Michael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, dies aged 67
According to The Associated Press, Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning and pronounced dead.
He is believed to have died of natural causes. Authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause.
Madsen appeared in Tarantino's first film Reservoir Dogs' as Mr. Blonde. He later on starred in Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2 and The Hateful Eight.
He most recently appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in one memorable scene.
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