Michael Madsen, a frequent Quentin Tarantino collaborator on films like "Reservoir Dogs" and a veteran actor in "Free Willy" and more, has died at 67.

Actor Michael Madsen, a stoic actor who worked with Quentin Tarantino among other directors in various acclaimed films from the 1980s onward, has died, according to his publicist Liz Rodriguez. He was 67.

Madsen's managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith and publicist Liz Rodriguez also confirmed news of the prolific actor's death in a statement shared to The Times on Thursday. Smith said Madsen, who garnered nearly 330 acting credits over the course of his decades-long career, died of cardiac arrest.