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Michael Rooker

Date of birth: 1955-04-06

Place of birth: Jasper, Alabama, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 마이클 루커, مایکل روکر

Michael Rooker

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).

Movie Credits

Corrective Measures
2.5

Corrective Measures

2022-04-29

Set in San Tiburon, the world's most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the world's

The Box
1.9

The Box

2003-05-15

An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him i

Days of Thunder
3.1

Days of Thunder

1990-06-27

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Ha

Mississippi Burning
3.8

Mississippi Burning

1988-12-08

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the co

JFK
3.8

JFK

1991-12-20

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis

Music Box
3.5

Music Box

1989-12-22

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Mallrats
3.4

Mallrats

1995-10-20

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they d

Replicant
2.9

Replicant

2001-05-11

Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up w

The Dark Half
3

The Dark Half

1993-04-23

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the for

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
3.4

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986-09-24

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the wa

Super Capers
1.8

Super Capers

2009-03-20

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in

Penance
1.8

Penance

2009-05-30

A young mother decides to become a stripper to earn some fast cash only to find her worst nightmares

The Replacement Killers
3.1

The Replacement Killers

1998-02-06

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of poli

The 6th Day
3

The 6th Day

2000-11-17

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cl

Tombstone
3.8

Tombstone

1993-12-25

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue

Jumper
3.1

Jumper

2008-02-13

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport ins

Freeway Killer
2.3

Freeway Killer

2009-11-04

For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next

Sea of Love
3.3

Sea of Love

1989-09-15

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and

Rosewood
3.3

Rosewood

1997-02-21

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923

Slither
3.3

Slither

2006-03-31

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutan

The Bone Collector
3.4

The Bone Collector

1999-11-04

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics u

Light of Day
2.8

Light of Day

1987-02-06

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

L.A. Takedown
2.7

L.A. Takedown

1989-08-27

The tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as t

Cliffhanger
3.3

Cliffhanger

1993-05-28

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partne

The Marine 2
3

The Marine 2

2009-12-29

Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the da

Here on Earth
2.9

Here on Earth

2000-03-24

Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a youn

Eight Men Out
3.4

Eight Men Out

1988-09-02

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning

Whisper
3.2

Whisper

2007-11-27

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cab

Deceiver
3

Deceiver

1997-08-31

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brillian

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
3.5

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010-07-27

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plan

Undisputed
3.3

Undisputed

2002-07-17

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convict

Renegade Force
2.7

Renegade Force

1998-12-14

An FBI Agent and a female cop join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert

Super
3.3

Super

2010-11-26

After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into C

Clerk
3.1

Clerk

2021-03-17

A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented h

Brown's Requiem
2.2

Brown's Requiem

1998-11-01

Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used

The Suicide Squad
3.7

The Suicide Squad

2021-07-28

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve pris

Shadow Builder
2.3

Shadow Builder

1998-11-01

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doin

The Out-Laws
3

The Out-Laws

2023-07-07

A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by in

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
4

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023-05-03

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the uni

Lenexa, 1 Mile
1.6

Lenexa, 1 Mile

2006-03-25

The film tells the story of five childhood friends during their last summer together in Lenexa befor

Back to Back
2.7

Back to Back

1996-08-29

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and

Matadors
3

Matadors

2010-01-01

Two wealthy families in Chicago find themselves in an on-going struggle of pride and power.

Skeleton Man
1.6

Skeleton Man

2004-03-01

A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that has b

Rogue River
2.4

Rogue River

2012-01-16

When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without tran

Afterburn
1.8

Afterburn

1992-05-30

Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16,

Hypothermia
2

Hypothermia

2012-10-02

Two families' idyllic ice-fishing vacation turns deadly when they awaken a creature beneath the froz

Guardians of the Galaxy
4

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014-07-30

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of

Keys to Tulsa
2.4

Keys to Tulsa

1997-04-11

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his

Louis
1.8

Louis

2010-01-01

A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.

Saving Jessica Lynch
2.2

Saving Jessica Lynch

2003-11-08

Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.

Song of Hiawatha
3

Song of Hiawatha

1997-05-31

This adaptation of the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of a mighty Ojibwe lea

Brother's Keeper
2.5

Brother's Keeper

2013-04-05

Identical twins Andy and Pete Goodwynn have been side-by-side since the womb. But that’s about to ch

The Hard Truth
1.6

The Hard Truth

1994-11-23

A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the

Retreads
1

Retreads

1988-01-01

A biker reunion is hassled by IRA men.

Table One
1.1

Table One

2000-04-01

Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in the

Wicked Ways
2.7

Wicked Ways

1999-12-21

A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped gam

On Thin Ice
2.4

On Thin Ice

2003-11-03

Patsy McCartle is a widow with two sons trying to gather all the money she has to pay for her car, b

The Trigger Effect
2.9

The Trigger Effect

1996-08-30

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questiona

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
3.4

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024-06-26

In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Ka

Road Rage
0

Road Rage

The film in the vein of Dexter and the great avenger films of the '70s will center on a serial kille

Suspicious
1.8

Suspicious

1994-01-01

A woman drives down an eerie highway at night in search of hospitality and come across some suspicio

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
3.5

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022-11-24

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
0

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2026-06-04

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of m

The Belko Experiment
3.1

The Belko Experiment

2016-03-17

A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to par

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
0

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

A knight of the underworld has three days to find his adversary and his answer.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3.8

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017-04-19

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Pet

Humanzee!
2.3

Humanzee!

2008-12-01

Half human, half chimpanzee. 100% abomination.

Blood Done Sign My Name
2.8

Blood Done Sign My Name

2010-02-01

A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a loca

Cell 213
2.5

Cell 213

2011-06-10

Cocky young attorney Michael Gray finds himself framed for murder when an inmate he is defending vio

Atlantis Down
1.3

Atlantis Down

2010-10-01

2025 - The Shuttle Program has been privatized and the shuttle Atlantis relegated to glorified taxi

Mysteria
1.9

Mysteria

2011-10-23

A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with a

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
3.8

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

2014-12-09

The director and his 8-bit avatar lead you on a galactic adventure through the making of this epic m

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
3.6

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

2017-10-08

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special feat

Chasing Ghosts
2.8

Chasing Ghosts

2005-05-11

A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the

Bolden
2.1

Bolden

2019-05-03

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

The Eliminator
2.1

The Eliminator

2004-07-06

Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediat

Pennhurst
1.6

Pennhurst

2012-10-08

A local television show embarks to capture the paranormal activity at Pennhurst, an abandoned psychi

Fantasy Island
2.9

Fantasy Island

2020-02-12

A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselv

Love and Monsters
3.6

Love and Monsters

2020-10-16

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to su

Brightburn
3.1

Brightburn

2019-05-09

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind,

F9
3.5

F9

2021-05-19

Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ev

Life After Flash
2.9

Life After Flash

2017-10-02

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and

Rent-a-Cop
2.3

Rent-a-Cop

1987-11-28

Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting operatio

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
3.6

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010-11-09

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended version

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
3

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity

2002-09-03

The consequences of time travel are the thematic framework for this compilation of episodes from the

Meet Wally Sparks
2.4

Meet Wally Sparks

1997-01-31

Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
3.5

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020-09-30

An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder" a f

Newsbreak
1

Newsbreak

2000-09-26

A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder surrounding

Johnny and Clyde
1.3

Johnny and Clyde

1995-01-01

When a young boy dogsits Clyde, a criminal canine trying to go straight, he ends up facing down the

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
1

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

2014-11-18

Documentary covering the making of The Dark Half.

Above the Law
3.1

Above the Law

1988-04-08

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthod

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
1

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

2005-09-20

The outrageous insider's look at the creation of a cult classic.

This Man's Life
1

This Man's Life

2008-03-29

A magical tale about a man traveling home to claim his estranged father's inheritance when he encoun

The Making of The Walking Dead
3.9

The Making of The Walking Dead

2010-07-31

The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead.

Vivo
3.6

Vivo

2021-07-30

A music-loving kinkajou named Vivo embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and d

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
1

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

2021-05-29

A look at the history of renegade drivers in NASCAR and the outlaw spirit ingrained in the sport.

White Elephant
2.9

White Elephant

2022-06-03

An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things fo

Portrait: The Making of Henry
3.1

Portrait: The Making of Henry

2005-09-27

Making of documentary from the Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer releas

Bastard Out of Carolina
3.5

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996-12-15

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and

The Driving Dead
1

The Driving Dead

2014-08-25

In a post apocalyptic Illinois, tough men survive against zombies utilizing an ingeniously put- toge

Elwood
0.8

Elwood

2014-06-01

Elwood is a parallel world in which animal genetics have evolved equally to humans.

The Dark Tower
1

The Dark Tower

2020-03-11

Young Roland Deschain investigates a treacherous plot in the town of Mejis, far from his hometown of

Pig Village
0

Pig Village

Set in a volatile borderland of crime and survival, bare-knuckle boxer Hammer finds himself trapped

Repo! The Genetic Opera
1.8

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2006-01-01

A teenage girl raised in a world of addiction to drugs, cosmetic surgery and artificial organ transp

Superman
3.7

Superman

2025-07-09

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with

The Edge
1

The Edge

1989-08-23

A three-part anthology suspense program in which men and women face life's ultimate danger zone. Eac

The Making of 'Tombstone'
0

The Making of 'Tombstone'

2002-01-01

A Documentary covering the making of the 1993 Western 'Tombstone' featuring cast and crew