Overview
- On July 3, 2025, his manager Ron Smith confirmed that Madsen suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at age 67.
- A 911 call led Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to his Malibu residence, where his body was recovered.
- Managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith, with press attachée Liz Rodriguez, said he was completing indie features including Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives.
- Over more than four decades, Madsen amassed over 300 screen credits and became widely known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.
- Director Robert Rodriguez noted on social media that Madsen’s improvisations on Sin City delivered some of the film’s most memorable moments.