Birth Day: 1955-04-06
Place of birth: Jasper, Alabama, USA
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).
Credits
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As Superman Robot #1 (voice) -
As Sgt. Major Riordan -
As Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan -
As Yondu -
As Agent Oldham -
As Warden Devlin -
As Yondu -
As Gabriel Tancredi -
As Self -
As Savant -
As Buddy -
As Self -
As Lutador (voice) -
As Damon -
As Clyde -
As Self -
As Elred Jonas
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As The Big T -
As Pat McMurphy -
As Yondu -
As Self -
As Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) -
As Bud Melks -
As Himself
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As Trooper -
As Condello -
As Yondu Udonta -
As Chief Carver -
As Ray Pelletier -
As Gas Attendent -
As Dr. Death -
As Ray Clement -
As Captain McCarthy -
As Defense attorney Billy Watkins -
As Father / Alien -
As John Canterna
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As Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) -
As Pat McMurphy -
As Self -
As Red Doc (voice) -
As Abe -
As Judge / Dark Winged Vesper -
As Mann -
As Det. St. John -
As Church -
As Richard Crummly
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As William Rice -
As Priest -
As Sydney Braverman -
As Grant Grant -
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As Russ -
As Self -
As Self -
As Mark Spencer -
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As Captain Leary -
As Detective Stafford -
As Roger Hopkins -
As Colonel Curry -
As Self -
As Colonel Beckett -
As A.J. Mercker -
As Jake -
As Rowdy -
As Robert Marshall -
As John McNamara -
As Malcolm Arnold -
As Captain Howard Cheney -
As Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan -
As Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov -
As Father Vassey -
As Fritz Brown -
As Matt Cooper -
As Michael Rooker -
As Sheriff Walker -
As Bertrand -
As Detective Edward Kennesaw -
As Keith Michaels -
As Gary -
As Uncle Earle -
As Bob Malone -
As Frank Tennant -
As Svenning -
As Jonah Mantz -
As Attendet -
As Hal Tucker -
As Sherman McMasters -
As Sheriff Alan Pangborn -
As Casey 'Z' Zankowski -
As Bill Broussard -
As Rowdy Burns -
As Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker) -
As Karchy Laszlo -
As Bosko -
As Terry -
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As Man in Bar -
As Chick Gandil -
As Frank Bailey -
As Joe -
As Oogie -
As Henry -
As The Man with the Answers -
As Stony
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As Steve -
As Sheriff Blackstone