Michael Madsen has died at age 67. 

The actor was pronounced dead on July 3 after Los Angeles County deputies responded to a 911 call at his home in Malibu, NBC4 Los Angeles reported. The death appears to be from natural causes, with Madsen’s manager saying that he died from cardiac arrest. 

My brother Michael has left the stage,” his sister, Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen, wrote on Instagram. “He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw … I’ll miss our inside jokes, the sudden laughter, the sound of him. I’ll miss the boy he was before the legend. I miss my big brother.”

Michael Madsen appeared in ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘Free Willy’

Madsen had a long career in Hollywood. Starting in the early ‘80s, he appeared in movies like WarGames and the TV show St. Elsewhere before landing bigger roles in movies like Thelma & Louise (where he played the boyfriend of Susan Sarandon’s character), Free Willy, Wyatt Earp, and The Doors. He played a mobster in the 1997 movie Donnie Brasco and frequently collaborated with Quentin Tarantino, appearing in Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume 2, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. 

“In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions, and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life,” his managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith, and publicist Liz Rodriguez told NBC34. “Michael was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, currently being edited.

“Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many,” they added.

Where to stream Michael Madsen’s most memorable movies  

Madsen was a prolific actor with a long list of film credits. (In an interview with The Independent, he said he took whatever work came his way so that he could “buy groceries and … put gas in the car.”). Here’s where to stream some of his more memorable movies. 

Reservoir Dogs: After years of small parts in movies and TV, Madsen got a big break when he landed the role of sadistic criminal Mr. Blonde in Tarantino’s first feature film. It’s streaming on Paramount+. 

Free Willy: Madsen was known for his tough-guy roles, but he showed his softer side in Free Willy, where he played the foster dad to an orphan who forms a bond with a killer whale. It’s available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other platforms. 

Species: Madsen played a mercenary hired to kill a woman-alien hybrid in this cult-favorite 1995 sci-fi/horror movie. It’s streaming on MGM+. 

Thelma & Louise: Two women go on the run from the police in this award-winning 1991 movie. Madsen plays the musician boyfriend of Sarandon’s Louise character. It’s streaming on MGM+. 

Donnie Brasco: Johnny Depp plays an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a notorious Mafia family in this 1997 movie. Madsen plays a mobster, Sonny Black, who vouches for the fed in disguise. It’s available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other platforms.  

Sin City: Madsen plays a corrupt cop in this 2005 neo-noir anthology film based on Frank Miller’s comic book series. It’s streaming on Kanopy and Hoopla. 

The Hateful Eight: Tarantino tapped Madsen for a role in his 2015 Western The Hateful Eight, casting him as the cowboy Joe Gage, one of eight strangers who hole up in a remote cabin during a blizzard. It’s streaming on Netflix.

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