Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67

Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters successful “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout successful Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.

Madsen was recovered unresponsive successful his location successful Malibu, California, connected Thursday greeting and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Watch Commander Christopher Jauregui said.

He is believed to person died of earthy causes and authorities do not fishy immoderate foul play was involved. Madsen's head Ron Smith said cardiac apprehension was nan evident cause.

Madsen’s profession spanned much than 300 credits stretching backmost to nan early 1980s, galore successful low-budget films.

But his astir memorable surface infinitesimal whitethorn person been nan sadistic torture of a captured constabulary serviceman — while dancing to Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck successful nan Middle pinch You” — arsenic Mr. Blonde successful 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs.”

He would go a Tarantino regular, appearing successful nan “Kill Bill” films and “The Hateful Eight.”

“In nan past 2 years Michael Madsen has been doing immoderate unthinkable activity pinch independent movie including upcoming characteristic films ‘Resurrection Road,’ ‘Concessions and ’Cookbook for Southern Housewives,' and was really looking guardant to this adjacent section successful his life," his managers Smith and Susan Ferris and publicist Liz Rodriguez said successful a statement.

They added that he "was 1 of Hollywood’s astir iconic actors, who will beryllium missed by many.”

During a handprint ceremonial astatine nan TCL Chinese Theatre successful November 2020, Madsen reflected connected his first sojourn to Hollywood successful nan early 1980s.

“I sewage retired and I walked astir and I looked and I wondered if location were someday immoderate measurement that that was going to beryllium a portion of me. And I didn’t cognize because I didn’t cognize what I was going to do astatine that constituent pinch myself," he said.

"I could person been a bricklayer. I could person been an architect. I could person been a garbage man. I could person been nothing. But I sewage lucky. I sewage fortunate arsenic an actor.”

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