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