Michael Rooker
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Michael Rooker

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Biography

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and as Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), followed by its sequels Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of Guardians of the Galaxy director and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, appearing in all of his films to date, including Slither (2006), Super (2010), and The Suicide Squad (2021).

Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988), Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning (1988), Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Sherman McMaster in Tombstone (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Edward Kennesaw in Deceiver (1997), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Detective Jake Riley in Replicant (2001), and Buddy in F9 (2021).

Films Featuring Michael Rooker

Corrective Measures

20225.0

The Box

20034.3

Days of Thunder

19906.4

Mississippi Burning

19887.7

JFK

19917.6

Music Box

19897.1

Mallrats

19956.8

Replicant

20015.8

The Dark Half

19936.0

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

19866.7

Super Capers

20093.4

Penance

20093.6

The Replacement Killers

19986.3

The 6th Day

20006.0

Tombstone

19937.6

Jumper

20086.2

Freeway Killer

20094.6

Sea of Love

19896.6

Rosewood

19976.5

Slither

20066.5

The Bone Collector

19996.8

Light of Day

19875.5

L.A. Takedown

19895.5

Cliffhanger

19936.5

The Marine 2

20096.0

Here on Earth

20005.9

Eight Men Out

19886.8

Whisper

20076.3

Deceiver

19976.0

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

20106.9

Undisputed

20026.5

Renegade Force

19985.4

Super

20106.5

Clerk

20216.2

Brown's Requiem

19984.5

The Suicide Squad

20217.5

Shadow Builder

19984.7

The Out-Laws

20236.0

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

20237.9

Lenexa, 1 Mile

20064.0

Back to Back

19965.4

Matadors

Matadors

20104.7

Skeleton Man

20043.3

Rogue River

20124.7

Afterburn

19924.2

Hypothermia

20123.9

Guardians of the Galaxy

20147.9

Keys to Tulsa

19974.7

Louis

20103.0

Saving Jessica Lynch

20034.4

Song of Hiawatha

19975.8

Brother's Keeper

20134.9

The Hard Truth

19943.8

Retreads

19884.7

Table One

20003.6

Wicked Ways

19995.1

On Thin Ice

20034.9

The Trigger Effect

19965.9

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

20246.8

Road Rage

Road Rage

Suspicious

19944.3

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

20227.1

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

20247.0

The Belko Experiment

20176.2

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

20177.6

Humanzee!

20084.5

Blood Done Sign My Name

20105.4

Cell 213

20115.0

Atlantis Down

20102.6

Mysteria

20113.8

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

20177.0

Chasing Ghosts

20055.5

Bolden

20194.1

The Eliminator

20044.2

Pennhurst

20123.1

Fantasy Island

20205.8

Love and Monsters

20207.3

Brightburn

20196.2

F9

20217.0

Life After Flash

20175.6

Rent-a-Cop

19874.7

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

20107.0

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity

20024.7

Meet Wally Sparks

19974.7

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

20206.2

Newsbreak

20004.3

Johnny and Clyde

19954.0

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

20142.0

Above the Law

19886.1

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

20052.0

This Man's Life

This Man's Life

20082.0

The Making of The Walking Dead

20107.8

Vivo

20217.2

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

20212.0

White Elephant

20225.8

Portrait: The Making of Henry

20056.2

Bastard Out of Carolina

19967.1

The Driving Dead

20142.0

Elwood

20142.3

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

20204.0

Pig Village

Repo! The Genetic Opera

20063.0

Superman

20257.3

The Edge

19894.0

The Making of 'Tombstone'

20026.7

Izzi

Izzi

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

1993

Survive the Night

Survive the Night