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Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker’s screen credits include Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy, Buddy in F9, and Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Born April 6, 1955 Jasper, Alabama, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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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 …
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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).
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- 2025SupermanSuperman Robot #1 (voice)
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2Sgt. Major Riordan
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
- 2023The Out-LawsAgent Oldham
- 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Yondu
- 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialYondu
- 2022White ElephantGabriel Tancredi
- 2022Corrective MeasuresWarden Devlin
- 2021VivoLutador (voice)
- 2021Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCARSelf
- 2021ClerkSelf
- 2020Love and MonstersClyde
- 2020The Golden Hour: Making of Days of ThunderSelf
- 2020The Dark TowerElred Jonas
- 2020Fantasy IslandDamon
- 2019BrightburnThe Big T
- 2019BoldenPat McMurphy
- 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's WalkingMerle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
- 2017Life After FlashSelf
- 2017The Belko ExperimentBud Melks
- 2014The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark HalfHimself
- 2014The Driving DeadTrooper
- 2014ElwoodCondello
- 2013Brother's KeeperChief Carver
- 2012PennhurstDirector · Dr. Death
- 2012HypothermiaRay Pelletier
- 2012Rogue RiverGas Attendent
- 2011MysteriaCaptain McCarthy
- 2011Cell 213Ray Clement
- 2010SuperAbe
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionRed Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
- 2010Atlantis DownFather / Alien
- 2010The Making of The Walking DeadSelf
- 2010DC Showcase: Jonah HexRed Doc (voice)
- 2010Blood Done Sign My NameDefense attorney Billy Watkins
- 2010LouisPat McMurphy
- 2010MatadorsJohn Canterna
- 2009The Marine 2Church
- 2009Freeway KillerDet. St. John
- 2009PenanceMann
- 2009Super CapersJudge / Dark Winged Vesper
- 2008Humanzee!Priest
- 2008Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker StorySheriff Haney
- 2008This Man's LifeRichard Crummly
- 2008JumperWilliam Rice
- 2007WhisperSydney Braverman
- 2006SlitherGrant Grant
- 2006Lenexa, 1 MileRuss
- 2006Repo! The Genetic OperaActor
- 2005Portrait: The Making of HenrySelf
- 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of MallratsSelf
- 2005Chasing GhostsMark Spencer
- 2004The EliminatorActor
- 2004Skeleton ManCaptain Leary
- 2003Saving Jessica LynchColonel Curry
- 2003On Thin IceRoger Hopkins
- 2003The BoxDetective Stafford
- 2002The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and InfinityColonel Beckett
- 2002UndisputedA.J. Mercker
- 2002The Making of 'Tombstone'Self
- 2001ReplicantJake
- 2000The 6th DayRobert Marshall
- 2000NewsbreakJohn McNamara
- 2000Table OneRowdy
- 2000Here on EarthMalcolm Arnold
- 1999Wicked WaysProducer · Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
- 1999The Bone CollectorCaptain Howard Cheney
- 1998Renegade ForceMatt Cooper
- 1998Brown's RequiemProducer · Fritz Brown
- 1998Shadow BuilderFather Vassey
- 1998The Replacement KillersStan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
- 1997DeceiverDetective Edward Kennesaw
- 1997Song of HiawathaBertrand
- 1997Keys to TulsaKeith Michaels
- 1997RosewoodSheriff Walker
- 1997Meet Wally SparksMichael Rooker
- 1996Bastard Out of CarolinaUncle Earle
- 1996The Trigger EffectGary
- 1996Back to BackBob Malone
- 1995MallratsSvenning
- 1995Johnny and ClydeFrank Tennant
- 1994The Hard TruthJonah Mantz
- 1994SuspiciousAttendant
- 1993TombstoneSherman McMasters
- 1993CliffhangerHal Tucker
- 1993The Dark HalfSheriff Alan Pangborn
- 1993Stallone on the Edge: The Making of CliffhangerSelf
- 1992AfterburnCasey 'Z' Zankowski
- 1991JFKBill Broussard
- 1990Days of ThunderRowdy Burns
- 1989Music BoxKarchy Laszlo
- 1989Sea of LoveTerry
- 1989L.A. TakedownBosko
- 1989The EdgeDeputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
- 1988Mississippi BurningFrank Bailey
- 1988Eight Men OutChick Gandil
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