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Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Acting April 6, 1955 (71 years old) Jasper, Alabama, USA

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).

Movies 111

Superman 7.3

Superman

as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

2025
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

as Yondu

2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 7.6

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

as Yondu

2017
The Suicide Squad 7.4

The Suicide Squad

as Savant

2021
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Yondu Udonta

2014
Tombstone 7.6

Tombstone

as Sherman McMasters

1993
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 7.1

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

as Yondu

2022
F9 7.0

F9

as Buddy

2021
Jumper 6.2

Jumper

as William Rice

2008
Cliffhanger 6.5

Cliffhanger

as Hal Tucker

1993
Brightburn 6.2

Brightburn

as The Big T

2019
Slither 6.5

Slither

as Grant Grant

2006
JFK 7.6

JFK

as Bill Broussard

1991
The Bone Collector 6.8

The Bone Collector

as Captain Howard Cheney

1999
Days of Thunder 6.4

Days of Thunder

as Rowdy Burns

1990
Mississippi Burning 7.7

Mississippi Burning

as Frank Bailey

1988
Love and Monsters 7.3

Love and Monsters

as Clyde

2020
Undisputed 6.5

Undisputed

as A.J. Mercker

2002
The 6th Day 6.0

The 6th Day

as Robert Marshall

2000
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 6.8

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

2024
Above the Law 6.1

Above the Law

as Man in Bar

1988
Fantasy Island 5.7

Fantasy Island

as Damon

2020
Vivo 7.2

Vivo

as Lutador (voice)

2021
The Replacement Killers 6.3

The Replacement Killers

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

1998
The Belko Experiment 6.2

The Belko Experiment

as Bud Melks

2017
Mallrats 6.8

Mallrats

as Svenning

1995
Super 6.5

Super

as Abe

2010
Sea of Love 6.6

Sea of Love

as Terry

1989
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 6.7

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

as Henry

1986
The Out-Laws 6.0

The Out-Laws

as Agent Oldham

2023
Replicant 5.9

Replicant

as Jake

2001
Bastard Out of Carolina 7.1

Bastard Out of Carolina

as Uncle Earle

1996
Whisper 6.3

Whisper

as Sydney Braverman

2007
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 6.8

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

as Sgt. Major Riordan

2024
White Elephant 5.7

White Elephant

as Gabriel Tancredi

2022
The Dark Half 6.0

The Dark Half

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

1993
Eight Men Out 6.8

Eight Men Out

as Chick Gandil

1988
The Marine 2 5.9

The Marine 2

as Church

2009
Corrective Measures 5.0

Corrective Measures

as Warden Devlin

2022
Rent-a-Cop 4.7

Rent-a-Cop

as Joe

1987
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex 6.9

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Red Doc (voice)

2010
Light of Day 5.5

Light of Day

as Oogie

1987
Meet Wally Sparks 4.7

Meet Wally Sparks

as Michael Rooker

1997
Rosewood 6.5

Rosewood

as Sheriff Walker

1997
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking 7.0

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

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)

2017
Deceiver 6.0

Deceiver

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

1997
Music Box 7.2

Music Box

as Karchy Laszlo

1989
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 7.0

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

2010
The Making of The Walking Dead 7.8

The Making of The Walking Dead

as Self

2010
L.A. Takedown 5.4

L.A. Takedown

as Bosko

1989
Skeleton Man 3.2

Skeleton Man

as Captain Leary

2004
The Trigger Effect 5.8

The Trigger Effect

as Gary

1996
Clerk 6.2

Clerk

as Self

2021
Afterburn 4.2

Afterburn

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski

1992
Here on Earth 5.8

Here on Earth

as Malcolm Arnold

2000
Keys to Tulsa 4.6

Keys to Tulsa

as Keith Michaels

1997
Shadow Builder 4.7

Shadow Builder

as Father Vassey

1998
Life After Flash 5.6

Life After Flash

as Self

2017
The Making of 'Tombstone' 6.7

The Making of 'Tombstone'

as Self

2002
Bolden 4.1

Bolden

as Pat McMurphy

2019
Penance 3.6

Penance

as Mann

2009
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats 2.0

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

as Self

2005
Super Capers 3.3

Super Capers

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper

2009
Mysteria 3.8

Mysteria

as Captain McCarthy

2011
Suspicious 4.2

Suspicious

as Attendant

1994
Cell 213 5.0

Cell 213

as Ray Clement

2011
Song of Hiawatha 5.8

Song of Hiawatha

as Bertrand

1997
Wicked Ways 5.1

Wicked Ways

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

1999
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder 6.2

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

as Self

2020
On Thin Ice 5.1

On Thin Ice

as Roger Hopkins

2003
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger 6.0

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

as Self

1993
The Eliminator 4.2

The Eliminator

2004
Blood Done Sign My Name 5.4

Blood Done Sign My Name

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

2010
Back to Back 5.4

Back to Back

as Bob Malone

1996
Brown's Requiem 4.5

Brown's Requiem

as Fritz Brown

1998
Renegade Force 5.4

Renegade Force

as Matt Cooper

1998
The Box 4.4

The Box

as Detective Stafford

2003
Johnny and Clyde 4.0

Johnny and Clyde

as Frank Tennant

1995
Table One 3.6

Table One

as Rowdy

2000
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story 6.0

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

as Sheriff Haney

2008
Hypothermia 3.9

Hypothermia

as Ray Pelletier

2012
Saving Jessica Lynch 4.4

Saving Jessica Lynch

as Colonel Curry

2003
Elwood 2.3

Elwood

as Condello

2014
Freeway Killer 4.6

Freeway Killer

as Det. St. John

2009
The Edge 4.0

The Edge

as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)

1989
Rogue River 4.7

Rogue River

as Gas Attendent

2012
The Hard Truth 3.7

The Hard Truth

as Jonah Mantz

1994
Chasing Ghosts 5.5

Chasing Ghosts

as Mark Spencer

2005
Atlantis Down 2.8

Atlantis Down

as Father / Alien

2010
Pennhurst 3.1

Pennhurst

as Dr. Death

2012
Brother's Keeper 4.9

Brother's Keeper

as Chief Carver

2013
Humanzee! 4.5

Humanzee!

as Priest

2008
Newsbreak 4.3

Newsbreak

as John McNamara

2000
Pig Village

Pig Village

as Steve

This Man's Life 2.0

This Man's Life

as Richard Crummly

2008
Matadors 4.7

Matadors

as John Canterna

2010
Portrait: The Making of Henry 6.2

Portrait: The Making of Henry

as Self

2005
Repo! The Genetic Opera 3.0

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2006
Retreads 4.7

Retreads

1988
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Man with the Answers

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity 4.7

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

as Colonel Beckett

2002
Izzi

Izzi

as Sheriff Blackstone

The Dark Tower 4.8

The Dark Tower

as Elred Jonas

2020
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR 2.0

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

as Self

2021
Road Rage

Road Rage

as Stony

Scott's Dead

Scott's Dead

as Mitch

Lenexa, 1 Mile 4.0

Lenexa, 1 Mile

as Russ

2006
Louis 3.0

Louis

as Pat McMurphy

2010
Survive the Night

Survive the Night

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half 2.0

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

as Himself

2014
The Driving Dead 2.0

The Driving Dead

as Trooper

2014

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