Overview

• Deputies responding to a 911 call found Madsen unresponsive at his Malibu home and pronounced him dead at 8:25 a.m.
• His four-decade career spanned over 300 screen credits, from early roles in 1980s TV and films to major Hollywood productions.
• Madsen was renowned for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, notably as Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs and roles in Kill Bill, The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.
• In the last two years he focused on independent cinema, signing on to upcoming features including Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives.
• He was preparing to publish a book titled Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, which was in the editing stage at the time of his death.