Michael Rooker [12132] Gender: Male Popularity: 4.0591 Birthplace: Jasper, Alabama, USA Birthday: 1955-04-06 Age: 70 years Movies: 104 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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). Superman2025-07-09 Horizon: An Amer2024-09-07 Horizon: An Amer2024-06-26 The Out-Laws2023-07-07 Fast X2023-05-17 Guardians of the2023-05-03 The Guardians of2022-11-24 White Elephant2022-06-03 Corrective Measu2022-04-29 Vivo2021-07-30 The Suicide Squa2021-07-28 Renegades: The B2021-05-29 F92021-05-19 Clerk2021-03-17 Love and Monster2020-10-16 The Golden Hour:2020-09-30 The Dark Tower2020-03-11 Fantasy Island2020-02-12 Brightburn2019-05-09 Bolden2019-05-03 The Robot Chicke2017-10-08 Life After Flash2017-10-02 Guardians Infern2017-08-08 Guardians of the2017-04-19 The Belko Experi2016-03-17 The Sparrows Are2014-11-18 The Driving Dead2014-08-25 Guardians of the2014-07-30 Elwood2014-06-01 Brother's Keeper2013-04-05 Pennhurst2012-10-08 Hypothermia2012-10-02 Mysteria2011-10-23 Rogue River2012-01-16 Cell 2132011-06-10 Atlantis Down2010-10-01 Super2010-11-26 DC Showcase: Jon2010-07-27 Blood Done Sign 2010-02-01 Matadors2010-01-01 Louis2010-01-01 The Marine 22009-12-29 Freeway Killer2009-11-04 Penance2009-05-30 Super Capers2009-03-20 Humanzee!2008-12-01 This Man's Life2008-03-29 Jumper2008-02-13 Whisper2007-11-27 Slither2006-03-31 Lenexa, 1 Mile2006-03-25 Repo! The Geneti2006-01-01 Portrait: The Ma2005-09-27 Erection of an E2005-09-20 Chasing Ghosts2005-05-11 The Eliminator2004-07-06 Skeleton Man2004-03-01 Saving Jessica L2003-11-08 On Thin Ice2003-11-03 The Box - 20032003-05-15 Undisputed2002-07-17 Replicant2001-05-11 The 6th Day2000-11-17 Newsbreak2000-09-26 Here on Earth2000-03-24 Table One2000-01-01 Wicked Ways1999-12-21 The Bone Collect1999-11-04 Renegade Force1998-12-14 Brown's Requiem1998-11-01 Shadow Builder1998-11-01 The Replacement 1998-02-06 Deceiver1997-08-31 Song of Hiawatha1997-05-31 Keys to Tulsa1997-04-11 Rosewood1997-02-21 Meet Wally Spark1997-01-31 Bastard Out of C1996-12-15 The Trigger Effe1996-08-30 American Yakuza 1996-08-29 Mallrats1995-10-20 Johnny and Clyde1995-01-01 The Hard Truth1994-11-23 Suspicious1994-01-01 Tombstone1993-12-25 Cliffhanger1993-05-28 The Dark Half1993-04-23 Afterburn1992-05-30 JFK1991-12-20 Days of Thunder1990-06-27 Music Box1989-12-22 Sea of Love1989-09-15 L.A. Takedown1989-08-27 Mississippi Burn1988-12-08 Eight Men Out1988-09-02 Above the Law1988-04-08 Retreads1988-01-01 Rent-a-Cop1987-11-28 Light of Day1987-02-06 Henry: Portrait 1986-09-24 Meteor Pig Village The Underneath: Road Rage