Michael Rooker
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.
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- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Sam (voice)
- 2024 · Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Sgt. Major Riordan
- 2024 · Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
- 2023 · The Out-Laws as Agent Oldham
- 2023 · Fast X as Buddy (uncredited)
- 2023 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Yondu
- 2022 · The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Yondu
- 2022 · White Elephant as Gabriel Tancredi
- 2022 · Corrective Measures as Warden Devlin
- 2021 · What If...? as Yondu (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Yondu Udonta (voice)
- 2021 · Vivo as Lutador (voice)
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Savant
- 2021 · F9 as Buddy
- 2021 · Clerk as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Love and Monsters as Clyde
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Fantasy Island as Damon
- 2019 · Creepshow as Beau
- 2019 · The Righteous Gemstones as Cobb Milsap
- 2019 · Brightburn as The Big T
- 2019 · Bolden as Pat McMurphy
- 2018 · The Rookie as Frank Teska
- 2017 · The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
- 2017 · Life After Flash as Self
- 2017 · SEAL Team as Big Chief
- 2017 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Yondu
- 2016 · Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed as Self
- 2016 · Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
- 2016 · The Belko Experiment as Bud Melks
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Yondu Udonta
- 2014 · True Detective as Edward Hoyt
- 2012 · Pennhurst as Dr. Death
- 2011 · Mysteria as Captain McCarthy
- 2011 · Talking Dead as Self
- 2011 · Cell 213 as Ray Clement
- 2010 · Super as Abe
- 2010 · DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
- 2010 · The Walking Dead as Merle Dixon
- 2010 · The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
- 2010 · Blood Done Sign My Name as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
- 2009 · The Marine 2 as Church
- 2009 · Freeway Killer as Det. St. John
- 2009 · Archer as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
- 2009 · Meteor as Calvin Stark
- 2009 · Super Capers as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
- 2008 · Jumper as William Rice
- 2007 · Whisper as Sydney Braverman
- 2007 · Chuck as Mauser
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Dale Lawson
- 2006 · Shark as
- 2006 · Psych as Garth Lawnmore
- 2006 · Slither as Grant Grant
- 2006 · Thief as Detective John Hayes
- 2006 · Lenexa, 1 Mile as Russ
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Chief Carlson
- 2005 · Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Mark Spencer
- 2004 · The Eliminator as
- 2004 · Skeleton Man as Captain Leary
- 2003 · On Thin Ice as Roger Hopkins
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · Tremors as Kinney
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Marty Jones
- 2002 · Undisputed as A.J. Mercker
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Shawn Curaco
- 2001 · Replicant as Jake
- 2000 · The 6th Day as Robert Marshall
- 2000 · Table One as Rowdy
- 1999 · Wicked Ways as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
- 1999 · The Bone Collector as Captain Howard Cheney
- 1998 · Shadow Builder as Father Vassey
- 1998 · Brown's Requiem as Fritz Brown
- 1998 · The Replacement Killers as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
- 1997 · Deceiver as Detective Edward Kennesaw
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Edwards
- 1997 · Song of Hiawatha as Bertrand
- 1997 · Keys to Tulsa as Keith Michaels
- 1997 · Rosewood as Sheriff Walker
- 1997 · Meet Wally Sparks as Michael Rooker
- 1996 · Bastard Out of Carolina as Uncle Earle
- 1996 · The Trigger Effect as Gary
- 1996 · Back to Back as Bob Malone
- 1995 · Mallrats as Svenning
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Colonel Beckett
- 1993 · Tombstone as Sherman McMasters
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Babe McCloor
- 1993 · Cliffhanger as Hal Tucker
- 1993 · The Dark Half as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
- 1992 · Afterburn as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
- 1991 · JFK as Bill Broussard
- 1990 · Law & Order as Jamie Yost
- 1990 · Days of Thunder as Rowdy Burns
- 1989 · Sea of Love as Terry
- 1989 · L.A. Takedown as Bosko
- 1988 · Mississippi Burning as Frank Bailey
- 1988 · Eight Men Out as Chick Gandil
- 1988 · Above the Law as Man in Bar
- 1987 · Rent-a-Cop as Joe
- 1987 · Light of Day as Oogie
- 1986 · Crime Story as Lieutenant
- Future · Meteor as Calvin Stark
- 2021 · Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR as Self
- 2020 · The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
- 2020 · The Dark Tower as Elred Jonas
- 2017 · Guardians Inferno as
- 2015 · CelebriD&D as Arnold
- 2014 · Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
- 2014 · The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half as Himself
- 2014 · The Driving Dead as Trooper
- 2014 · Elwood as Condello
- 2013 · Brother's Keeper as Chief Carver
- 2012 · Hypothermia as Ray Pelletier
- 2012 · Rogue River as Gas Attendent
- 2010 · Atlantis Down as Father / Alien
- 2010 · DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Red Doc (voice)
- 2010 · Matadors as John Canterna
- 2010 · Louis as Pat McMurphy
- 2009 · Penance as Mann
- 2008 · Humanzee! as Priest
- 2008 · This Man's Life as Richard Crummly
- 2005 · Portrait: The Making of Henry as Self
- 2003 · Saving Jessica Lynch as Colonel Curry
- 2003 · The Box - 2003 as Detective Stafford
- 2002 · The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity as Colonel Beckett
- 2000 · Newsbreak as John McNamara
- 2000 · Here on Earth as Malcolm Arnold
- 1998 · Renegade Force as Matt Cooper
- 1995 · Johnny and Clyde as Frank Tennant
- 1994 · The Hard Truth as Jonah Mantz
- 1994 · Suspicious as Attendet
- 1989 · Music Box as Karchy Laszlo
- 1989 · Gideon Oliver as Detective John Quinn
- 1986 · Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as Henry
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Bill Whitaker
- Future · The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow as The Man with the Answers
- 1988 · Retreads as
- Future · Pig Village as Steve
- Future · Road Rage as Stony