · directed by Joshua Wallace
- 1998 Species II: acted · directed by Peter Medak
- 1998 Vengeance Unlimited (TV series): acted
- 1999 Supreme Sanction (TV movie): acted · directed by John Terlesky
- 1999 The Florentine: acted · directed by Nick Stagliano
- 2000 The Alternate: acted · directed by Sam Firstenberg
- 2000 The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (TV movie): acted · directed by Brad Turner
- 2000 The Stray: acted · directed by Kevin Mock
- 2001–10 24 (TV series): acted
- 2001 Big Apple (TV series): acted
- 2001 Choke: acted · directed by John M. Sjogren
- 2001 Extreme Honor: acted · directed by Steven Rush
- 2001 The Ghost: acted · directed by Douglas Jackson
- 2002 Die Another Day: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori · critics 56%, audiences 41% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (TV movie): acted · directed by Yves Simoneau
- 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 85%, audiences 81% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
- 2003 My Boss's Daughter: acted · directed by David Zucker · critics 7%, audiences 23% · streaming on Paramount+, Hoopla
- 2004 Blueberry: acted · directed by Jan Kounen · critics 25%, audiences 49% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Roku Channel
- 2004 Frankenstein (TV movie): acted · directed by Marcus Nispel
- 2004 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 100%, audiences 99%
- 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 84%, audiences 89% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
- 2005 BloodRayne: acted · directed by Uwe Boll · critics 4%, audiences 17% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 2005 Chasing Ghosts (TV movie): acted
- 2005 Hoboken Hollow: acted · directed by Glen Stephens
- 2005 Sin City: acted · directed by Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino · critics 76%, audiences 78% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: acted · directed by Andrew Adamson · critics 76%, audiences 61% · streaming on Disney+
- 2005 Tilt (TV series): acted
- 2006 Scary Movie 4: acted · directed by David Zucker · critics 34%, audiences 51% · streaming on Paramount+, Plex
- 2006 The Last Drop: acted · directed by Colin Teague
- 2006 UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine: acted · directed by David Mitchell
- 2007 Afghan Knights: acted · directed by Allan Harmon
- 2007 Being Michael Madsen: acted · directed by Michael Mongillo
- 2007 Boarding Gate: acted · directed by Olivier Assayas
- 2007 Croc (TV movie): acted · directed by Stewart Raffill
- 2007 Living & Dying: acted · directed by Jon Keeyes
- 2007 Strength and Honour: acted · directed by Mark Mahon
- 2007 Tooth and Nail: acted · directed by Mark Young
- 2008 Break: acted · directed by Marc Clebanoff
- 2008 Deep Winter: acted · directed by Mikey Hilb
- 2008 Hell Ride: acted · directed by Larry Bishop · critics 10%, audiences 31% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), Tubi
- 2008 House: acted · directed by Robby Henson
- 2008 Last Hour: acted · directed by Pascal Caubet
- 2008 Serbian Scars: acted · directed by Brent Huff
- 2008 Vice: acted · directed by Raul Inglis
- 2009 Lost in the Woods (TV movie): acted · directed by Jim Wynorski
- 2009 Road of No Return: acted · directed by Parviz Saghizadeh
- 2009 The Bleeding: acted · directed by Charlie Picerni
- 2009 The Kid: Chamaco: acted · directed by Miguel Necoechea
- 2009 The Tomb: acted · directed by Michael Staininger
- 2009 You Might as Well Live: acted · directed by Simon Ennis
- 2010 Federal: acted · directed by Erik de Castro
- 2010 Forest of the Living Dead: acted · directed by Shan Serafin
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): acted
- 2010 Terror Trap: acted · directed by Dan Garcia
- 2010 The Big I Am: acted · directed by Arun Kumar and Nic Auerbach
- 2010 The Killing Jar: acted · directed by Mark Young
- 2010 Trader Games: acted · directed by Fabrice Genestal
- 2011 Amsterdam Heavy: acted · directed by Michael Wright
- 2011 Black Gold: acted · directed by Jeta Amata · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 2011 Loosies: acted · directed by Michael Corrente
- 2011 The Brazen Bull: acted · directed by Douglas Elford-Argent
- 2011 The Lion of Judah: acted · directed by Deryck Broom and Roger Hawkins · critics 0%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 2012 Eldorado: acted · directed by Richard Driscoll
- 2012 Highspeed Train: acted · directed by Carlo Fusco
- 2012 Infected: acted · directed by Glenn Ciano
- 2012 Piranhaconda (TV movie): acted · directed by Jim Wynorski
- 2013 Ashley: acted · directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds
- 2014 2047 - Sights of Death: acted · directed by Alessandro Capone
- 2014 Non escludo il ritorno: acted · directed by Stefano Calvagna
- 2015 CobraGator: acted · directed by Jim Wynorski
- 2015 Flipped: acted · directed by Harris Demel
- 2015 Hope Lost: acted · directed by David Petrucci
- 2015 The Hateful Eight: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 74%, audiences 77% · streaming on Tubi
- 2016 Back in the Day: acted · streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free), Fawesome
- 2016 Kidnapped in Romania: acted · directed by Carlo Fusco
- 2016 Magi: acted · directed by Hasan Karacadağ
- 2016 The Broken Key: acted · directed by Louis Nero
- 2017 Unfallen: acted
- 2017 Welcome to Acapulco: acted · directed by Guillermo Iván
- 2018 Megalodon: acted · directed by James Thomas
- 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 86%, audiences 70% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2019 The Garden Left Behind: acted · directed by Flavio Alves
- 2020 Angels Fallen: acted · directed by Ali Zamani
- 2021 American Night: acted
- 2021 Every Last One of Them: acted · directed by Christian Sesma
- 2022 Damon’s Revenge: acted · directed by David Gere
- 2023 Playing with the Stars: acted · directed by Hatef Alimardani
- 2024 Arena Wars: acted · directed by Brandon Slagle
- 2024 Max Dagan: acted
- 2025 Resurrection Road: acted · directed by Ashley Cahill
- 2026 Legend of the White Dragon: acted · directed by Aaron Schoenke
- 2027 A Corpse in Kensington: acted · directed by Brian Patrick Butler
- Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha: acted
- Shark Season: acted · directed by Jared Cohn
- Web Cam: acted · directed by Antoni Sole