
Michael Madsen Was the Tough Guy’s Tough Guy
Our appreciation of the actor, who died at age 67, and played the kind of stoic characters who spoke softly and carried a sharp straight-razor

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Our appreciation of the actor, who died at age 67, and played the kind of stoic characters who spoke softly and carried a sharp straight-razor

Michael Madsen, the actor best known for playing tough guys in Quentin Tarantino films 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill,' has died at the age of 67

Jim Parkinson, the designer behind Rolling Stone's iconic logo, has died at 83 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, his friend confirmed

Lalo Schifrin, the Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning composer behind the 'Theme From Mission: Impossible,' has died at the age of 93

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder and one of pop music's greatest songwriters, has died at 82

Billy Jones, the owner of Baby's All Right and a key player in the New York music scene, has died at age 45

Wayne Lewis, singer and founding member of Atlantic Starr, has died at age 68.

Oscar-winning writer-director Robert Benton, known for 'Bonnie and Clyde' and 'Kramer vs. Kramer,' died Sunday at 92, his manager confirmed

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and known for his attempts to reform Catholic Church and the Vatican, has died at age 88.

Les Binks, the former Judas Priest drummer who played with the band during the late Seventies, has died at the age of 73