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Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs

Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs

Michael Madsen (1957 - 2025)

Film Deaths[]

  • The Natural (1984) [Bartholomew 'Bump' Bailey]: Accidentally killed when he runs into the stadium wall at high speed while trying to catch a fly ball. We see him crash through the wall, followed by a newsreel report announcing his death.
  • Kill Me Again (1989) [Vince Miller]: Killed in an explosion along with Joanne Whalley when he drives into a propane tank while fleeing the police.
  • The Doors (1991) [Tom Baker]: Dies of a drug overdose in a deleted scene, that was never included on the DVD/Blu Ray extras.
  • Reservoir Dogs (1992) [Vic 'Mr. Blonde' Vega]: Shot several times in the chest with a handgun by Tim Roth, just as Michael is about to set Kirk Baltz on fire. Later, Michael's body is shown again when Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, and Chris Penn return to the warehouse and find him lying dead.
  • The Getaway (1994) [Rudy Travis]: Shot in the stomach with a shotgun by Alec Baldwin in an elevator as they both struggle over the firearm, with Alec then shooting out the cables causing the elevator to crash.
  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996) [Sal]: Shot six times to death by Dennis Hopper in a construction site from an overpass at night.
  • Rough Draft (Diary of a Serial Killer) (1998) [Haynes]: Slashed and stabbed to death (off-screen) by Arnold Vosloo. His body is later seen when police discover him slumped in his car.
  • Supreme Sanction (1999) [Dalton]: Shot in the head with a sniper rifle by Kristy Swanson; we only see him look round in the sniper scope, with the scene ending as Swanson fires.
  • Luck of the Draw (2000) [Zippo]: Shot in the head by Dennis Hopper in the warehouse.
  • L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001) [Lt. James Alexander]: Shot to death by Steve Bacic after Michael shoots Marc Singer.
  • Frankenstein (2004) [Detective Harker]: Impaled onto some iron poles - having been thrown through a glass window leaving shards stuck in his body - after Vincent Perez throws him off a high storey platform. His body is later seen when Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg go to inspect him.
  • Kill Bill: Vol 2 (2004) [Budd a.k.a. "Sidewinder"]: Bitten by a black mamba that Daryl Hannah had hidden in a suitcase full of money.
  • BloodRayne (2005) [Vladmir]: Captured by vampires and stabbed in the chest with a sword by Ben Kingsley at the end of a fight.
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) [Maugrim]: Providing the voice of a wolf (CGI animated), he is impaled on William Moseley's sword when he lunges at William.
  • Crash N Burn (2007) [Vincent Scaillo]: Shot repeatedly by a gang banger as Michael tries to shoot Erik Palladino.
  • Living & Dying (2007) [Agent Lind]: Shot in the chest by a S.W.A.T sniper after shooting Tamer Karadağlı during an argument.
  • Hell Ride (2008) [The Gent]: Killed by Larry Bishop or one of his cohorts.
  • House (2008) [Tin Man/Fake Officer Lawdale]: Destroyed by Allana Bale's powers aided by Reynaldo Rosales and Hedi Dippold.
  • Vice (2008) [Max Walker]: Dies before an altar in a church after a crossfire with Daryl Hannah.
  • The Bleeding (2009) [Father Roy]: Commits suicide by blowing himself up with explosives in a building that nested other familiars.
  • Serbian Scars (2009) [Dreq]: Dies alongside Predrag Jovanovic after Michael shoots a gallon of gas killing himself.
  • The Killing Jar (2010) [Doe]: Throat slashed by Amber Benson.
  • 2047: Sights of Death (2014) [Lobo]: Stabbed to death and repeatedly by Neva Leoni after shooting Daryl Hannah.
  • The Hateful Eight (2015) [Joe Gage]: Shot to death with revolvers by Walton Goggins and Samuel L. Jackson when he pulls his gun (that was hidden under the table he was sitting) on them, while Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tim Roth look on helplessly.
  • Magi (2016) [Lawrence Irlam]: Shoots himself in the head when he gets possessed by demonic spirits.
  • Devil's Domain (2016) [Bill]: Hacked to death with an axe by one of the devils minions after Zack Kozlow shoots him in the shoulder.
  • Hangover in Death Valley (2018) [Madsen]: Shot to death along with Patrick Bergin (off-screen) by Robert Llewellyn. The scene fades to black and we hear two gun shots leaving their faiths ambitious.
  • 2 Graves in the Desert (2020) [Vince]: Head bashed in with a fire extinguisher by Cassie Howarth.
  • Waking Karma (2023) [Paul]: Throat slit with a razor by Hannah Christine Shetler.
  • The Wraith Within (2023) [Sheriff Townsend]: Killed (off-screen) by the wraith. The movie cuts to the credits before it attacks.
  • DinoGator (2025) [Layton]: Ripped to pieces and then eaten by the DinoGator, after he attempts to shoot it with a shotgun (NOTE: This was released after Madsen's real-life).

Television Deaths[]

Video Game Deaths[]

  • True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) [Don Rafferty]: Shot in the chest by Gary Oldman when Michael leaps in front of a shot that was intended for Russell Wong in the game's good ending. Michael survives in the game's average and bad endings.
  • Yakuza (2005) [Futoshi Shimano]: Shot to death by Gregg Berger after Michael throws a grenade at Debi Derryberry and Roger Jackson.
  • Reservoir Dogs (2006) [Mr. Blonde]: Shot to death by Scott Menville in a warehouse. (See also Michael's death in the film version.)
  • Dishonored (2012) [Daud]: Throat slit and flung over the edge of a building, should the player take the option of killing him; Michael survives the game if the player chooses to spare his life. (Canonically, he survives the game.)
  • Mob of the Dead (2013) [Michael "Finn" O'Leary]: Devoured by zombies in prison, then revived in a cycle. It is later revealed that Michael was executed in the electric chair alongside Ray Liotta and Chazz Palminteri for their murder of Joe Pantoliano, and the situation they are in is Purgatory.
  • The Walking Dead: In Harm's Way (2014) [William "Bill" Carver]: Bludgeoned to death with a crowbar by Gavin Hammon as Melissa Hutchison (player's decision) and Shay Moore look on.
  • Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017) [Daud]: Dies of natural causes (off-screen). His spirit is seen later in the game.

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