8.0
8.0
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self
Michael Rooker
Acting
Born:April 6, 1955(age 71)
Birthplace:Jasper, Alabama, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:DePaul University, Wells Community Academy High School
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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).
Filmography (102 movies)
7.9
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Yondu Udonta
7.7
7.7
Mississippi Burning
1988
as Frank Bailey
7.6
7.6
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Yondu
7.6
7.6
JFK
1991
as Bill Broussard
7.6
7.6
Tombstone
1993
as Sherman McMasters
7.5
7.5
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Sgt. Major Riordan
7.5
7.5
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
2014
as Self
7.5
7.5
The Suicide Squad
2021
as Savant
7.3
7.3
Superman
2025
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
7.3
7.3
Love and Monsters
2020
as Clyde
7.3
7.3
Vivo
2021
as Lutador (voice)
7.2
7.2
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Yondu
7.1
7.1
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
as Uncle Earle
7.1
7.1
Music Box
1989
as Karchy Laszlo
7.0
7.0
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
as Red Doc (voice)
7.0
7.0
F9
2021
as Buddy
7.0
7.0
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
6.9
6.9
Eight Men Out
1988
as Chick Gandil
6.8
6.8
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
6.8
6.8
Mallrats
1995
as Svenning
6.8
6.8
The Bone Collector
1999
as Captain Howard Cheney
6.7
6.7
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
as Henry
6.6
6.6
Sea of Love
1989
as Terry
6.5
6.5
Super
2010
as Abe
6.5
6.5
Slither
2006
as Grant Grant
6.5
6.5
Undisputed
2002
as A.J. Mercker
6.5
6.5
Cliffhanger
1993
as Hal Tucker
6.5
6.5
Rosewood
1997
as Sheriff Walker
6.4
6.4
Days of Thunder
1990
as Rowdy Burns
6.3
6.3
Whisper
2007
as Sydney Braverman
6.3
6.3
Portrait: The Making of Henry
2005
as Self
6.2
6.2
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
6.2
6.2
The Belko Experiment
2016
as Bud Melks
6.2
6.2
Jumper
2008
as William Rice
6.1
6.1
Brightburn
2019
as The Big T
6.1
6.1
Above the Law
1988
as Man in Bar
6.0
6.0
The Out-Laws
2023
as Agent Oldham
6.0
6.0
Matadors
2010
as John Canterna
6.0
6.0
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
2002
as Colonel Beckett
6.0
6.0
Song of Hiawatha
1997
as Bertrand
6.0
6.0
The 6th Day
2000
as Robert Marshall
6.0
6.0
The Dark Half
1993
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
5.9
5.9
The Marine 2
2009
as Church
5.9
5.9
Deceiver
1997
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
5.8
5.8
Replicant
2001
as Jake
5.8
5.8
White Elephant
2022
as Gabriel Tancredi
5.8
5.8
Here on Earth
2000
as Malcolm Arnold
5.8
5.8
Fantasy Island
2020
as Damon
5.7
5.7
The Trigger Effect
1996
as Gary
5.6
5.6
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
5.5
5.5
Light of Day
1987
as Oogie
5.5
5.5
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Mark Spencer
5.5
5.5
Renegade Force
1998
as Matt Cooper
5.4
5.4
L.A. Takedown
1989
as Bosko
5.4
5.4
American Yakuza II
1996
as Bob Malone
5.3
5.3
Wicked Ways
1999
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
5.2
5.2
On Thin Ice
2003
as Roger Hopkins
5.1
5.1
Cell 213
2011
as Ray Clement
5.1
5.1
Brother's Keeper
2013
as Chief Carver
5.0
5.0
Corrective Measures
2022
as Warden Devlin
4.8
4.8
Rogue River
2012
as Gas Attendent
4.7
4.7
Keys to Tulsa
1997
as Keith Michaels
4.7
4.7
Shadow Builder
1998
as Father Vassey
4.6
4.6
Freeway Killer
2009
as Det. St. John
4.6
4.6
Humanzee!
2008
as Priest
4.4
4.4
Brown's Requiem
1998
as Fritz Brown
4.2
4.2
Bolden
2019
as Pat McMurphy
4.2
4.2
The Eliminator
2004
4.1
4.1
Saving Jessica Lynch
2003
as Colonel Curry
4.0
4.0
Mysteria
2011
as Captain McCarthy
3.9
3.9
Hypothermia
2012
as Ray Pelletier
3.8
3.8
The Box
2003
as Detective Stafford
3.6
3.6
Penance
2009
as Mann
3.6
3.6
Super Capers
2009
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
3.6
3.6
Afterburn
1992
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
3.5
3.5
Suspicious
1994
as Attendet
3.5
3.5
Louis
2010
as Pat McMurphy
3.5
3.5
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2006
3.3
3.3
Lenexa, 1 Mile
2006
as Russ
3.2
3.2
The Hard Truth
1994
as Jonah Mantz
3.2
3.2
Skeleton Man
2004
as Captain Leary
3.1
3.1
Pennhurst
2012
Director
2.6
2.6
Atlantis Down
2010
as Father / Alien
2.5
2.5
Johnny and Clyde
1995
as Frank Tennant
2.3
2.3
Table One
2000
as Rowdy
2.0
2.0
The Dark Tower
2020
as Elred Jonas
2.0
2.0
Newsbreak
2000
as John McNamara
2.0
2.0
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005
as Himself
2.0
2.0
This Man's Life
2008
as Richard Crummly
2.0
2.0
The Driving Dead
2014
as Trooper
2.0
2.0
Retreads
1988
2.0
2.0
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014
as Himself
2.0
2.0
The Edge
1989
as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
2.0
2.0
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
2021
as Self
1.5
1.5
Elwood
2014
as Condello
Peacemaker: Fever Dream 1 and 2
TBA
as St red
Pig Village
TBA
as Steve
Road Rage
TBA
as Stony
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
TBA
as The Man with the Answers
Table for One
1999
as Matt Draper
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