Cast
Michael Rooker
Acting
Cast
Michael Rooker
Known for
Acting
Born
1955-04-06
From
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Also known as 마이클 루커, مایکل روکر
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).
★7.3
MOVIE2025
Superman
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
★7.9
MOVIE2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Yondu
★7.6
MOVIE2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Yondu
★7.5
MOVIE2021
The Suicide Squad
as Savant
★7.9
MOVIE2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Yondu Udonta
★6.2
MOVIE2008
Jumper
as William Rice
★7.6
MOVIE1993
Tombstone
as Sherman McMasters
★7.0
MOVIE2021
F9
as Buddy
★6.8
MOVIE1999
The Bone Collector
as Captain Howard Cheney
★6.0
MOVIE2000
The 6th Day
as Robert Marshall
★6.5
MOVIE1993
Cliffhanger
as Hal Tucker
★7.1
MOVIE2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Yondu
★7.3
MOVIE2020
Love and Monsters
as Clyde
★6.2
MOVIE2019
Brightburn
as The Big T
★6.4
MOVIE1990
Days of Thunder
as Rowdy Burns
★6.5
MOVIE2002
Undisputed
as A.J. Mercker
★7.6
MOVIE1991
JFK
as Bill Broussard
★6.8
MOVIE2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
★7.7
MOVIE1988
Mississippi Burning
as Frank Bailey
★6.1
MOVIE1988
Above the Law
as Man in Bar
★6.5
MOVIE2006
Slither
as Grant Grant
★6.8
MOVIE1995
Mallrats
as Svenning
★6.3
MOVIE1998
The Replacement Killers
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
★6.6
MOVIE1989
Sea of Love
as Terry
★7.2
MOVIE2021
Vivo
as Lutador (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE2023
The Out-Laws
as Agent Oldham
★6.5
MOVIE2010
Super
as Abe
★5.8
MOVIE2020
Fantasy Island
as Damon
★5.8
MOVIE2001
Replicant
as Jake
★6.3
MOVIE2007
Whisper
as Sydney Braverman
★6.2
MOVIE2017
The Belko Experiment
as Bud Melks
★3.3
MOVIE2004
Skeleton Man
as Captain Leary
★5.4
MOVIE1996
Back to Back
as Bob Malone
★7.0
MOVIE2010
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Red Doc (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Sgt. Major Riordan
★5.8
MOVIE2022
White Elephant
as Gabriel Tancredi
★6.0
MOVIE2009
The Marine 2
as Church
★6.8
MOVIE1988
Eight Men Out
as Chick Gandil
★6.0
MOVIE1993
The Dark Half
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
★5.5
MOVIE1989
L.A. Takedown
as Bosko
★5.9
MOVIE1996
The Trigger Effect
as Gary
★4.2
MOVIE1992
Afterburn
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
★6.7
MOVIE1986
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
as Henry
★4.3
MOVIE1994
Suspicious
as Attendant
MOVIETBA
Road Rage
as Stony
★5.0
MOVIE2011
Cell 213
as Ray Clement
★7.1
MOVIE1996
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Uncle Earle
★4.1
MOVIE2019
Bolden
as Pat McMurphy
★5.8
MOVIE2000
Here on Earth
as Malcolm Arnold
★5.0
MOVIE2022
Corrective Measures
as Warden Devlin
★4.8
MOVIE1987
Rent-a-Cop
as Joe
★7.0
MOVIE2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
★3.8
MOVIE1994
The Hard Truth
as Jonah Mantz
★5.8
MOVIE1997
Song of Hiawatha
as Bertrand
★7.1
MOVIE1989
Music Box
as Karchy Laszlo
★6.0
MOVIE1997
Deceiver
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
★4.7
MOVIE1997
Meet Wally Sparks
as Michael Rooker
★3.1
MOVIE2012
Pennhurst
as Dr. Death
★4.3
MOVIE2003
The Box
as Detective Stafford
★3.8
MOVIE2011
Mysteria
as Captain McCarthy
★7.8
MOVIE2010
The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
★4.7
MOVIE1997
Keys to Tulsa
as Keith Michaels
★4.0
MOVIE1995
Johnny and Clyde
as Frank Tennant
★4.7
MOVIE1998
Shadow Builder
as Father Vassey
★7.0
MOVIE2017
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
★4.9
MOVIE2013
Brother's Keeper
as Chief Carver
★4.0
MOVIE2006
Lenexa, 1 Mile
as Russ
MOVIETBA
Izzi
as Sheriff Blackstone
MOVIETBA
Pig Village
as Steve
★5.5
MOVIE1987
Light of Day
as Oogie
★5.4
MOVIE1998
Renegade Force
as Matt Cooper
★5.1
MOVIE1999
Wicked Ways
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
★4.4
MOVIE2003
Saving Jessica Lynch
as Colonel Curry
★4.2
MOVIE2004
The Eliminator
★5.6
MOVIE2017
Life After Flash
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE1998
Brown's Requiem
as Fritz Brown
★3.0
MOVIE2006
Repo! The Genetic Opera
★5.5
MOVIE2005
Chasing Ghosts
as Mark Spencer
★4.7
MOVIE2010
Matadors
as John Canterna
★4.7
MOVIE2012
Rogue River
as Gas Attendent
★2.6
MOVIE2010
Atlantis Down
as Father / Alien
★3.4
MOVIE2009
Super Capers
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
★6.5
MOVIE1997
Rosewood
as Sheriff Walker
★4.7
MOVIE1988
Retreads
MOVIETBA
Survive the Night
★2.0
MOVIE2014
The Driving Dead
as Trooper
★5.4
MOVIE2010
Blood Done Sign My Name
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
★4.9
MOVIE2003
On Thin Ice
as Roger Hopkins
★6.1
MOVIE2021
Clerk
as Self
★3.9
MOVIE2012
Hypothermia
as Ray Pelletier
MOVIETBA
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
as Self
★3.0
MOVIE2010
Louis
as Pat McMurphy
★4.5
MOVIE2008
Humanzee!
as Priest
★2.0
MOVIE2020
The Dark Tower
as Elred Jonas
★4.0
MOVIE1989
The Edge
as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
★2.0
MOVIE2005
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
as The Man with the Answers
★6.2
MOVIE2005
Portrait: The Making of Henry
as Self
★3.6
MOVIE2000
Table One
as Rowdy
★4.3
MOVIE2000
Newsbreak
as John McNamara
★2.3
MOVIE2014
Elwood
as Condello
★6.2
MOVIE2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
★4.6
MOVIE2009
Freeway Killer
as Det. St. John
★2.0
MOVIE2021
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
as Self
★3.6
MOVIE2009
Penance
as Mann
★2.0
MOVIE2014
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
as Himself
★4.7
MOVIE2002
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
as Colonel Beckett
★2.0
MOVIE2008
This Man's Life
as Richard Crummly