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Michael Rooker
Known for: ActingMichael 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).
Filmography 69
The Suicide Squad
+7
as Savant 
Superman
+6
as Superman Robot #1 (voice) 
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
+3
as Yondu 
Days of Thunder
+11
as Rowdy Burns 
Guardians of the Galaxy
+3
as Yondu Udonta 
Fantasy Island
+7
as Damon 
F9
+5
as Buddy 
Cliffhanger
+4
as Hal Tucker 
The Bone Collector
+6
as Captain Howard Cheney 
Love and Monsters
+9
as Clyde 
The 6th Day
+3
as Robert Marshall 
Jumper
+2
as William Rice 
Tombstone
+9
as Sherman McMasters 
Undisputed
+9
as A.J. Mercker 
Meteor
+9
as Calvin Stark 
Above the Law
+3
as Man in Bar 
Sea of Love
+4
as Terry 
Super
+15
as Abe 
Mississippi Burning
+10
as Frank Bailey 
The Out-Laws
as Agent Oldham 
Brightburn
+7
as The Big T 
JFK
+4
as Bill Broussard 
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
+8
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan 
The Replacement Killers
+3
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov 
Slither
+2
as Grant Grant 
White Elephant
+6
as Gabriel Tancredi 
The Belko Experiment
+5
as Bud Melks 
The Dark Half
+11
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn 
Vivo
+4
as Lutador (voice) 
The Trigger Effect
+2
as Gary 
Corrective Measures
+5
as Warden Devlin 
+12 
Mallrats
+2
as Svenning 
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest 
Eight Men Out
+9
as Chick Gandil 
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Sgt. Major Riordan 
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Uncle Earle 
Replicant
+8
as Jake 
Whisper
+2
as Sydney Braverman 
Shadow Builder
+11
as Father Vassey 
The Marine 2
+2
as Church 
Music Box
+3
as Karchy Laszlo 
Light of Day
as Oogie 
Cell 213
+8
as Ray Clement 
Wicked Ways
+5
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan 
Rogue River
+3
as Gas Attendent 
Bolden
as Pat McMurphy 
Deceiver
as Detective Edward Kennesaw 
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) 
Here on Earth
+2
as Malcolm Arnold 
Rosewood
+6
as Sheriff Walker 
Back to Back
+9
as Bob Malone 
Blood Done Sign My Name
+3
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins 
Skeleton Man
+3
as Captain Leary 
Keys to Tulsa
+6
as Keith Michaels 
Penance
+1
as Mann 
On Thin Ice
+5
as Roger Hopkins 
Song of Hiawatha
+3
as Bertrand 
Super Capers
+2
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper 
Freeway Killer
+6
as Det. St. John 
The Hard Truth
+5
as Jonah Mantz 
Mysteria
as Captain McCarthy 
Brother's Keeper
+7
as Chief Carver 
Newsbreak
as John McNamara