The demise of Michael Madsen's career 

What is your favorite Michael movie?

Even if he's not a big name star, he is still able to pay his way and care for his family. That's something I can respect.

Michael Madsen has (4) films just completed, (9) films in post-production and (2) films currently in production. I'd say his career is fully intact

He’s a legend in my book

Gotta say I worked on a low budget flick with Michael and despite the miserable conditions and script he gave it his all in every scene. His face lit up in a way never captured on film when he pulled out pictures of his boys. I bought his poetry book and it kinda blew me away….

Nothing wrong with an actor doing paycheck movies. One of the most underrated actresses is his sister Virginia.

He’s a great actor still is and always will be

Let's be honest. There are a lot of us out here who love and appreciate B- list movies and actors more than the mainstream trash considered to be box office hits.

I met him once, he's a cool guy, a pretty good poet too, he writes poetry

I sat with Mr. Madsen in his hotel room at one of the darkest times of his life. I was able to be there for him. Never told him I was an actor myself and his style of acting was one of the reasons that led me to pursue it. He’s a genuine guy and I was honored to be there for him.

I love Michael Madsen. He is one of my most favorite actors.

My favourite performances by him were in Donnie brasco, an excellent supporting role and Free Willy, a great role as a loving father and Thelma & Louise, as a husband. He was able to play psychopaths, good people and gangsters. Its great Tarantino still pick him

he's always been a character actor, not a lead his long career as a character actor is very compelling

Progress is progress. He has been very progressive during his career, and reading these comments I believe a lot of other people think so too and enjoy his work. I don’t think his career has demised as such, he just beats to his own drum. Can’t say that about too many people.

He’s one of those great underrated character actors who nobody ever talks about.. Along with John Hawkes, Michael Wincott, William Fichtner, Hugo Weaving.. These are guys you seen in tons of movies but casual movie watchers probably don’t know them til you point them out.

Madsen is one of the cool actors out there and his voice and smirking laughter are second to none. We personally like him in AFGHAN KNIGHTS ('08)

Reservoir Doggs and Donnie Brasco are my favourite Michael madsen movies

He's much like Nicolas Cage - a solid, journeyman, actor who can easily blend into the roles. He doesn't seem to have the ego of so many others in Hollywood.

I wouldn’t call his career a failure. He’s acted in such movies like Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill 1&2, Hateful Eight, Donnie Brasco, Sin City and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....that’s better than most of the actors that didn’t “fail”.

I once saw a movie review that called Madsen's later career as "being willing to stay awake in front of a camera in exchange for money". Brutal, but accurate.

My cousin years ago met him in Los Angeles and he seemed warm and -kind.All of a sudden his cell rang - -and he said it was his sister Virgin -ia another stellar actress in her own -right.He has done great work 👏 and -pray he's okay and does films 🎥 again.

His sister Virginia is absolutely beautiful

You ever heard of "six degrees of Kevin Bacon?" Someone once figured out a way to determine how connected one actor is to any other. It turns out that Michael Madsen is the 18th-most connected actor in the IMDB. In case you're wondering, the late Christopher Lee is #1, with Michael Caine the highest ranked living actor at #2. Bacon himself? #577.

"Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill" wouldn't be the same without him. Solid character actor with a unique type of menacing energy.

Squinting and tilting my neck in tribute

He’s played a lot of really cool, kind of iconic characters, career failure isn’t exactly how I would describe someone like him.

No Demise. He's had a really rough couple years, as a lot of us did. Legend

He was lucky to be in the era of 90's and 00's classics... he did extremely well. The rest is just keeping the chops sharp... it's an art, and everybody's gotta practice.

He creates tension on the screen, something only the greats can do.

I say fair play to him he's still a good actor.

I love Michael Madsen, but I really don't believe anyone but John Travolta could have played Vincent Vega. The chemistry between Travolta and Jackson is perfect. Excellent video!

Failure? Dude is a beast! 🤘🏼 Great actor!💯💯💯

He's always been awesome in the movies I've seen him in. He and Christopher Walken are the two best villains in Hollywood.

Out of all the movies he's done, the only ones he's proud to have done are "Thelma & Louise", "Reservoir Dogs", "Free Willy", "Species", "Donnie Brasco" and "Kill Bill".

I've always liked Michael Madison in just about anything he plays in, my top two favorites are hateful eight and Reservoir Dogs he was exceptionally well in those two films!

He was awesome in a Frankenstein tv pilot as one of the police officers investigating some murders. Loved the flic. I wish it would have been made into a show.

He also played in a t.v. series called "Vengeance Unlimited", a sort of U.S. "Equalizer".

Don't agree his career is demising. One of the nicest actors I have ever met. Very funny, yet humble.

How does he have time to do anything other than work when he appears in 15+ films a year? They ought to call him the "Hardest working man in show business."

Michael Madsens face was so special

It's so unfair that actors less talented but more choosy about projects do far better in the long run. I guess a career is talent and luck. But working and earning is important ,I understand.. think he's a fabulous actor.

He sure has that swagger…..kinda like John Wayne but more versatile!

Oh man,"he turned down the role of Vincent Vega". That's so cool to learn that, thanks

You didn't mention his one season TV series "Vengeance Unlimited". That was a great action series.

He's not shy about working. Good for him.

We are still lucky to have this amazing man among us I always thought of him as Mickey Rourke if Mickey Rourke stayed out of trouble.

He's a great actor, and you forgot his 2002 James Bond 007 film appearance as Falco in 'Die Another Day'?

He's easily one of my favorite actors. He was great in Wyatt Earp, reservoir dogs, free Willy another one that you probably won't know is "44 minutes the north Hollywood shootout" it was a TV movie on FX about the 2 Russians who robbed the bank in north Hollywood and got into a huge shootout with police. Michael played one of the detectives and he was great in it

this dood played my grand uncle in donnie brasco, he was cool as could be when we met him

Most actors would cut off a body part to have a demise this big. He's doing fine. His residual check from Reservoir Dogs alone should cover groceries.

He was really good in Trouble Bound and that should tell you how good an actor he is.

I would take his career in a heartbeat. The guy likes to work, he takes chances. I hope that the best from him is yet to come.

You're still one of the coolest stars outthere ....u have that got to make ends meet style ....that is great

He's been having some family issues he said in a recent interview. My heart and prayers are with him and his loved ones🙏

Great in Donnie Brasco.

This dude would have made a great '70 versions of an Elvis Presley, don't know if he actually played the role of Elvis but if not it sure was a miss...

I'm a fan. Always have been. And reservoir dogs. Is one of his best roles

I thought he was great in many movies and still is a great actor. Who's opinion was it that he was not doing well?

I've always enjoyed his acting. He's a stellar actor

He was amazing in kill Bill definitely a very good actor .

He's UNDER RATED!....thank you for your work Sir💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

One of my favorite actors

The title's a bit confusing...He's still alive and working...Thanks for the upload!

One of Michael Madsen's earlier roles was in was the 1989 movie called "iguana",it's also a cult movie too....hes a supporting player...it's stars actor Everett McGill,(brubaker,heartbreak ridge,quest for fire,dune,under siege 2)fans of Michael Madsen should check it out...

Worked security at NYC Comic Con in 2019… 10:30 am he was wasted and his handlers had to help him out the building, he’s on my Deadpool list.

For me this guy is a real life fighter! He gets a knock out and he stands up and continues the fight!!

I really enjoyed his performance in The Getaway (1994), especially the scene where he's about to get the drop on Alec Baldwin, who quickly turns the tables on him. Not a great film, by any stretch, but fun, nonetheless. I think he cornered the market playing "unscrupulous" very well.

There's no demise he's just the quintessential example of a blue collar full time working Hollywood actor.

Still one of my favorite actors.

this video is interesting in that to me he seems a lot like his Budd character in Kill bill volume 2 (he's briefly here and there in vol. 1) . kind of a guy that is an underachiever, doesn't give AF, but is really a badass deep down.

On his IMDb page he currently has 325 credits. Wow!

Ever see Tom Sizemore and Michael Madsen in the same room? Think about it.

You completely forgot to discuss Vengeance Unlimited, Michael Madsen was great in this unfortunately short lived tv series from the late 1990's.

I always this guy. Great actor out of Chicago.

I just can't unsee how much he looks like Matthew Perry

He's great at playing the heavy, he will pop up in films and he always seems to be a welcome edition though he's not a great actor, known for the one trick pony or stereotyped to play a certain role, turn in a certain look and give a similar performance!.. But I thought everyone knew this and was in on this, including him!?. He's not leading man material but he seems to add or bring something to the table in most films he's in, and without him they wouldn't be the same, Kill Bill Vol 2, Reservoir Dogs, Hateful Eight, The Getaway, Thelma and Louise etc, alot of great films, he will always get a call out of a 'yay' from me each time he appears, he may not be a top actor but he's certainly a welcoming presence!.

I love his acting!

If a streaming service Netflix or Amazon picks him for a series he could do alright . He's done some decent stuff. He would be good in an Ozark type of show as a supporting actor .

He also did the voice of a sadistic cult community leader named Carver In Telltale’s The Walking Dead game season 2.

Imo, his characters in Reservoir Dogs and in Kill bill were the best in both movies.

Good and Underrated Actor!!

I used to see Michael Madsen as perhaps a cheaper version of Bruce Willis. I think his image has been linked to B-movies for way too long. And now .... getting older..... I worry about his prospects as an actor.

I used to have a crush on him he was good in Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco

One of the interns at a lab I worked at for several years was his wife's first cousin. Before Michael, she was married to Brian Setzer.

I recently saw the documentary on him, American Badass, and it was good. He's old school.

Micheal Madison is an Awesome actor ever since I saw him on tv your of duty. He is a Boss as sniper in an episode. He always plays a tough guy! He can be my Marine Corps any day and my spotter! Hoorah!

Michael Madsen is a great american character actor. He seems to get into the work, show up and do the job. I think that is the most you can hope for from a journeyman in his field.

Michael Madsen and Tom Sizemore are about the same to me. Enjoy both their acting skills.

People say someone is washed up. He's old but 30 years of being a paid actor is more than most will ever get

The man is after falling into bad health which has relegated him to third rate movies. But he's still working and he has a good body of work behind him.

Definitely a great supporting actor. One of the best!

Donnie Brasco is my favorite mob movie. Michael Madsen plays a badass better than anybody. Toothpick Vic.

I worked with him on one of those terrible films as well. Nice guy.

I first saw him in The Natural where he played Bump Bailey. He had a great scene with Wilfred Brimley.

He’s a great poet, and I’m sure he hates everything that Hollywood has become in the past 5 years

Him and Tom Sizemore are so similar imo. Both extremely under rated.

Haha I always thought he was charismatic!

Loved him in the Tarantino movies. I like him as an actor.

I produced a Michael Jackson music video in 2001, where Madden played a thug type. The cast also included Marlon Brando, Chris Tucker and the very underrated Billy Drago. I’ll just say that besides MJ, Madden was the most colorful cast member on set.

At what point in the future does he expect the little ones to be out of the house and gone? Loved him in "Kill Bill". Loved his sister in "Sideways".