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Michael Madsen
Acting · follow into films and chains
Biography
Michael Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He 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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Reservoir Dogs
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Thelma & Louise
Appears in a KinoChain journey
WarGames
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
As Maugrim (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
As Budd
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
As Budd (Sidewinder)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
As Budd 'Sidewinder'
The Hateful Eight
As Joe Gage
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Game On: Cinematic Journeys Through Digital Worlds
From arcade nostalgia to virtual reality epics, these films explore the thrill and terror of living inside the game.
8 films
The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen
From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.
10 films
No Map. No Plan. Just Go
From American Honey to Nomadland, a journey through films where the open road promises freedom, and sometimes delivers it.
8 films
The Open Road Reclaimed - Women Who Drive Away
From the dust of the American West to the neon of Tokyo, these eight films trace a lineage of women who take to the road not to flee, but to find themselves.
5 films
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Shark Season
2020 · James
Arctic Dogs
2019 · Duke (voice)
QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Self
The Hateful Eight
2019 · Joe Gage
Trading Paint
2019 · Linsky
Megalodon
2018 · Admiral King
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Joe Gage
Lionhead
2013 · Walter Powell
Amsterdam Heavy
2011 · Keele
The Lion of Judah
2011 · Boss (voice)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Budd (Sidewinder)
The 5th Execution
2011 · Rik
Amazing Racer
2009 · Dave Blair
Deep Winter
2009 · Dean
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 · Maugrim (voice)
Sin City
2005 · Bob
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Budd 'Sidewinder'
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Budd
Species II
1998 · Press Lenox
Donnie Brasco
1997 · Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Eddie Hall
The Getaway
1994 · Rudy Travis
Free Willy
1993 · Glen Greenwood
Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
Thelma & Louise
1991 · Jimmy
The Doors
1991 · Tom Baker
WarGames
1983 · Steve