Michael Rooker
6. aprill 1955 (71 aastat), Jasper, Alabama, USA
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).
Filmograafia
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (Sgt. Major Riordan)
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan)
- 2023The Out-Laws (Agent Oldham)
- 2023Galaktika valvurid Vol. 3 (Yondu)
- 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Yondu)
- 2022Corrective Measures (Warden Devlin)
- 2021Suitsiidisalk: uus missioon (Savant)
- 2021Clerk (Self)
- 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice))
- 2017Galaktika valvurid Vol. 2 (Yondu)
- 2017The Belko Experiment (Bud Melks)
- 2014Galaktika valvurid (Yondu Udonta)
- 2013Brother's Keeper (Chief Carver)
- 2012Hypothermia (Ray Pelletier)
- 2012Rogue River (Gas Attendent)
- 2011Mysteria (Captain McCarthy)
- 2011Cell 213 (Ray Clement)
- 2010Super (Abe)
- 2010Atlantis Down (Father / Alien)
- 2010DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (Red Doc (voice))
- 2010Blood Done Sign My Name (Defense attorney Billy Watkins)
- 2010Matadors (John Canterna)
- 2010Louis (Pat McMurphy)
- 2009The Marine 2 (Church)
- 2009Freeway Killer (Det. St. John)
- 2009Penance (Mann)
- 2009Super Capers (Judge / Dark Winged Vesper)
- 2008Humanzee! (Priest)
- 2008Jumper (William Rice)
- 2007Whisper (Sydney Braverman)
- 2006Slither (Grant Grant)
- 2006Lenexa, 1 Mile (Russ)
- 2004Skeleton Man (Captain Leary)
- 2003Saving Jessica Lynch (Colonel Curry)
- 2003On Thin Ice (Roger Hopkins)
- 2003The Box (Detective Stafford)
- 2002Undisputed (A.J. Mercker)
- 2001Replicant (Jake)
- 2000The 6th Day (Robert Marshall)
- 2000Table One (Rowdy)
- 2000Here on Earth (Malcolm Arnold)
- 1999Wicked Ways (Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan)
- 1999Kondikoguja (Captain Howard Cheney)
- 1998Renegade Force (Matt Cooper)
- 1998Brown's Requiem (Fritz Brown)
- 1998Shadow Builder (Father Vassey)
- 1998The Replacement Killers (Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov)
- 1997Deceiver (Detective Edward Kennesaw)
- 1997Song of Hiawatha (Bertrand)
- 1997Keys to Tulsa (Keith Michaels)
- 1997Rosewood (Sheriff Walker)
- 1996The Trigger Effect (Gary)
- 1996Back to Back (Bob Malone)
- 1995Mallrats (Svenning)
- 1994The Hard Truth (Jonah Mantz)
- 1994Suspicious (Attendant)
- 1993Tombstone (Sherman McMasters)
- 1993Cliffhanger (Hal Tucker)
- 1993The Dark Half (Sheriff Alan Pangborn)
- 1992Afterburn (Casey 'Z' Zankowski)
- 1991JFK (Bill Broussard)
- 1990Days of Thunder (Rowdy Burns)
- 1989Music Box (Karchy Laszlo)
- 1989Sea of Love (Terry)
- 1989L.A. Takedown (Bosko)
- 1988Mississippi Burning (Frank Bailey)
- 1988Eight Men Out (Chick Gandil)
- 1988Retreads
- 1987Light of Day (Oogie)
- 1986Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (Henry)
- -Road Rage (Stony)
- -The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow (The Man with the Answers)
- 2025Superman (Superman Robot #1 (voice))
- 2022White Elephant (Gabriel Tancredi)
- 2021Vivo (Lutador (voice))
- 2021Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR (Self)
- 2021Kiired ja vihased 9 (Buddy)
- 2020Love and Monsters (Clyde)
- 2020The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder (Self)
- 2020The Dark Tower (Elred Jonas)
- 2020Fantasy Island (Damon)
- 2019Brightburn (The Big T)
- 2019Bolden (Pat McMurphy)
- 2017Life After Flash (Self)
- 2014The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half (Himself)
- 2014The Driving Dead (Trooper)
- 2014Elwood (Condello)
- 2012Pennhurst (Dr. Death)
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice))
- 2010The Making of The Walking Dead (Self)
- 2008This Man's Life (Richard Crummly)
- 2006Repo! The Genetic Opera
- 2005Portrait: The Making of Henry (Self)
- 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats (Self)
- 2005Chasing Ghosts (Mark Spencer)
- 2004The Eliminator
- 2002The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity (Colonel Beckett)
- 2002The Making of 'Tombstone' (Self)
- 2000Newsbreak (John McNamara)
- 1997Meet Wally Sparks (Michael Rooker)
- 1996Bastard Out of Carolina (Uncle Earle)
- 1995Johnny and Clyde (Frank Tennant)
- 1993Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger (Self)
- 1989The Edge (Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker))
- 1988Above the Law (Man in Bar)
- 1987Rent-a-Cop (Joe)
- -피그 빌리지 (Steve)
- -Izzi (Sheriff Blackstone)
- -Survive the Night
- 2024Creature Commandos (Sam (voice))
- 2022Peacemaker (Red St. Wild)
- 2021What If...? (Yondu (voice))
- 2021What If...? (Yondu Udonta (voice))
- 2021Marvel Studios Legends (Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited))
- 2020Dead Talk Live (Self - Guest)
- 2019Creepshow (Beau)
- 2019Vooruslikud vaimulikud (Cobb Milsap)
- 2018Kollanokk (Frank Teska)
- 2017SEAL Team (Big Chief)
- 2016Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed (Self)
- 2016Ride with Norman Reedus (Self)
- 2015CelebriD&D (Arnold)
- 2014Sünge juhtum (Edward Hoyt)
- 2011Talking Dead (Self)
- 2010Elavad surnud (Merle Dixon)
- 2009NSFW Show (Self - Guest)
- 2009Archer (Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice))
- 2009Meteor (Calvin Stark)
- 2007Chuck (Mauser)
- 2007Burn Notice (Dale Lawson)
- 2006Shark (Oscar Riddick)
- 2006Psych (Garth Lawnmore)
- 2006Thief (Detective John Hayes)
- 2005Criminal Minds (Chief Carlson)
- 2003Las Vegas (Marcus Wexler)
- 2003Tremors (Kinney)
- 2002CSI: Miami (Marty Jones)
- 2001Crossing Jordan (Shawn Curaco)
- 1997Stargate SG-1 (Colonel Edwards)
- 1995The Outer Limits (Colonel Beckett)
- 1993Fallen Angels (Babe McCloor)
- 1990Law & Order (Jamie Yost)
- 1989Gideon Oliver (Detective John Quinn)
- 1986Crime Story (Lieutenant)
- 1985The Equalizer (Bill Whitaker)