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Michael Rooker

1955-04-06 Jasper, Alabama, USA

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Biografia

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Rooker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Superman 5 (voice) 2025-07-09
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan 2024-06-26
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 Sgt. Major Riordan 2024-09-07
The Out-Laws Agent Oldham 2023-07-07
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Yondu 2023-05-03
Fast X Buddy (uncredited) 2023-05-17
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Yondu 2022-11-24
Corrective Measures Warden Devlin 2022-04-29
White Elephant Gabriel Tancredi 2022-06-03
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR Self 2021-05-29
Vivo Lutador (voice) 2021-07-30
F9 Buddy 2021-05-19
The Suicide Squad Savant 2021-07-28
Clerk Self 2021-03-17
Fantasy Island Damon 2020-02-12
Love and Monsters Clyde 2020-10-16
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder Self 2020-09-30
The Dark Tower Elred Jonas 2020-03-11
Brightburn The Big T 2019-05-09
Bolden Pat McMurphy 2019-05-03
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yondu 2017-04-19
Life After Flash Self 2017-10-02
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) 2017-10-08
Guardians Inferno 2017-08-08
The Belko Experiment Bud Melks 2016-03-17
Elwood Condello 2014-06-01
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn Self 2014-12-09
Guardians of the Galaxy Yondu Udonta 2014-07-30
The Driving Dead Trooper 2014-08-25
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half Himself 2014-11-18
Brother's Keeper Chief Carver 2013-04-05
Rogue River Gas Attendent 2012-01-16
Hypothermia Ray Pelletier 2012-10-02
Pennhurst Dr. Death 2012-10-08
Cell 213 Ray Clement 2011-06-10
Mysteria Captain McCarthy 2011-10-23
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) 2010-11-09
The Making of The Walking Dead Self 2010-07-31
Atlantis Down Father / Alien 2010-10-01
Matadors John Canterna 2010-01-01
Blood Done Sign My Name Defense attorney Billy Watkins 2010-02-01
Louis Pat McMurphy 2010-01-01
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex Red Doc (voice) 2010-07-27
Super Abe 2010-11-26
Penance Mann 2009-05-30
Freeway Killer Det. St. John 2009-11-04
Super Capers Judge / Dark Winged Vesper 2009-03-20
The Marine 2 Church 2009-12-29
Humanzee! Priest 2008-12-01
Jumper William Rice 2008-02-13
This Man's Life Richard Crummly 2008-03-29
Whisper Sydney Braverman 2007-11-27
Repo! The Genetic Opera 2006-01-01
Slither Grant Grant 2006-03-31
Lenexa, 1 Mile Russ 2006-03-25
Portrait: The Making of Henry Self 2005-09-27
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats Himself 2005-09-20
Chasing Ghosts Mark Spencer 2005-05-11
The Eliminator 2004-07-06
Skeleton Man Captain Leary 2004-03-01
Saving Jessica Lynch Colonel Curry 2003-11-08
The Box - 2003 Detective Stafford 2003-05-15
On Thin Ice Roger Hopkins 2003-11-03
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity Colonel Beckett 2002-09-03
Undisputed A.J. Mercker 2002-07-17
Replicant Jake 2001-05-11
The 6th Day Robert Marshall 2000-11-17
Table One Rowdy 2000-01-01
Here on Earth Malcolm Arnold 2000-03-24
Newsbreak John McNamara 2000-09-26
The Bone Collector Captain Howard Cheney 1999-11-04
Wicked Ways Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan 1999-12-21
Shadow Builder Father Vassey 1998-11-01
Renegade Force Matt Cooper 1998-12-14
The Replacement Killers Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov 1998-02-06
Brown's Requiem Fritz Brown 1998-11-01
Meet Wally Sparks Michael Rooker 1997-01-31
Rosewood Sheriff Walker 1997-02-21
Keys to Tulsa Keith Michaels 1997-04-11
Deceiver Detective Edward Kennesaw 1997-08-31
Song of Hiawatha Bertrand 1997-05-31
Bastard Out of Carolina Uncle Earle 1996-12-15
Back to Back Bob Malone 1996-08-29
The Trigger Effect Gary 1996-08-30
Mallrats Svenning 1995-10-20
Johnny and Clyde Frank Tennant 1995-01-01
The Hard Truth Jonah Mantz 1994-11-23
Suspicious Attendet 1994-01-01
Tombstone Sherman McMasters 1993-12-25
Cliffhanger Hal Tucker 1993-05-28
The Dark Half Sheriff Alan Pangborn 1993-04-23
Afterburn Casey 'Z' Zankowski 1992-05-30
JFK Bill Broussard 1991-12-20
Days of Thunder Rowdy Burns 1990-06-27
Sea of Love Terry 1989-09-15
Music Box Karchy Laszlo 1989-12-22
L.A. Takedown Bosko 1989-08-27
Retreads 1988-01-01
Above the Law Man in Bar 1988-04-08
Eight Men Out Chick Gandil 1988-09-02
Mississippi Burning Frank Bailey 1988-12-08
Rent-a-Cop Joe 1987-11-28
Light of Day Oogie 1987-02-06
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry 1986-09-24
피그 빌리지 Steve
Road Rage Stony
Meteor Calvin Stark
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow The Man with the Answers