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Michael Madsen
At 6' 2" and 190 pounds, Michael Madsen - the brother of actress Virginia Madsen - is equally adept at portraying heroic as well as villainous characters. There's just something in the way he delivers his lines with an underlying aggression masked behind his gravelly tones that makes you feel very uneasy about his true intentions! Madsen first learned his craft at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, where he worked under John Malkovich, one of the theater's founders. His first few fil... more At 6' 2" and 190 pounds, Michael Madsen - the brother of actress Virginia Madsen - is equally adept at portraying heroic as well as villainous characters. There's just something in the way he delivers his lines with an underlying aggression masked behind his gravelly tones that makes you feel very uneasy about his true intentions! Madsen first learned his craft at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, where he worked under John Malkovich, one of the theater's founders. His first few film roles were minor ones, in such projects as Against All Hope (1982), Racing with the Moon (1984) and The Natural (1984). His work received considerable notice, however, after his knife-edged performance as deranged killer Vince Miller in Kill Me Again (1989) and then as Susan Sarandon's rough-edged boyfriend Jimmy in Thelma & Louise (1991). His big breakthrough, however, came as the sadistic jewel thief Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's low-budget hit Reservoir Dogs (1992). Movie audiences were glued to their seats as Madsen playfully danced around a tied-down and terrified police officer, slicing him with a knife and splashing gasoline all over the petrified man, all to the cheery tunes of "Stealer's Wheels' "Stuck In the Middle With You." Not to be typecast, Madsen surprised many with his performance as foster parent Glen Greenwood in the hit family movie Free Willy (1993) before returning to another criminal role as bank robber Rudy Travis in the remake of the Steve McQueen heist flick The Getaway (1994), and then back again as Glen Greenwood in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995). Madsen continues to turn in edge-of-the-seat performances as morally bankrupt individuals on the wrong side of the law, as in his intense on-screen showings in Donnie Brasco (1997), Mulholland Falls (1996), and High Noon (2000) (TV). In 2003 he teamed up again with Tarantino in both "volumes" of Tarantino's magnum martial arts/revenge opus Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) as the coldly evil Budd (aka "Sidewinder"). In addition to his film work, Madsen has contributed dialogue to two of Sony PlayStations's biggest-selling games, Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG) and Driv3r (2004) (VG), as well as writing several books of his own poetry. Although uncomfortable with fame, Madsen's star continues to shine in Hollywood and his droll, yet captivating acting style is ensuring him a steady flow of work as one on the screen's favorite "heavies". |
Michael Madsen Filmography
- Michael Madsen as: Aсtor (130)
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Movie |
Year |
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![]() as Damon |
2022 | |
![]() as Bill |
2021 | |
![]() as Lord Samuel Morgan |
2021 | |
![]() as Damon |
2021 | |
![]() as Bullock |
2021 | |
![]() as Kevin |
2020 | |
![]() as President Ben Dover |
2020 | |
![]() as James |
2020 | |
![]() as Joe |
2020 | |
![]() as Vince |
2020 | |
![]() as Balthazar |
2020 | |
![]() as Lou |
2019 | |
![]() as Duke |
2019 | |
![]() as Sheriff Hackett on Bounty Law |
2019 | |
![]() as Doyle Dechert |
2019 | |
![]() as Hyde |
2019 | |
![]() as Linsky |
2019 | |
![]() as actor |
2018 | |
![]() as Admiral King |
2018 | |
![]() as Dean |
2018 | |
![]() as Tully DeMarco |
2017 | |
![]() as General McCallister |
2017 | |
![]() as actor |
2017 | |
![]() as Moreau |
2016 | |
![]() as Enzo |
2016 | |
![]() as Mihai |
2016 | |
![]() as Bill |
2016 | |
![]() as Joe Gage |
2015 | |
![]() as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff |
2015 | |
![]() as The Boss |
2015 | |
![]() as Peter Shay |
2015 | |
![]() as Manol |
2015 | |
![]() as Lobo |
2014 | |
![]() as Frank Harris |
2013 | |
![]() as Ben Nolan |
2013 | |
![]() as Michael |
2013 | |
![]() as Sheriff Sawyer |
2013 | |
![]() as Louis Hartley |
2013 | |
![]() as Don Mancino |
2013 | |
![]() as Dave |
2013 | |
![]() as Dave Blair |
2013 | |
![]() as Ben Carlton |
2012 | |
![]() as actor |
2012 | |
![]() as Terence |
2012 | |
![]() as Prof. Lovegrove |
2012 | |
![]() as Ted |
2012 | |
![]() as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan |
2012 | |
![]() as Cole Lambert |
2012 | |
![]() as Vito |
2011 | |
![]() as U.S. Marshal Stallings |
2011 | |
![]() as Keele |
2011 | |
![]() as Budd |
2011 | |
![]() as Lester Storm |
2011 | |
![]() as The Man |
2010 | |
![]() as George |
2010 | |
![]() as actor |
2010 | |
![]() as Willie |
2010 | |
![]() as Dr. Turner |
2010 | |
![]() as Doe |
2010 | |
![]() as Kilowog (voice) |
2010 | |
![]() as Martell |
2010 | |
![]() as Father Roy |
2009 | |
![]() as The Associate |
2009 | |
![]() as The Reverend |
2009 | |
![]() as Dreq |
2008 | |
![]() as Tom Baker |
2008 | |
![]() as Miles Rennberg |
2008 | |
![]() as Seal |
2008 | |
![]() as Himself |
2007 | |
![]() as Jackal - Rover |
2007 | |
![]() as Walker |
2007 | |
![]() as Ray |
2007 | |
![]() as Agent Lind |
2007 | |
![]() as Sean Kelleher |
2007 | |
![]() as Guillermo List |
2006 | |
![]() as Col. J.T. Colt |
2006 | |
![]() as Oliver |
2006 | |
![]() as Vladimir |
2006 | |
![]() as Bob |
2005 | |
![]() as Maugrim (voice) |
2005 | |
![]() as Himself |
2005 | |
![]() as Detective Harker |
2004 | |
![]() as Budd aka Sidewinder |
2004 | |
![]() as Wallace Sebastian Blount |
2004 | |
![]() as Thug (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |
2003 | |
![]() as Budd |
2003 | |
![]() as T.J. |
2003 | |
![]() as Frank McGregor |
2003 | |
![]() as Damian Falco |
2002 | |
![]() as Dallas Grayson |
1998 | |
![]() as Press Lenox |
1998 | |
![]() as Sonny |
1997 | |
![]() as Eddie Hall |
1996 | |
![]() as Glenn |
1995 | |
![]() as Preston Lennox |
1995 | |
![]() as Gun salesman (cameo) (uncredited) |
1995 | |
![]() as Virgil Earp |
1994 | |
![]() as Rudy Travis |
1994 | |
![]() as Mickey |
1993 | |
![]() as Detective Laurenzi |
1993 | |
![]() as Glen Greenwood |
1993 | |
![]() as Blood |
1993 | |
![]() as Steve |
1992 | |
![]() as Mr. Blonde - Vic Vega |
1992 | |
![]() as Jimmy |
1991 | |
![]() as Vince Miller |
1989 | |
![]() as Bartholomew 'Bump' Bailey |
1984 | |
![]() as Frank |
1984 | |
![]() as Michael |
2017 | |
![]() as Patrick |
2016 | |
![]() as Callahan |
2016 | |
![]() as Phil Ryan, Texas Ranger |
2016 | |
![]() as Roy Parrish |
2014 | |
![]() as Baby Man(voice) |
2013 | |
![]() as Walter Clark Sr. |
2013 | |
![]() as Russell King |
2012 | |
![]() as Benjamin Walker |
2012 | |
![]() as Jim Ricker |
2010 | |
![]() as Coop Daly |
2010 | |
![]() as Don 'The Matador' Everest |
2005 | |
![]() as Blue |
1989 | |
![]() as Sergeant Greg Block |
1989 | |
![]() as Johnny Fosse |
1986 | |
![]() as Sally Alvarado |
1984 | |
![]() as Boyd Evans Strout |
1984 |