1955-04-06 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Rooker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Sgt. Major Riordan | 2024-09-07 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan | 2024-06-26 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Yondu | 2023-05-03 |
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Fast X | Buddy (uncredited) | 2023-05-17 |
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The Out-Laws | Agent Oldham | 2023-07-07 |
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Corrective Measures | Warden Devlin | 2022-04-29 |
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Yondu | 2022-11-24 |
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White Elephant | Gabriel Tancredi | 2022-06-03 |
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The Suicide Squad | Savant | 2021-07-28 |
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Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR | Self | 2021-05-29 |
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Vivo | Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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F9 | Buddy | 2021-05-19 |
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Fantasy Island | Damon | 2020-02-12 |
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Love and Monsters | Clyde | 2020-10-16 |
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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 |
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The Dark Tower | Elred Jonas | 2020-03-11 |
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Bolden | Pat McMurphy | 2019-05-03 |
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Brightburn | The Big T | 2019-05-09 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Yondu | 2017-04-19 |
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Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking | Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) | 2017-10-08 |
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The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | 2016-03-17 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Yondu Udonta | 2014-07-30 |
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Elwood | Condello | 2014-06-01 |
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The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half | Himself | 2014-11-18 |
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The Driving Dead | Trooper | 2014-08-25 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Brother's Keeper | Chief Carver | 2013-04-05 |
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Hypothermia | Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 |
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Pennhurst | Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 |
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Rogue River | Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 |
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Cell 213 | Ray Clement | 2011-06-10 |
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Mysteria | Captain McCarthy | 2011-10-23 |
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DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
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Atlantis Down | Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 |
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Blood Done Sign My Name | Defense attorney Billy Watkins | 2010-02-01 |
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Louis | Pat McMurphy | 2010-01-01 |
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Matadors | John Canterna | 2010-01-01 |
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Super | Abe | 2010-11-26 |
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The Making of The Walking Dead | Self | 2010-07-31 |
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DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Red Doc (voice) | 2010-07-27 |
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Penance | Mann | 2009-05-30 |
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Freeway Killer | Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 |
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Super Capers | Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | 2009-03-20 |
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The Marine 2 | Church | 2009-12-29 |
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Jumper | William Rice | 2008-02-13 |
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Humanzee! | Priest | 2008-12-01 |
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This Man's Life | Richard Crummly | 2008-03-29 |
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Whisper | Sydney Braverman | 2007-11-27 |
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Lenexa, 1 Mile | Russ | 2006-03-25 |
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Slither | Grant Grant | 2006-03-31 |
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Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats | Himself | 2005-09-20 |
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Chasing Ghosts | Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 |
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Portrait: The Making of Henry | Self | 2005-09-27 |
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Skeleton Man | Captain Leary | 2004-03-01 |
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The Eliminator | 2004-07-06 | |
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The Box - 2003 | Detective Stafford | 2003-05-15 |
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Saving Jessica Lynch | Colonel Curry | 2003-11-08 |
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On Thin Ice | Roger Hopkins | 2003-11-03 |
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Undisputed | A.J. Mercker | 2002-07-17 |
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The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity | Colonel Beckett | 2002-09-03 |
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Replicant | Jake | 2001-05-11 |
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The 6th Day | Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 |
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Here on Earth | Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 |
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Newsbreak | John McNamara | 2000-09-26 |
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Table One | Rowdy | 2000-01-01 |
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The Bone Collector | Captain Howard Cheney | 1999-11-04 |
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Wicked Ways | Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | 1999-12-21 |
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Brown's Requiem | Fritz Brown | 1998-11-01 |
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Shadow Builder | Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 |
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Renegade Force | Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 |
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The Replacement Killers | Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov | 1998-02-06 |
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Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 |
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Keys to Tulsa | Keith Michaels | 1997-04-11 |
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Song of Hiawatha | Bertrand | 1997-05-31 |
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Meet Wally Sparks | Michael Rooker | 1997-01-31 |
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Deceiver | Detective Edward Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 |
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Back to Back | Bob Malone | 1996-08-29 |
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The Trigger Effect | Gary | 1996-08-30 |
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Bastard Out of Carolina | Uncle Earle | 1996-12-15 |
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Johnny and Clyde | Frank Tennant | 1995-01-01 |
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Mallrats | Svenning | 1995-10-20 |
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The Hard Truth | Jonah Mantz | 1994-11-23 |
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Suspicious | Attendet | 1994-01-01 |
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Tombstone | Sherman McMasters | 1993-12-25 |
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The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 |
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Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 |
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Afterburn | Casey 'Z' Zankowski | 1992-05-30 |
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JFK | Bill Broussard | 1991-12-20 |
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Days of Thunder | Rowdy Burns | 1990-06-27 |
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Sea of Love | Terry | 1989-09-15 |
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Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 |
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L.A. Takedown | Bosko | 1989-08-27 |
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Mississippi Burning | Frank Bailey | 1988-12-08 |
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Above the Law | Man in Bar | 1988-04-08 |
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Retreads | 1988-01-01 | |
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Eight Men Out | Chick Gandil | 1988-09-02 |
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Light of Day | Oogie | 1987-02-06 |
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Rent-a-Cop | Joe | 1987-11-28 |
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | Henry | 1986-09-24 |
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Guardians Inferno | ||
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Meteor | Calvin Stark | |
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Road Rage | Stony | |
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The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow | The Man with the Answers |
