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| 8 | ->''"I've had a lot more good luck than bad, and I've made a lot more good pictures than bad ones, and I'm pretty happy with what I have. I don't walk around regretting too many things."'' |
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| 10 | Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, poet and photographer with Irish and Danish roots. His sister is actress Creator/VirginiaMadsen, but he is [[JustForFun/IReadThatAs completely unrelated]] to Creator/MadsMikkelsen. |
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| 13 | Madsen's roles include: |
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| 15 | [[AC:Film]] |
| 16 | * Steve in ''Film/WarGames'' (1983) |
| 17 | * Bump Bailey in ''Film/TheNatural'' (1984) |
| 18 | * Tom Baker in ''Film/{{The Doors|1991}}'' (1991) |
| 19 | * Jimmy in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991) |
| 20 | * Mr. Blonde in ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' (1992) |
| 21 | * Steve in ''Film/StraightTalk'' (1992) |
| 22 | * Blood in ''Film/BeyondTheLaw'' (1992) |
| 23 | * Cliff Burden in ''Film/FatalInstinct'' (1992) |
| 24 | * Glen Greenwood in ''Film/FreeWilly'' (1993) and ''Film/FreeWilly2TheAdventureHome'' (1995) |
| 25 | * Rudy Travis in ''Film/TheGetaway'' (1994) |
| 26 | * Virgil Earp in ''Film/WyattEarp'' (1994) |
| 27 | * Eddie Hall in ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' (1995) |
| 28 | * Preston Lennox in ''Film/{{Species}}'' (1995) and ''Film/SpeciesII'' (1998) |
| 29 | * Sonny Black in ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' (1997) |
| 30 | * Damian Falco in ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' (2002) |
| 31 | * Budd in ''Film/KillBill'' (2003/2004) |
| 32 | * Bob in ''Film/SinCity'' (2005) |
| 33 | * Vladimir in ''Film/BloodRayne'' (2005) |
| 34 | * Maugrim (voice) in ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia: Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe (2005)'' |
| 35 | * Oliver in ''Film/ScaryMovie4'' (2006) |
| 36 | * Colonel J.T. Colt in ''Film/TheLastDrop'' (2006) |
| 37 | * J.T. Goldman in ''Film/HobokenHollow'' (2006) |
| 38 | * Hawkins in ''Film/{{Croc}}'' (2007) |
| 39 | * Father Roy in ''Film/TheBleeding'' (2009) |
| 40 | * Kilowog (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternFirstFlight'' (2009) |
| 41 | * The Boss in ''Film/SkinTraffik'' (2015) |
| 42 | * Joe Gage in Quentin Tarantino's ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' (2015) |
| 43 | * Moreau in ''Film/VigilanteDiaries'' (2016) |
| 44 | * Sheriff Hackett in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' (2019) |
| 45 | * Bill in ''Film/EveryLastOneOfThem'' (2021) |
| 46 | * Dan Clancy in ''Film/MaxDagan'' (TBA) |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 49 | * Mike O'Connor in ''Series/StElsewhere'' (1983) |
| 50 | * Boyd Evans Strout in ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'', episode "Heat" (1984) |
| 51 | * Sally Alvarado in ''Series/MiamiVice'', episode "Give a Little, Take a Little" (1985) |
| 52 | * Blue in ''Series/QuantumLeap'' episode "Jimmy - October 14, 1964" (1989) |
| 53 | * Mr. Chapel in ''Series/VengeanceUnlimited'' (1998-99) |
| 54 | * Cooper Daly in ''Series/CSIMiami'', episode "L.A." (2010) |
| 55 | * Jim Ricker in ''Series/TwentyFour'', Day 8 (2010) |
| 56 | * Kevin Costner in ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', episode "Moody Foodie" (2012) |
| 57 | * John in ''Series/BlueBloods'', episode "Family Business" (2012) |
| 58 | * Walter Clark Sr. in ''Series/GoldenBoy'' (2013) |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 61 | * Toni Cipriani in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' (2001) |
| 62 | * Rafferty in ''VideoGame/TrueCrimeStreetsOfLA'' (2003) |
| 63 | * Tanner in ''[[VideoGame/{{Driver}} Driv3r]]'' (2004) |
| 64 | * Jack Frozenski in ''VideoGame/{{Narc}}'' (2005) |
| 65 | * Shimano in ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'' (2005) |
| 66 | * Daud in ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' (2012) and ''[[VideoGame/DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider Death of the Outsider]]'' (2017) |
| 67 | * Finn O'Leary in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies'' (2013) |
| 68 | * [[BigBad Bill Carver]] in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' (2014) |
| 69 | * Travis Baker in ''VideoGame/CrimeBossRockayCity'' (2023) |
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| 71 | !!Provides examples of |
| 72 | |
| 73 | * CheshireCatGrin: Has one that could rival Jack Nicholson. |
| 74 | * CoolShades: Wears them in a few films, most notably as Mr Blonde. |
| 75 | * CreatorBacklash: He likes to be honest with his fans and is very self-critical of his own works; in 2009, he mentioned he only considers six of his movies as good: ''Film/KillBill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/FreeWilly'', ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'', ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''Film/DonnieBrasco''. |
| 76 | * IAmNotSpock: He once joked in an interview that whenever English people recognize him, they stop and yell, "FOCKING HELL, IT'S [[Film/ReservoirDogs MISTER BLOHND]]!" |
| 77 | * MoneyDearBoy: As he openly [[http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/1020-michael-madsen put it]] back in 2009: "I've made some crap, but you've got to pay the bills." |
| 78 | * PlayingAgainstType: Usually plays bad guys with serious issues, but in ''Film/FreeWilly'' he plays a kindly, understanding man who, while far from perfect, is doing his best to be a decent foster dad to a troubled kid. |
| 79 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Just over six feet with thick dark hair and rugged good looks. |
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