Michael Madsen, Hollywood tough guy and Quentin Tarantino regular, dies at 67

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Known for his role as a tough guy in Hollywood, Michael Madsen got the infamous name for playing the sadistic Mr. Blonde in his regular collaborator Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 crime ensemble Reservoir dog, He’s dead. He was 67 years old.

Reports revealed that Madsen was killed by a police officer who answered an emergency call Thursday morning at his home in Malibu, California. Representatives told news outlets he had died of a heart attack.

Madsen appeared in six Tarantino films Reservoir dogwith pulp fictiontwo Kill Bill movie, An Eight full of hatredand Once upon a time in Hollywood. He famously turned down the role of Vincent Vega pulp fictioneventually went to John Travolta, reviving the actor’s career.

Without a doubt, the most iconic scene of Madsen’s career from over 100 film credits was when Mr. Blonde cut off the ears of a prisoner of war officer while dancing to the wheels of a steeler I’m stuck in the middle with you. It was a sequence in which the actor later revealed he was terrified.

Speaking to reporters in 2017, he pointed it out. Reservoir dog It was the only movie that everyone wanted to tell him. “I want to be a top-class guy. I’m basically a top-class guy with a bad guy’s body.”

The character actor with a sturdy good looks spoke about embracing several unforgettable roles in his career to support his family. In addition to Tarantino Oeuvre, Madsen’s memorable credits include Donnie Brasco For Mike Newell, door Ridley Scott for Oliver Stone Thelma & Louise, Free Willie, and Die on another day, The recurring role of television series twenty four. Later in his career, he did a lot of voice work in video games and had many features in works that included crime dramas. A cookbook for housewives in the South.

Madsen was born in Chicago on September 25th, 1957 to a filmmaker’s mother and a firefighter father. Actress Vaja Madsen was one of his brothers. He began acting at the famous Steppenwolf Theatre, where he reportedly served as an apprentice to John Malkovich. One of his first notable film roles was a small part War Game.

He has been married three times, and most recently to Deanna Morgan, with four children still alive.

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