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  • BIRTH 06/04/1955
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 21
  • MOVIES 62
  • DIRECTOR 1

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (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), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Grant Grant in Slither (2006), Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the animated TV series What If...? (2021).

Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn.

Michael Rooker

Shows (21)

The Rookie
The Rookie
Frank Teska
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Merle / Merle Dixon
True Detective
True Detective
Edward Hoyt
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Chief Carlson
Psych
Psych
Garth Lawnmore
What If…?
What If…?
Yondu (voice) / Yondu Udonta / Yondu Udonta (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Colonel Edwards
SEAL Team
SEAL Team
Big Chief
Chuck
Chuck
Mauser
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
Marty Jones
Law & Order
Law & Order
Jamie Yost
Archer (2009)
Archer (2009)
Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
Marvel Studios: Legends
Marvel Studios: Legends
Yondu Udonta (archive footage)
Creepshow
Creepshow
Beau
Burn Notice
Burn Notice
Dale Lawson
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Shawn Curaco
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Bill Whitaker
Ride with Norman Reedus
Ride with Norman Reedus
Self
Meteor: Path to Destruction
Meteor: Path to Destruction
Calvin Stark
Crime Story
Crime Story
Lieutenant
Talking Dead
Talking Dead
Himself

Movies (62)

The Out-Laws
The Out-Laws
Agent Oldham
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Yondu
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
Yondu Udonta
The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad
Savant
F9
F9
Buddy
Love and Monsters
Love and Monsters
Clyde
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Yondu
Jumper
Jumper
William Rice
Brightburn
Brightburn
The Big T
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Sgt. Major Riordan
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector
Captain Howard Cheney
The 6th Day
The 6th Day
Robert Marshall
JFK
JFK
Bill Broussard
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
Hal Tucker
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Damon
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder
Rowdy Burns
The Belko Experiment
The Belko Experiment
Bud Melks
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Frank Bailey
Vivo
Vivo
Lutador (voice)
Slither
Slither
Grant Grant
Tombstone
Tombstone
Sherman McMasters
Corrective Measures
Corrective Measures
Warden Devlin
Super
Super
Abe
Mallrats
Mallrats
Svenning
The Dark Half
The Dark Half
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Undisputed
Undisputed
A.J. Mercker
The Making of The Walking Dead
The Making of The Walking Dead
Self
Above the Law
Above the Law
Man in Bar
The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers
Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Red Doc (voice)
Light of Day
Light of Day
Oogie
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look…
Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
White Elephant
White Elephant
Gabriel Tancredi
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
Chick Gandil
Replicant
Replicant
Jake
The Marine 2
The Marine 2
Church
Mysteria
Mysteria
Captain McCarthy
Keys to Tulsa
Keys to Tulsa
Keith Michaels
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry
Sea of Love
Sea of Love
Terry
Skeleton Man
Skeleton Man
Captain Leary
Chasing Ghosts
Chasing Ghosts
Mark Spencer
Back to Back
Back to Back
Bob Malone
L.A. Takedown
L.A. Takedown
Bosko
Cell 213
Cell 213
Ray Clement
Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop
Joe
Rogue River
Rogue River
Gas Attendent
Hypothermia
Hypothermia
Ray Pelletier
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
The Out-Laws
The Out-Laws
Agent Oldham
The Trigger Effect
The Trigger Effect
Gary
Whisper
Whisper
Sydney Braverman
Music Box
Music Box
Karchy Laszlo
Rosewood
Rosewood
Sheriff Walker
Atlantis Down
Atlantis Down
Father / Alien
Pennhurst
Pennhurst
Dr. Death
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice
Roger Hopkins
Shadow Builder
Shadow Builder
Father Vassey
Deceiver
Deceiver
Detective Edward Kennesaw
Louis
Louis
Pat McMurphy
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina
Uncle Earle

Director

Pennhurst
Pennhurst