Michael Rooker
Age: N/A | From: Jasper, Alabama, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 마이클 루커
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jasper, Alabama, USA
Homepage: http://www.michaelrookeronline.com
Movie Involvements: 87
TV Involvements: 21
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
The Walking Dead
(2010) Merle Dixon
CSI: Miami
(2002) Marty Jones
Criminal Minds
(2005) Chief Carlson
Law & Order
(1990) Jamie Yost
Stargate SG-1
(1997) Colonel Edwards
True Detective
(2014) Edward Hoyt
SEAL Team
(2017) Big Chief
The Outer Limits
(1995) Colonel BeckettActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sgt. Major Riordan | |
| 2023 | Agent Oldham | |
| Yondu | ||
| 2022 | Yondu | |
| Gabriel Tancredi | ||
| Warden Devlin | ||
| 2021 | Yondu (voice) | |
| Yondu Udonta (voice) | ||
| Lutador (voice) | ||
| Savant | ||
| Self | ||
| Buddy | ||
| Self | ||
| Yondu Udonta (archive footage) | ||
| 2020 | Clyde | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Damon | ||
| 2019 | Beau | |
| The Big T | ||
| Pat McMurphy | ||
| 2018 | Frank Teska | |
| 2017 | Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Big Chief | ||
| Yondu | ||
| 2016 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| Bud Melks | ||
| 2015 | Arnold | |
| 2014 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| Trooper | ||
| Yondu Udonta | ||
| Edward Hoyt | ||
| 2013 | Chief Carver | |
| 2012 | Dr. Death | |
| Ray Pelletier | ||
| Gas Attendent | ||
| 2011 | Captain McCarthy | |
| Himself | ||
| Ray Clement | ||
| 2010 | Abe | |
| Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | ||
| Merle Dixon | ||
| Father / Alien | ||
| Self | ||
| Red Doc (voice) | ||
| Defense attorney Billy Watkins | ||
| Pat McMurphy | ||
| 2009 | Church | |
| Det. St. John | ||
| Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice) | ||
| Calvin Stark | ||
| Mann | ||
| Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | ||
| 2008 | Priest | |
| Richard Crummly | ||
| William Rice | ||
| 2007 | Sydney Braverman | |
| Mauser | ||
| Dale Lawson | ||
| 2006 | N/A | |
| Garth Lawnmore | ||
| Grant Grant | ||
| Detective John Hayes | ||
| Russ | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| Chief Carlson | ||
| Self | ||
| Mark Spencer | ||
| 2004 | N/A | |
| Captain Leary | ||
| 2003 | Colonel Curry | |
| Roger Hopkins | ||
| N/A | ||
| Detective Stafford | ||
| Kinney | ||
| 2002 | Marty Jones | |
| Colonel Beckett | ||
| A.J. Mercker | ||
| 2001 | Shawn Curaco | |
| Jake | ||
| 2000 | Robert Marshall | |
| John McNamara | ||
| Malcolm Arnold | ||
| Rowdy | ||
| 1999 | Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | |
| Captain Howard Cheney | ||
| 1998 | Matt Cooper | |
| Fritz Brown | ||
| Father Vassey | ||
| Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov | ||
| 1997 | Detective Edward Kennesaw | |
| Colonel Edwards | ||
| Bertrand | ||
| Keith Michaels | ||
| Sheriff Walker | ||
| Michael Rooker | ||
| 1996 | Uncle Earle | |
| Gary | ||
| Bob Malone | ||
| 1995 | Svenning | |
| Colonel Beckett | ||
| Frank Tennant | ||
| 1994 | Jonah Mantz | |
| Attendet | ||
| 1993 | Sherman McMasters | |
| Babe McCloor | ||
| Hal Tucker | ||
| Sheriff Alan Pangborn | ||
| 1992 | Casey 'Z' Zankowski | |
| 1991 | Bill Broussard | |
| 1990 | Jamie Yost | |
| Rowdy Burns | ||
| 1989 | Karchy Laszlo | |
| Terry | ||
| Bosko | ||
| Detective John Quinn | ||
| 1988 | Frank Bailey | |
| Chick Gandil | ||
| Man in Bar | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | Joe | |
| Oogie | ||
| 1986 | Henry | |
| Lieutenant | ||
| 1985 | Bill Whitaker | |
| John Canterna | ||
| Stony | ||
| Sgt. Major Riordan | ||
| The Man with the Answers | ||
| Calvin Stark | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Co-Executive Producer | |
| 1998 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |