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