American actorMichael Madsen (1957–2025) has appeared in over 300 film and television productions since 1982.[1] Madsen made his screen debut in the filmAgainst All Hope (1982), a film made for prison inmates.[2] Next year, he appeared in the commercially successfulWarGames, which grossed $125 million worldwide.
According to the review aggregator siteRotten Tomatoes and film industry data websiteThe Numbers, his most critically acclaimed and commercially successful filmsKill Me Again (1989),Reservoir Dogs (1992),Donnie Brasco (1997),Die Another Day (2002),Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003),Sin City (2005),Scary Movie 4 (2006),The Garden Left Behind (2019),Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), andQT8: The First Eight (2019).[3][4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Against All Hope | Cecil Moe | [5][2] | |
| 1983 | WarGames | Lieutenant Steve Phelps | [4] | |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Frank | [4] | |
| The Natural | Bartholomew "Bump" Bailey | [4] | ||
| 1987 | The Killing Time | Stu | [4] | |
| 1988 | Iguana | Sebastián | [6] | |
| Shadows in the Storm | Earl | [7] | ||
| 1989 | Blood Red | Enzio | [8] | |
| Kill Me Again | Vince Miller | [4] | ||
| 1990 | The End of Innocence | Earl | [9] | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Tom Baker | [10] | |
| Thelma & Louise | Jimmy Lennox | [11] | ||
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Vic Vega / Mr. Blonde | [11] | |
| Straight Talk | Steve | [4] | ||
| Fatal Instinct | Cliff Burden | Also known asTo Kill For | [12][13] | |
| Inside Edge | Richard Montana | [14] | ||
| 1993 | Trouble Bound | Harry Talbot | [15] | |
| Free Willy | Glen Greenwood | [11] | ||
| Money for Nothing | Detective Pat Laurenzi | [4] | ||
| A House in the Hills | Mickey | [16] | ||
| 1994 | The Getaway | Rudy Travis | [17] | |
| Blue Tiger | Gun Salesman | Uncredited | [2] | |
| Season of Change | Randy Parker | [18] | ||
| Final Combination | Detective Matt Dickson | [19] | ||
| Wyatt Earp | Virgil Earp | [20] | ||
| Felidae | Bluebeard | Voice; English dub | [21][22] | |
| 1995 | Species | Preston "Press" Lennox | [23] | |
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Glen Greenwood | [24] | ||
| Man with a Gun | John Wilbur Hardin | [25] | ||
| 1996 | Almost Blue | Morris Poole | [26] | |
| Mulholland Falls | Detective Eddie Hall | [27] | ||
| The Winner | Wolf | [28] | ||
| The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Sal | [2] | ||
| Red Line | Mr. Lawrence | Direct-to-video | [29] | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano | [11] | |
| The Maker | Skarney | [30] | ||
| The Girl Gets Moe | Donnelly | [31] | ||
| Executive Target | Nick James | [32] | ||
| Catherine's Grove | Joe Mason | [4] | ||
| 1998 | Rough Draft | Detective Haynes | [33] | |
| Papertrail | Brad Abraham | [34] | ||
| The Sender | Dallas Grayson | [35] | ||
| Surface to Air | Gunnery Sergeant Zach Massin | [36] | ||
| Species II | Preston "Press" Lennox | [37] | ||
| Detour | Burl Rogers | Direct-to-video | [38] | |
| Fait Accompli | Frank Barlow | [39] | ||
| 1999 | The Florentine | "Whitey" | [2] | |
| Ballad of the Nightingale | Giovanni | [40] | ||
| Flat Out | Gene | [41] | ||
| 2000 | The Stray | Ben | [42] | |
| Luck of the Draw | Zippo | [43] | ||
| The Alternate | Agent Jack Briggs | [44] | ||
| The Price of Air | Mr. Ball | [45] | ||
| The Thief & the Stripper | Jimmie D. | Also known asStrip 'n Run | [46][47] | |
| Ultimate Target | Uncle | Also known asIdes of March | [48][49] | |
| 2001 | Fall | Jeremy Banes | ||
| The Ghost | Dan Olinghouse | |||
| Choke | Will | |||
| Pressure Point | Jed Griffin | |||
| L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve | Lt. Alexander | |||
| 42K | Narrator | Voice | ||
| Extreme Honor | Sparks | |||
| Outlaw | Conner | |||
| 2002 | Tears | Himself | Short film | |
| Love.com | Russ | |||
| Die Another Day | NSA DirectorDamian Falco | [11] | ||
| The Real Deal | Baker Jacks | |||
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Himself | ||
| Where's Angelo? | Producer | Short film | ||
| My Boss's Daughter | T.J. | [4] | ||
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Budd | [11] | ||
| Vampires Anonymous | Geno | |||
| 2004 | Blueberry | Wallace Sebastian Blount | ||
| Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Budd | [11] | ||
| Smatyvay udochki | Boss | |||
| 2005 | Sin City | Detective Bob | [11] | |
| L.A. Dicks | Steven Miller | |||
| Muzhskoy sezon. Barkhatnaya revolyutsiya | The American | |||
| Chasing Ghosts | Kevin Harrison | |||
| BloodRayne | Vladimir | [50] | ||
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Maugrim | Voice | [51] | |
| 2006 | All In | Seal | ||
| Scary Movie 4 | Oliver | [4] | ||
| The Last Drop | Colonel J.T. Colt | Direct-to-video | [4] | |
| Hoboken Hollow | J.T. Goldman | |||
| The Covenant | Guillermo List | |||
| UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine | Major Blevins | [2] | ||
| When the Devil Rides Out | Maverick McMillian | |||
| Machine | Ray | |||
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Himself | [2] | |
| Living & Dying | Agent Lind | Direct-to-video | ||
| Boarding Gate | Miles Rennberg | [4] | ||
| Afghan Knights | Cooper | |||
| Strength and Honour | Sean Kelleher | [28] | ||
| Tooth and Nail | "Jackal" | |||
| Cosmic Radio | Senator Atwood | |||
| 2008 | Hell Ride | "The Gent" | [2] | |
| Eyes Front | - | Direct-to-video | ||
| Last Hour | Monk | |||
| Vice | Max Walker | [4] | ||
| Break | The Associate | |||
| No Bad Days | Lester | |||
| Major Baxter | Major Baxter | |||
| House | "Tin Man" / Officer Lawdale | [52] | ||
| Deep Winter | Dean | |||
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | Clinton Manitoba | ||
| A Way with Murder | Vic Donovan | |||
| Hired Gun | Dan Moeller | |||
| Road of No Return | J. Marcone | |||
| Shannon's Rainbow | Dave Blair | |||
| Put | Komandir Avianostsa | |||
| Outrage | Farragut | |||
| Green Lantern: First Flight | Kilowog | Voice; direct-to-video | [53] | |
| Serbian Scars | Dreq | |||
| Lost in the Woods | Stuart Bunka | |||
| Chamaco | Willie | |||
| Creepshow Raw: Insomnia | Barry | Short film | ||
| The Bleeding | Father Roy | |||
| Ligeia | George | |||
| Christmas Crash | Joseph Johnson | Direct-to-video | ||
| Clear Lake, WI | The Reverend | |||
| Dead Man Running | Kal McNeil | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2010 | The Killing Jar | Doe | ||
| Let the Game Begin | Dr. Turner | |||
| The Big I Am | Martell | |||
| Krach | William | |||
| Terror Trap | Carter | |||
| Federal | Sam Gibson | |||
| The Brazen Bull | The Man | |||
| The Portal | Dr. Azirra | |||
| Corruption.Gov | Senator John Mordire | |||
| Now Here | Leblanc | |||
| Six Days in Paradise | Rich McShane | |||
| 2011 | Joshua Tree | Lou | ||
| The 5th Execution | Rik | |||
| Forest of the Living Dead | Lieutenant Brandon Ross | |||
| The Lion of Judah | Boss | Voice | [53] | |
| A Cold Day in Hell | U.S. Marshal Stallings | |||
| Not Another Not Another Movie | Lester Storm | Direct-to-video | ||
| Amsterdam Heavy | Martin Keele | |||
| Dirty Little Trick | Vito | |||
| Loosies | Lieutenant Nick Sullivan | [4] | ||
| A Matter of Justice | Leo Ibiza | |||
| 2012 | Garbage | Himself | ||
| Eldorado | Ted | Direct-to-video | ||
| Refuge from the Storm | Steve Grecco | [54] | ||
| Cole Younger & The Black Train | Cole Younger | |||
| Sins Expiation | Don Mancino | |||
| Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny | Sef | |||
| Desperate Endeavors | Ed | |||
| Beyond the Trophy | Cole Lambert | |||
| Terrible Angels | Ben Nolan | |||
| Magic Boys | Terence | [4] | ||
| Prince of the City | Ben Carlton | [55] | ||
| 2013 | Madoff: Made Off with America | Agent Kennedy | ||
| Day of Redemption | Lou | |||
| Along the Roadside | Jerry | [4] | ||
| Infected | Louis | |||
| The Sorrow | Sheriff Sawyer | |||
| ICE Agent | Carlos Garcia | |||
| Gabrielle | Edward Sheehan | |||
| Nomad: The Beginning | Wolf | |||
| Lionhead | Walter Powell | |||
| Ashley | Bill | |||
| I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Frank Harris | [4] | ||
| 63lbs | Mr. Johnston | Short film | ||
| 2014 | Skoryy 'Moskva-Rossiya' | Agent | ||
| The Ninth Cloud | Bob | |||
| Water Wars | Bane | |||
| Death Squad | Lobo | |||
| Turn Around Jake | Russell O'Malley | |||
| 2015 | Bikini Inception | Himself | ||
| Diamond Cartel | Mike | |||
| A Turn in the Sun | Corozco | |||
| Hope Lost | Manol | |||
| The Just | Mitchell | Short film | ||
| No Deposit | Peter Shay | |||
| Lady Psycho Killer | Doctor Douglass | |||
| Death in the Desert | Ray Easler | [4] | ||
| Skin Traffik | The Boss | [4] | ||
| Lumberjack Man | Dr. Peter Shirtcliff | |||
| Sacred Blood | Detective Brennan | |||
| Flipped | Casey | |||
| The Hateful Eight | "Grouch" Douglass / Joe Gage | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Vigilante Diaries | Moreau | [4] | |
| The Lost Tree | John Ericson | [4] | ||
| Beyond the Game | Robert | |||
| Kidnapped in Romania | Mihai | |||
| Last Man Club | Stearman Pilot | |||
| Unbelievable!!!!! | President Ben Dover | |||
| Magi | Lawrence Irlam | |||
| Back in the Day | Enzo | |||
| Talons | George Fitzgerald | |||
| Devil's Domain | Bill | |||
| 2017 | Grindhouse Nightmares | - | [4] | |
| Unfallen | General McCallister | [4] | ||
| Garlic & Gunpowder | Jason | |||
| Rock, Paper, Scissors | Doyle Dechert | |||
| The Broken Key | Tully De Marco | [4] | ||
| A Night in Jail | Captain | Short film | ||
| 2018 | Killian | Jacob | ||
| Love Addict | M. Dickinson | |||
| Papa | Ivan | |||
| Dirty Dealing 3D | Dean Belding | [4] | ||
| Assassins Revenge | Detective Frank McMillian | Direct-to-video | ||
| Hangover in Death Valley | Ted | |||
| CobraGator | Layton | |||
| Dead on Time | Mike McGuirk | |||
| Gang Leader | Gang Leader | Short film | ||
| God's Eye | Max | |||
| 2019 | Trading Paint | Bob Linsky | Direct-to-video | [4] |
| The Garden Left Behind | Kevin | [4] | ||
| Welcome to Acapulco | Hyde | [4] | ||
| Born2Race | Bobby Unser | |||
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Sheriff Hackett | [56] | ||
| Primitiva | Narrator | Voice | ||
| Red Handed | Lou | |||
| Arctic Dogs | Duke | Voice | [53] | |
| 2020 | Angels Fallen | Balthazar | ||
| Conjuring: The Book of the Dead | Jefferson | |||
| 2 Graves in the Desert | Vince | [4] | ||
| Serpent in the Bottle | Joe | |||
| Shark Season | James | |||
| Dirty Fears | Michael | [4] | ||
| Puppy Love | Wesley | |||
| Nishabdham | Richard Dawkins | |||
| 2021 | Batman: Dying Is Easy | Harvey Bullock | Short film | |
| Missiya: Prorok | Tyler | |||
| Burial Ground Massacre | Damon | |||
| American Night | Lord Samuel Morgan | [4] | ||
| Every Last One of Them | Bill | |||
| Christmas Thieves | Vince | |||
| The American Connection | John Lebaron | |||
| 2022 | Damon's Revenge | Damon | ||
| Until We Meet Again | Det. Morrison | |||
| Incarnation | Peter | [4] | ||
| Numbers | Detective Casey | |||
| Grace | Man | Voice; short film | ||
| 2023 | Waking Karma | Paul | ||
| The Wraith Within | Sheriff Townsend | |||
| Assault on Hill 400 | General Cota | |||
| The Lurking Fear | Officer Hansen | |||
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Dutch | |||
| 2024 | Prepare to Die | Sheriff Hansen | ||
| Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha | Kensei | [4] | ||
| Monster Mash | Dott Frankenstein | |||
| Spirit Riser | Narrator | Voice | ||
| South of Hope Street | Benjamin | |||
| Final Wager | Ian | |||
| Arena Wars | Samson | [57] | ||
| Max Dagan | Dan Clancy | [58] | ||
| 2025 | Concessions | Rex Fuel | Posthumous release | [59][60] |
| Mr. Wonderful† | Brian Fenton | Completed, posthumous release | [61] | |
| 2026 | Sara Sarita† | [62] | ||
| TBA | A Corpse in Kensington† | Michael | [63][64] | |
| Saturday at the Starlight† | Frank Gunt | [65] | ||
| The Witching Hour† | [66] | |||
| Legend of the White Dragon† | Max Reed | [67] | ||
| Cookbook For Southern Housewives† | [68] |
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Mike O'Connor | Recurring cast (season 1) | |
| Special Bulletin | Jimmy Lenox | Television film | ||
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | Boyd Evans Strout | Episode: "Heat" | |
| Miami Vice | Sally Alvarado | Episode: "Give a Little, Take a Little" | ||
| 1985 | The Hitchhiker | John Hampton | Episode: "Man at the Window" | |
| 1985–1986 | Our Family Honor | Augie Danzig | Main cast | |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Johnny Fosse | Recurring cast (season 1) | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Lieutenant "Foof" Turhall | Episode: "Part I" | |
| 1989 | Almost Grown | Walter Zmuida | Episode: "Take It Slow" | |
| Tour of Duty | Sergeant Greg Block | Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" | ||
| Jake and the Fatman | Chase | Episode: "Snowfall" | ||
| Quantum Leap | "Blue" | Episode: "Jimmy – October 14, 1964" | [2] | |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | Mick Jenkins | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" | |
| Montana | Pierce | Television film | ||
| 1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Stan Frankel | Episode: "Finger on the Trigger" | |
| 1992 | Baby Snatcher | Cal Hudson | Television film | |
| 1993 | Beyond the Law | "Blood" | [2] | |
| 1998–1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Mr. Chapel | Main cast | [2] |
| 1999 | Supreme Sanction | Dalton | Television film | |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Joe | ||
| Sacrifice | Tyler Pierce | |||
| High Noon | Frank Miller | |||
| 2001 | Big Apple | Terry Maddock | Main cast | [2] |
| 2001–2005 | Animal Precinct | Himself / Narrator | Main narrator (season 1-4) | |
| 2002 | Mad TV | Himself | Episode #8.7 | |
| Film Genre | Episode: "Heist" | |||
| 2003 | I Love the '70s | Episode: "1976" | ||
| The Bronx Bunny Show | Episode #1.3 | |||
| 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Detective Frank McGregor | Television film | ||
| 2004 | Tracks | Himself | Episode: "Tarantino Special" | |
| Biography | Episode: "Steve McQueen: Life in the Fast Lane" | |||
| Frankenstein | Detective Jonathan Harker | Television film | ||
| 2005 | MTV Cribs | Himself | Episode #12.4 | |
| Tilt | Don "The Matador" Everest | Main cast | [2] | |
| 2007 | Croc | "Croc" Hawkins | Television film | |
| 2008 | Crash and Burn | Vincent Scaillo | ||
| 2010 | Zulu Gumball | Himself | Episode #1.2 | |
| The Role That Changed My Life | Episode: "I Was a Smooth Criminal" | |||
| CSI: Miami | Cooper "Coop" Daly | Episode: "L.A." | ||
| 24 | Jim Ricker | Recurring cast (season 8) | ||
| 2012 | Celebrity Big Brother | Himself | Contestant (season 9) | |
| Bob's Burgers | Kevin Costner | Voice; episode: "Moody Foodie" | [53] | |
| Blue Bloods | Benjamin Walker | Episode: "Family Business" | ||
| Piranhaconda | Professor Lovegrove | Television film | ||
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Russell King | Recurring cast | |
| 2013 | Trailblazers | Himself | Episode: "Michael Madsen in Malibu" | |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Episode #5.2 | |||
| 2 Hopeful Spinsters | Recurring cast | |||
| Golden Boy | Walter Clark Sr. | Recurring cast (season 1) | ||
| Axe Cop | Baby Man | Voice; episode: "No More Bad Guys" | ||
| Paulie | Michael | Television film | ||
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Roy Parrish | Episode: "Na hala a ka makua" | [2] |
| 2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Harvey Scoles | Recurring cast | [2] |
| 2016 | The Boonies | Himself / Narrator | Main narrator | |
| Emigratis | Himself | Episode: "Sacramento e Los Angeles" | ||
| Master of Photography | Episode: "Celebrity Portrait" | |||
| Real Detective | Ranger Phil Ryan | Episode: "Damage" | ||
| Those Who Can't | Officer Callahan | Episode: "Wet Dreams May Come" | ||
| Powers | Patrick / Supershock | Main cast (season 2) | ||
| 2017 | Real Rob | Michael | Episode: "Authentic Self" | |
| The Wrong Neighbor | Coach 'Jaws' Jaworski | Television film | ||
| 2018 | Megalodon | Admiral King | ||
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy | Himself | Episode: "Fighting for Justice" |
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "You Rock My World" | Michael Jackson | Thug | |
| 2006 | "Kill the Music" | Every Time I Die | Director | [69][70] |
| 2010 | "Obsession" | Sky Ferreira | Himself | |
| 2012 | "As Long as You Love Me" | Justin Bieber | Father of Girlfriend | |
| 2014 | "Black Widow" | Iggy Azalea andRita Ora | Boyfriend / Target | |
| 2019 | "Dancing on Your Grave" | Nick Le Juge | Priest | [71] |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III | Toni Cipriani | [53] | |
| 2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Don Rafferty | [53] | |
| 2004 | Driver 3 | John Tanner | [53] | |
| 2005 | Narc | Jack Forzenski | [72][53] | |
| 2006 | Reservoir Dogs | Vic Vega / Mr. Blonde | [73] | |
| Yakuza | Futoshi Shimano | English dub | [53] | |
| 2012 | Dishonored | Daud | [53] | |
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Michael 'Finn' O'Leary | [74] | |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | William Carver | [53] | |
| 2017 | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | Daud | [53] | |
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Toni Cipriani | Archival recordings; remaster ofGrand Theft Auto III only | [75][76] |
| 2023 | Crime Boss: Rockay City | Travis Baker | [77] |
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Steve McQueen: The King of Cool | |
| 2002 | Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | |
| 2005 | Bullets Over Hollywood | |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | [4] |
A prolific actor who appeared in more than 300 movies and television shows [...]
FATAL INSTINCT To Kill For
[...] he had already committed to playing Virgil Earp in Lawrence Kasdan's Wyatt Earp (1994).
Preston Lennox - Michael Madsen
Originaltitel: ROUGH DRAFT [...] Michael Madsen (Detective Haynes)
Originaltitel: DETOUR [...] Michael Madsen (Burl Rogers)
Originaltitel: FAIT ACCOMPLI [...] Michael Madsen (Frank Barlow)
The Thief & the Stripper (also known as Strip 'n Run)
ULTIMATE TARGET Ides of March
Michael Madsen - Maugrim (voice)
CAST [...] MICHAEL MADSEN AS TONY CIPRIANI
