Michael Madsen Biography (1958?-)

Born September 25, 1958 (some sources cite 1959), in Chicago, IL; son of Cal(a firefighter) and Elaine (a writer and producer) Madsen; brother of Virginia Madsen (an actress); married Jeannine Bisignano (divorced); married Georganne LaPierre (an actress), c. 1980s (divorced); married De Anna Morgan (a model), April 15, 1996; children: (first marriage) two sons; (third marriage) Hunter Lee, Calvin Michael. Addresses: Agent: Suzanne Bennett, Paul Kohner, Inc., 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; David Rose,Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Manager: MichaelMenchel, The Firm/Artists Management Group (AMG), 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Liza Anderson, Warren Cowan &Associates Public Relations, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 25, 1958?; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Cecil Moe, Against All Hope (also known as One for the Road), 1982
Steve, WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Bartholomew "Bump" Bailey, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
Frank, Racing with the Moon, Paramount, 1984
Stu, The Killing Time, New World, 1987
Earl, Shadows in the Storm, Vidmark International, 1988
Sebastian, Iguana (also known as La iguana), Enterprise Iguana, 1988
Enzio, Blood Red, Hemdale, 1989
Vince Miller, Kill Me Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
Earl, The End of Innocence, Skouras Pictures, 1991
James "Jimmy" Lennox, Thelma & Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Tom Baker, The Doors, TriStar, 1991
Cliff Burden, Fatal Instinct (also known as To Kill For), New Line Home Video, 1992
Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega, Reservoir Dogs, Miramax, 1992
Morris Poole, Almost Blue, LIVE Home Video, 1992
Richard Montana, Inside Edge, Atlantic Home Video, 1992
Steve, Straight Talk, Buena Vista, 1992
Detective Pat Laurenzi, Money for Nothing, Buena Vista, 1993
Glen Greenwood, Free Willy, Warner Bros., 1993
Harry Talbot, Trouble Bound, ITC, 1993
Mickey, A House in the Hills, LIVE Home Video, 1993
Detective Matt Dixon, Dead Connection (also known as Final Combination), Gramercy, 1994
Gun salesperson, Blue Tiger (also known as Irezumi), 1994
Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega, Who Do You Think You're Fooling?, 1994
Randy Parker, Season of Change, Monarch Home Video, 1994
Rudy Travis, The Getaway, Universal, 1994
Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
Glen Greenwood, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
Preston "Press" Lennox, Species, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Eddie Hall, Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
Larry (Mr. Lawrence), Red Line, Orion Home Video, 1996
Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano, Donnie Brasco, Columbia/TriStar, 1997
Gunnery sergeant Zach Massin, Surface to Air, 1997
Uncle Joseph, Catherine's Grove, 1997
Brad Abraham, Trail of a Serial Killer (also known as Papertrail), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1998
Burl Rogers, Detour (also known as Too Hard to Die), October Films/Shoreline Entertainment, 1998
Frank Barlow, Fait Accompli (also known as VooDoo Dawn), Cutting Edge Entertainment, 1998
Gene, Flat Out, Artist View Entertainment, 1998
Haynes, Diary of a Serial Killer (also known as Rough Draft), Goldbar International, 1998
Jimmie D., The Thief & the Stripper (also known as Strip 'nRun), Bruder Releasing/Ground Zero, 1998
Preston "Press" Lennox, Species II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
Ballad of the Nightingale, August Entertainment, 1998
Ben, The Stray, PM Entertainment Group, 1999
Whitey, The Florentine, Bcb Productions, 1999
Agent Briggs, The Alternate (also known as Agent of Death),Replacement Productions, 2000
Dan Olinghouse, The Ghost (also known as Code of the Dragon), Regent Entertainment, 2000
Jeremy Banes, Fall (also known as Fall: The Price of Silence), Annex Entertainment, 2000
Mr. Ball, The Price of Air, Artistic License, 2000
Will, Choke, Artist View Entertainment, 2000
Bad Guys, Giants Entertainment, 2000
Ides of March, Giants Entertainment, 2000

Love.com (also known as Primal Instinct), Cinemavault.com,2000
Conner, Outlaw, 2001
Jed Griffin, Pressure Point (also known as Backroad Justice), Velocity Pictures, 2001
Sparks, Extreme Honor (also known as Last Line of Defence 2), MTI Home Video, 2001
LAPD: To Protect and to Serve, Fries Film Group/Trinity Home Entertainment, 2001
Microwave Park, Alpine Pictures, 2001
Baker Jacks, The Real Deal, MC-One, 2002
Damian Falco, Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002
Daniel, The Confidence Game, Condne Films, 2002
Producer, Where's Angelo?, Evolving Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Special agent Leon Fogel, Welcome to America, Risk Entertainment,2002
Wally Blount, Blueberry (also known as The Adventures of Mike S. Blueberry), AJOZ Films/La Petite Reine/TF1 Films Productions, 2002
Budd (also known as Sidewinder), Kill Bill, Miramax, 2003
A Christmas Cop, 2003
Film Work
Producer
The Price of Air, Artistic License, 2000
A Christmas Cop, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
August "Augie" Danzig, Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985-1986
Mick Jenkins, The Outsiders, Fox, 1990
Mr. Chapel, Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel),ABC, 1998-1999
Terry Maddock, Big Apple, CBS, 2001
Narrator, Animal Precinct, Animal Planet, 2001-
Miniseries
Lieutenant "Foof" Turkell (Devilfish), War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
Movies
Special Bulletin, NBC, 1983
Pierce, Montana, 1990
Cal Hudson, Baby Snatcher, NBC, 1992
Blood, Beyond the Law (also known as Fixing the Shadow), HBO, 1994
John Wilbur Hardin, Man with a Gun (also known as Gun for Hire and Hired for Killing), HBO, 1995
Johnny (Wolf), The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1996
Nick, Executive Target, HBO, 1996
Sal, The Last Days of Frankie the Fly, HBO, 1996
Skarney, The Maker, HBO, 1997
Dallas Greyson, The Sender, HBO, 1998
Donnelly, The Girl Gets Moe (also known as Love to Kill), HBO, 1998
Dalton, Supreme Sanction, HBO, 1999
Frank Miller, High Noon, TBS, 2000
Joe, The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence, 2000
Tyler Pierce, Sacrifice, HBO, 2000
Zippo, Luck of the Draw, 2000
Episodic
Mike O'Connor, "Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day," St. Elsewhere, NBC,1983
Mike O'Connor, "Remission," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
Boyd, "Heat," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984
Sally Alvarado, "Give a Little, Take a Little," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
"Man at the Window," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1985
Johnny Fosse, "The St. Louis Book of Blues," Crime Story, NBC, 1986
Johnny Fosse, "The War," Crime Story, NBC, 1986
Blue, "Jimmy--October 14, 1964," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989
Sergeant Greg Block, "Sleeping Dogs," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1989
"Snowfall," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994
Other
August "Augie" Danzig, Our Family Honor (pilot), ABC, 1985
Himself, Steve McQueen: King of Cool (special), American Movie Classics, 1998
Presenter, The Brit Awards (special), 2002
Television Work
Associate Producer; Movies
Executive Target, HBO, 1996
The Sender, HBO, 1998
Stage Appearances
Appeared in a production of Carnal Knowledge, Steppenwolf Theatre,Chicago.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Recorded the album Burning in Paradise.
Music Videos
"U Rock My World," by Michael Jackson, 2001
Video Games
Voice of Toni Cipriani, Grand Theft Auto III (also known as GTA3), Rockstar Games, 2001
WRITINGS
Poetry
Beer, Blood, and Ashes, 1995
Burning in Paradise, foreword by Dennis Hopper, Incommunicado Press, 1998
Also the author of Eat the Worm.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, March, 1993
Entertainment Weekly, September 4, 1998, p. 88
Film Threat, February, 1993, pp. 52-53
Interview, July, 1987, p. 87
Los Angeles Times, February 6, 1994
Maxim, September, 2002, p. 121
Orange Coast, October, 1998, pp. 39-42
Playboy, April, 1996, pp. 144-48
Premiere, January, 1994, p. 24
Razor, June/July, 2001, pp. 56-61
Rolling Stone, May 13, 1993
Venice, March, 1997, pp. 40-45

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