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Michael Madsen’s Cause of Death Revealed as Heart Failure

His cardiologist signed the death certificate citing heart failure; investigators ruled the Malibu death a natural cardiac event without an autopsy.

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Overview

  • Madsen was found unresponsive at his Malibu home on July 3 and pronounced dead at age 67, with no foul play suspected by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  • His personal cardiologist listed long-standing heart disease and alcoholism as contributing factors on the death certificate.
  • After years of addiction and multiple rehab stints, Madsen had maintained several months of sobriety and mentored peers at a Malibu recovery center.
  • At the time of his passing, he was developing independent films and editing a forthcoming poetry collection, underscoring a creative resurgence.
  • Across a four-decade career, Madsen appeared in over 300 film and TV productions, gaining fame for Quentin Tarantino roles in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.