Michael Madsen, the prolific actor best known for playing tough guys in Quentin Tarantino films like Reservoir Dogs and the Kill Bill series, has died at the age of 67. Madsen’s reps confirmed the actor’s death to Variety, adding that he died Thursday morning from cardiac arrest in Malibu, California. …
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