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Michael Madsen

1957 - 2025

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Michael Søren Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor. In addition to his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—Reservoir Dogs (1992), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)—he was known for his appearances in films including WarGames (1983), The Natural (1984), 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). He played voice roles in various video games like Grand Theft Auto III (2001), Narc (2005), the Dishonored series (2012–2017), and Crime Boss: Rockay City (2023). Madsen had seven children including actor Christian Madsen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Madsen is the 938th most popular actor (down from 819th in 2019), the 1,876th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,482nd in 2019) and the 469th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Madsen ranks 938 out of 13,578. Before him are Marty Feldman, Adolfo Celi, Jeff Chandler, Tony Todd, John Candy, and Peter Lorre. After him are Vincent D'Onofrio, Dolores del Río, Patrick Dewaere, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Héctor Elizondo, and Andy Serkis.

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Among people born in 1957, Michael Madsen ranks 51. Before him are Ivo Josipović, Rinat Dasayev, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Kevin McHale, Theo van Gogh, and Michael Cretu. After him are Georgi Parvanov, Nick Cave, Bamir Topi, Anna Lindh, Janick Gers, and John Turturro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Madsen ranks 1,876 out of 20,380. Before him are Dion DiMucci (1939), Jeff Chandler (1918), Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), George Jung (1942), and Tony Todd (1954). After him are Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), Grant Wood (1891), Vint Cerf (1943), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), and Red Cloud (1822).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Madsen ranks 469. Before him are Susanna Hoffs (1959), Peter Dinklage (1969), John Forsythe (1918), Jack Warden (1920), Jeff Chandler (1918), and Tony Todd (1954). After him are Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Héctor Elizondo (1936), Brad Dourif (1950), Helen Hunt (1963), and Lloyd Bridges (1913).

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