Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his reserved but imposing roles in Quentin Tarantino films, died Thursday. He was 67.
Madsen died from cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, Calif., according to KNBC. He was found unresponsive in the home on Thursday morning.
“In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film,” his representatives Susan Ferris, Ron Smith and Liz Rodriguez told the station. He “was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life.”
Madsen compiled an extensive resume as a talented character actor, but his biggest and most memorable films were all collaborations with Tarantino. He starred as the terrifying “Mr. Blonde” in “Reservoir Dogs,” the brooding gunslinger Joe Gage in “The Hateful Eight” and in both parts of “Kill Bill” as a target of the main character’s revenge spree.
But those weren’t Madsen’s only memorable pictures, as he also appeared in “Thelma & Louise,” “Donnie Brasco” and the 2002 James Bond film “Die Another Day.” In total, his IMDB page listed 346 acting credits.
