Less than a week after the Reservoir Dogs star was discovered unconscious in his Malibu home last Thursday, Michael Madsen’s cause of death was officially revealed.
Madsen’s physician told NBCLA that alcoholism and heart disease were two causes that contributed to the 67-year-old actor’s death from heart failure. His death has been attributed to natural causes, and authorities do not suspect foul play.
An autopsy will not be conducted because the physician who treated the former Donnie Brasco patient has already signed the death certificate.
Last Monday, Ron Smith, his manager, informed the publication that Madsen passed away due to cardiac arrest.
The regular Quentin Tarantino collaborator, who was also a published poet, reportedly became sober in recent months, according to insiders who spoke to TMZ this week. According to reports, loved ones hoped Madsen, who had a history of substance problems, was still involved in his program when he passed away.
Madsen’s younger sister, who is nominated for an OscarAccording to Virginia Madsen, he was part lullaby and half mythology.
Madsen was the father of seven children, and his son Hudson, who was 26 at the time of his suicide in early 2022, died before him.
The parts that Madsen played in Tarantino’s films, including Reservoir Dogs, both volumes of Kill Bill, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, stand out among his over 350 movie credits. He also made appearances in Species and WarGames.
