{"id":3712,"date":"2025-07-17T20:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/3712\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:43:07","slug":"michael-madsen-official-cause-of-death-determined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/3712\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Madsen Official Cause Of Death Determined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe cause of death for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/michael-madsen\/\" id=\"auto-tag_michael-madsen\" data-tag=\"michael-madsen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Madsen<\/a> has been confirmed. The prolific Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco actor died of cardiac arrest brought on by cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, and chronic alcoholism. Another contributing factor was thromboembolic disease \u2013 a condition where blood clots form in blood vessels and then travel to obstruct another vessel, causing a thromboembolism., according to his death certicate from the L.A. County Medical Examiner <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/17\/michael-madsen-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\">obtained by TMZ.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDeputies responded to the actor\u2019s home on July 3 after a 911 call and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 67.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHis managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith and publicist Liz Rodriguez released the following statement following his death: \u201cIn the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films\u00a0Resurrection Road,\u00a0Concessions\u00a0and\u00a0Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life. Michael was also preparing to release a new book called\u00a0Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems\u00a0currently being edited. Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood\u2019s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMadsen appeared in many Quentin Tarantino films including the role of  Vic Vega\/Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, Budd in\u00a0Kill Bill: Volume 1\u00a0and\u00a0Volume 2,  \u201cGrouch\u201d Douglass\/Joe Gaga in\u00a0The Hateful Eight\u00a0(2015) and Sheriff Hackett in\u00a0Once Upon a Time \u2026 in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHe also starred in Thelma &amp; Louise, Free Willy and one of his most famous roles Dominick \u201cSonny Black\u201d Napolitano in\u00a0Donnie Brasco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhile best known for his big-screen appearances, Madsen also worked in television over the decades. He had a recurring role on\u00a024\u00a0in 2010, and guested early in his career on such hit shows as\u00a0St. Elsewhere, Crime Story\u00a0and\u00a0Quantum Leap.\u00a0Later he appeared in\u00a0CSI: Miami\u00a0and\u00a0Blue Bloods, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cause of death for Michael Madsen has been confirmed. 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