Biography
Michael Søren Madsen (25 September 1957 – 3 July 2025) was an American actor. He appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) as Budd, and The Hateful Eight (2015) as Joe Gage.
His other film roles included Thelma & Louise (1991), Donnie Brasco (1997), Die Another Day (2002), Sin City (2005), and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019). He also provided voice work for several video games.
