His imposing silhouette and his rocky voice will no longer live in American cinema from their intense presence. The actor Michael Madsen died Thursday July 3 in Malibu (California), at the age of 67, of a cardiac arrest, according to his manager Ron Smith, leaving behind a long filmography populated by many more or less memorable roles. For the public, he will remain above all Vic Vega, the “Mr Blonde” of Reservoir Dogs (1992), first feature film by Quentin Tarantino. In a scene that has become iconic, this character of criminal psychopath cuts off the ear of a police officer using a razor blade while stimulating the sound of Stuck in the Middle With You, de Stealers Wheel.
This mixture of cool charisma, brute force and an endearing fragility made Michael Madsen an actor apart. A rebellious soul that regretted not being offered more consistent roles, while assuming not knowing how to say no to a cachet which would help him pay his bills – he will shoot in more than 300 films. On Instagram, her sister, actress Virginia Madsen, paid tribute to this contrasting personality: “He was thunderous and velvet. Malice wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. We do not cry a public figure, we do not cry a myth, but a being of flesh and blood with a fierce heart. »»
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