Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill Star Michael Madsen Dies Aged 67 From Cardiac Arrest

Michael Madsen, who starred successful Quentin Tarantino movies Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, has died aged 67 from cardiac arrest.

NBC reported that Madsen was recovered dormant astatine his Malibu location connected Thursday morning, according to his manager Ron Smith.

Michael Madsen has died aged 67. Photo by Paul Archuleta/WireImage.

"In the past 2 years Michael Madsen has been doing immoderate unthinkable enactment with autarkic movie including upcoming diagnostic films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was truly looking guardant to this adjacent section successful his life," managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith, and publicist Liz Rodriguez said successful a statement.

"Michael was besides preparing to merchandise a caller publication called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, presently being edited. Michael Madsen was 1 of Hollywood’s astir iconic actors, who volition beryllium missed by many.”

Madsen is champion known for his collaborations with celebrated manager Quentin Tarantino, archetypal arsenic the demented Mr. Blonde successful 1992's Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino's directorial debut), past assassin Budd, the member of Bill (David Carradine), successful the Kill Bill films. He would aboriginal prima successful Tarantino's 2015 occidental The Hateful Eight and, astir recently, 2019's Once Upon a Time successful Hollywood.

Rest successful bid to Michael Madsen.
I'd reason his enactment successful this 1 country from Reservoir Dogs birthed Tarantino's full career. One of the greats. pic.twitter.com/5mYdhSRI9A

— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) July 3, 2025

Michael Madsen’s originative concern w/ Quentin Tarantino was a erstwhile successful a beingness spark. His enactment successful KILL BILL is phenomenal, layering that down-on-his-luck lout with pathos & sympathetic sadsack grit, gathering him retired into a complex, dimensional character. #RIPMichaelMadsen pic.twitter.com/HU4qCYqVVV

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 3, 2025

While those movies are considered masterpieces, Madsen besides starred successful little well-received films, specified arsenic 1995's Species and Uwe Boll's universally panned BloodRayne, which helium aboriginal called "an abomination."

Born successful Chicago, Madsen's archetypal notable Hollywood relation was successful 1983's WarGames. Other films helium starred successful implicit the past 40 years see 1991's Thelma & Louise, household movie Free Willy, 1997's Donnie Brasco, 2002 Bond movie Die Another Day, Sin City, and Scary Movie 4.

We are precise bittersweet to perceive of the passing of Michael Madsen, who played NSA Chief Damian Falco successful DIE ANOTHER DAY. Our thoughts are with his household and friends. pic.twitter.com/qbC37VUOmx

— James Bond (@007) July 3, 2025

Michael Madsen was a unsocial actor. Couldn’t instrumentality your eyes disconnected of him. RIP. pic.twitter.com/jFczhk9GYq

— Elias Toufexis (@EliasToufexis) July 3, 2025

He besides had a fig of dependable roles successful video games, including Toni Cipriani successful Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 3, William Carver in Telltale's The Walking Dead, and Daud successful Arkane's Dishonored series. In 2023, Madsen starred successful co-op first-person shooter Crime Boss: Rockay City.

Photo by Paul Archuleta/WireImage.

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