Michael Madsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1957-09-25

Day of Death

2025-07-03

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Michael Madsen

Biography

Michael Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin City. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A. and DRIV3R.

Filmography (299)

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Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

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Legend of the White Dragon

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A Corpse in Kensington

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Blood Behind Us

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Mr. Wonderful

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Demon Hunters

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Queen of Manhattan

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Concessions

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The Things We Carry

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Sinatra! Eternity

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Resurrection Road

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DinoGator

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Prepare to Die

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Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha

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Max Dagan

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Arena Wars

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Final Wager

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Chuck Zito: An American Story

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South of Hope Street

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Spirit Riser

⭐ 4.2 Role: Doctor Frankenstein

Monster Mash

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Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

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Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge

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Outlaw Johnny Black

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The Lurking Fear

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Buckle Up

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Necronomicon

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Assault on Hill 400

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Waking Karma

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The Wraith Within

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American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

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Death Count

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Incarnation

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Until We Meet Again

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Damon's Revenge

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Run Raven Run

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Christmas Thieves

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Every Last One of Them

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American Night

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Ten Million Throwaways

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Burial Ground Massacre

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Batman: Dying Is Easy

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Red Prophecies

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Playing with Stars

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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

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Red Handed

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Nishabdham

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Dirty Fears

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The Garden Left Behind

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Unbelievable!!!!!

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Shark Season

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Puppy Love

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Serpent in the Bottle

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Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

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Angels Fallen

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2 Graves in the Desert

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Arctic Dogs

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QT8: The First Eight

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Primitiva

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

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Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Born2Race

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Welcome to Acapulco

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Trading Paint

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Hangover in Death Valley

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Dead On Time

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Assassins Revenge

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Megalodon

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Spatss!

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Q-4: Dream Corporation

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Dirty Dealing

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Papa

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Love Addict

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Garlic and Gunpowder

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Grindhouse Nightmares

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The Journey Ahead

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The Broken Key

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Unfallen

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The Wrong Neighbor

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Devil's Domain

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Gasoline

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Along for the Ride

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Vigilante Diaries

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Talons

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Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

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Last Man Club

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Back in the Day

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Magi

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Kidnapped in Romania

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The Hateful Eight

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Flipped

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Lumberjack Man

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Sacred Blood

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Death in the Desert

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The Lost Tree

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Lady Psycho Killer

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Bikini Inception

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No Deposit

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A Hitman in London

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Diamond Cartel

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Hope Lost

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Beyond the Game

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Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra

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Non Escludo Il Ritorno

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Water Wars

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2047: Sights of Death

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The Ninth Cloud

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Express 'Moscow-Russia'

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Turn Around Jake

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I'm in Love with a Church Girl

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Terrible Angels

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Lionhead

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A Sierra Nevada Gunfight

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Ashley

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Nomad the Beginning

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Gabrielle

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ICE Agent

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Infected

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Along the Roadside

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Madoff: Made Off with America

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Garbage

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Alien Battlefield

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Prince of the City

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Magic Boys

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Beyond the Trophy

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Ace of Spades: Bad Destiny

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Cole Younger & The Black Train

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Piranhaconda

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Sins

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Loosies

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Eldorado

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Dirty Little Trick

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Not Another Not Another Movie

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Amsterdam Heavy

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The Lion of Judah

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The Forest

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

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The 5th Execution

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A Cold Day in Hell

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The Brazen Bull

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Federal

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Terror Trap

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Trader Games

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Six Days in Paradise

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Let the Game Begin

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The Big I Am

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The Killing Jar

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The Portal

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Corruption.Gov

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Road of No Return

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The Tomb

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The Bleeding

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Creepshow Raw: Insomnia

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Gloves of Stone

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Serbian Scars

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Lost in the Woods

⭐ 6.9 Role: Kilowog (voice)

Green Lantern: First Flight

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The Face is Familiar

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The Way

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Break

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Amazing Racer

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Hired Gun

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You Might As Well Live

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Deep Winter

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Clear Lake, WI

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Outrage: Born in Terror

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Christmas Crash

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House

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Hell Ride

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45 R.P.M.

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No Bad Days

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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

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The Business End: Violence in Cinema

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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

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The Craft of Dirty Harry

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Crash and Burn

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Vice

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Last Hour

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Eyes Front

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Killer's Freedom

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Strength and Honour

⭐ 1.5 Role: Senator Atwood

Cosmic Radio

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Tooth and Nail

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Being Michael Madsen

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Croc

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Boarding Gate

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L.A. Dicks

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Living & Dying

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Machine

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Afghan Knights

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UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine

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Canes

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

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Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

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Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

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Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

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The Last Drop

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Scary Movie 4

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All In

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Hoboken Hollow

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Southern Comfort

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

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BloodRayne

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Law of Corruption

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Chasing Ghosts

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Sin City

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Frankenstein

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The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

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Renegade

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Jacked$

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Vampires Anonymous

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

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My Boss's Daughter

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44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

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Pauly Shore Is Dead

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Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

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The Real Deal

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Die Another Day

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The Thief & the Stripper

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Primal Instinct

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Welcome to America

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42K

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L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

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Choke

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Pressure Point

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Extreme Honor

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Fall

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The Ghost

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Outlaw

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The Price of Air

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High Noon

⭐ 4.8 Role: Jay Peters

Bad Guys

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The Stray

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Sacrifice

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The Alternate

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Luck of the Draw

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Voodoo Dawn

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The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

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Ultimate Target

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Flat Out

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Ballad of the Nightingale

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The Florentine

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Supreme Sanction

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Detour

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Papertrail

⭐ 4.9 Role: Dallas Grayson

The Sender

⭐ 5.2 Role: Press Lenox

Species II

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Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

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Rough Draft

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Surface to Air

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The Girl Gets Moe

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Catherine's Grove

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The Maker

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Executive Target

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Donnie Brasco

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The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

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The Winner

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Mulholland Falls

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Red Line

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Man with a Gun

⭐ 5.9 Role: Glen Greenwood

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

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Species

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Wyatt Earp

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Dead Connection

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Season of Change

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Blue Tiger

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The Getaway

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Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

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Inside Edge

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Money for Nothing

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Almost Blue

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Free Willy

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Beyond the Law

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A House in the Hills

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Trouble Bound

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To Kill For

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Reservoir Dogs

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Baby Snatcher

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Straight Talk

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Thelma & Louise

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The Doors

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The End of Innocence

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Montana

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Kill Me Again

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Blood Red

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Iguana

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Shadows in the Storm

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The Killing Time

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The Natural

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Racing with the Moon

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Diner

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WarGames

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Special Bulletin

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Against All Hope