Michael Madsen‘s well being was cleared by medical doctors simply days earlier than his sudden dying — this in accordance with his longtime good friend and assistant, Dougie Smith.

Dougie tells TMZ the ‘Kill Invoice’ star was doing a routine hospital go to at UCLA final Friday to get his rotator cuff checked out, citing issues from a fall off a horse about 2 years in the past. Michael was apparently contemplating getting surgical procedure … however attributable to his upcoming schedule, he determined to place it in a brace in the meanwhile.

Michael had additionally suffered a minor mind bleed from the autumn, so he acquired a PET scan to make sure the whole lot was wanting A-okay … and in accordance with Dougie, Michael bought the all-clear from docs.

That is what, Dougie says, makes Michael’s dying so surprising to household and pals, including … “He seemed like he had been in the perfect well being he had been in all 12 months!”

Dougie tells TMZ he was the one who discovered Michael deceased Thursday morning. He says he had not heard from him all day Wednesday, so he gave his pal a go to … solely to search out him lifeless in his mattress round 8:30 within the morning.

He final spoke to the “Reservoir Canine” actor Tuesday night time, and he describes him as sounding “nice.” He famous he was wanting ahead to Nashville Comedian-Con within the coming days.

As we reported … Michael was pronounced lifeless Thursday morning at his Malibu house. Legislation enforcement sources inform TMZ Michael’s dying is being handled as pure causes.

Along with being pumped for Comedian-Con, Michael was getting ready to launch a brand new e book known as “Tears For My Father: Outlaw Ideas and Poems” earlier than he died.

He was 67.