Legitimate tough guy Michael Madsen made a name for himself playing gun-toting psychopaths, but the... (Learn more)
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Michael Madsen’s Milestones
| Encouraged by Sergio Leone to pursue a career in acting after the director saw him perform at the Steppenwolf Theater | |
| Moved to Los Angeles in his early 20s | |
| Starred in the ABC drama "Vengeance Unlimited" | |
| 1983 | Feature acting debut, "WarGames" |
| 1983 | TV movie debut, Edward Zwick's Emmy-winning "Special Bulletin" (NBC) |
| 1985 - 1986 | TV series debut, "Our Family Honor" (ABC) |
| 1988 | TV miniseries debut, "War and Remembrance" (ABC) |
| 1989 | Portrayed a psychotic killer in John Dahl's "Kill Me Again" |
| 1991 | Co-starred as Susan Sarandon's boyfriend in "Thelma & Louise" |
| 1992 | Breakthrough screen role as Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" |
| 1993 | Played the foster father in "Free Willy" |
| 1994 | Had featured role as Virgil Earp in "Wyatt Earp" |
| 1995 | Co-starred in "Species" |
| 1995 | Reprised his role in "Free Willy 2" |
| 1996 | Associate produced and starred in "Executive Target" (HBO) |
| 1997 | Delivered a strong turn as Mafia hood Sonny Black in "Donnie Brasco" |
| 1998 | Reprised role in the sequel "Species II" |
| 2001 | Narrated the Animal Planet series, "Animal Precint" |
| 2001 | Returned to series work as co-star of the short-lived CBS police series "Big Apple" |
| 2002 | Cast in the James Bond feature "Die Another Day" |
| 2003 - 2004 | Cast in Quentin Tarantino's film "Kill Bill," which was released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (2003) and "Kill Bill Vol.2" (2004) |
| 2005 | Starred in "Sin City" the adaptation of comic book icon Frank Miller's uber-noir series of grapic novels; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez |
| 2006 | Starred as Vladimir, a vampire hunter in the big-screen version of the popular video game "BloodRayne" |
| 2007 | Co-starred in "Funny Money" a film adaptation of the 1994 play written by Ray Cooney |
| 2007 | Co-starred with Dennis Hopper in the independent horror/thriller, "Hoboken Hollow" |
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