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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 6, 1955
Age
71
Place of Birth
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Popularity
4.1
Michael Rooker
Acting
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, in…
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마이클 루커 · مایکل روکر
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Filmography
2025
Superman
Movie · Superman Robot #1 (voice)
7.3
2024
Creature Commandos
TV · Sam (voice)
7.8
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Movie · Sgt. Major Riordan
7.0
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Movie · Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
6.8
2023
The Out-Laws
Movie · Agent Oldham
6.0
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · Yondu
7.9
2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · Yondu
7.1
2022
White Elephant
Movie · Gabriel Tancredi
5.8
2022
Corrective Measures
Movie · Warden Devlin
5.0
2022
Peacemaker
TV · Red St. Wild
8.2
2021
What If...?
TV · Yondu (voice)
8.0
2021
What If...?
TV · Yondu Udonta (voice)
8.0
2021
Vivo
Movie · Lutador (voice)
7.2
2021
The Suicide Squad
Movie · Savant
7.5
2021
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
Movie · Self
2.0
2021
F9
Movie · Buddy
7.0
2021
Clerk
Movie · Self
6.2
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2020
Love and Monsters
Movie · Clyde
7.3
2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Movie · Self
6.2
2020
Dead Talk Live
TV · Self - Guest
9.0
2020
The Dark Tower
Movie · Elred Jonas
4.0
2020
Fantasy Island
Movie · Damon
5.7
2019
Creepshow
TV · Beau
7.4