Michael Madsen, beloved for roles in Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and Donnie Brasco, died at age 67 on July 3, 2025, at his Malibu home respiratory-therapy.com+2The Guardian+2YouTube+2news.sky.com+9Reuters+9people.com+9. He suffered cardiac arrest, with heart disease and alcoholism identified as contributing factors. Authorities ruled his death natural and closed the investigation timesofindia.indiatimes.com+2people.com+2news.sky.com+2.
Madsen’s performances—particularly as the chilling Mr. Blonde—etched him into cinema history. In his final years, he embraced independent film projects and was editing a personal anthology, “Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems” people.com+1Reuters+1. His sister, Virginia Madsen, captured his complexity best: “a poet disguised as an outlaw… thunder and velvet”
