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 career spanned more than 300 credits stretching back to the early 1980s, many in low budget films. He later became a regular performer in Quentin Tarantino’s films.

Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.