Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (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), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Grant Grant in Slither (2006), Merle Dixon in AMC’s The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the animated TV series What If…? (2021).
Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn.
Michael Rooker Biography / Wiki
| Name | Michael Rooker |
| Also Know | 마ì´í´ 루커, Майкл Рукер |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Jasper, Alabama, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1955-04-06 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 67 |
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Michael Rooker Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Replicant | Jake | 2001-05-11 | Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops…. |
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | Henry | 1986-04-10 | Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis’ sister comes to stay, we see both sides of He… |
| CounterForce | Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 | An FBI Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the l… |
| Brown’s Requiem | Fritz Brown | 1998-11-01 | Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private detectiv… |
| Shadow Builder | Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 | A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy … |
| Back to Back | Bob Malone | 1996-08-29 | An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by … |
| Hypothermia | Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 | Ray Pelletier just wants to spend a pleasant and relaxing weekend ice fishing with his family. Alas, Ray’s plans are ruined by the unwanted presence o… |
| Suspicious | Attendet | 1994-01-01 | A short horror film directed by David Koepp…. |
| The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 | An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film “Days of Thunder” a few months after its 30th anniversary. The behind-t… |
| Newsbreak | John McNamara | 2000-09-26 | A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder surrounding the opening of a local power plant…. |
| Johnny and Clyde | Frank Tennant | 1995-01-01 | When a young boy dogsits Clyde, a criminal canine trying to go straight, he ends up facing down the school bully, catching a criminal, and learning va… |
| This Man’s Life | Richard Crummly | 2008-03-29 | A magical tale about a man traveling home to claim his estranged father’s inheritance when he encounters a peculiar stranger that seems to know everyt… |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | Repo Man | 2006-01-01 | A teenage girl raised in a world of addiction to drugs, cosmetic surgery and artificial organ transplant and upgrades…. |
| Portrait: The Making of Henry | Self | 2005-09-27 | Making of documentary from the Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer released on the movie’s 30th anniversary…. |
| White Elephant | Gabriel Tancredi | 2022-06-03 | An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob…. |
| The Driving Dead | Trooper | 2014-08-25 | In a post apocalyptic Illinois, tough men survive against zombies utilizing an ingeniously put- together vehicle to move, explore, defend and fight. P… |
| Deceiver | Detective Edward Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 | The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil… |
| The Hard Truth | Jonah Mantz | 1994-11-23 | A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the safe of the girlfriend’s boss, a corrupt city coun… |
| Table One | Rowdy | 2000-01-01 | Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in the New York City social scene have trouble meeting av… |
| Wicked Ways | Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | 1999-12-21 | A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair…. |
| Blood Done Sign My Name | Defense attorney Billy Watkins | 2010-02-01 | A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The p… |
| Bolden | Pat McMurphy | 2019-05-03 | A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans…. |
| The Eliminator | 2004-09-03 | Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediately discovers, first hand, that this race’s risk m… | |
| The Outer Limits: The New Series – Time Travel and Infinity | Colonel Beckett | 2002-09-03 | The consequences of time travel are the thematic framework for this compilation of episodes from the revamped Outer Limits anthology series, produced … |
| The Sparrows Are Flying Again! – The Making of the Dark Half | Himself | 2014-11-18 | Documentary covering the making of The Dark Half…. |
| Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR | Himself | 2021-05-29 | A look at the history of renegade drivers in NASCAR and the outlaw spirit ingrained in the sport…. |
| The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 | Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he dec… |
| Penance | Mann | 2009-05-30 | A young mother decides to become a stripper to earn some fast cash only to find her worst nightmares are about to begin… |
| The Replacement Killers | Stan ‘Zeedo’ Zedkov | 1998-02-06 | Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, … |
| Slither | Grant | 2006-03-31 | A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters…. |
| L.A. Takedown | Bosko | 1989-08-27 | Michael Mann’s gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals–one a cop, the other a criminal–who aren’t as different as they think.Vinc… |
| Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 | A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to r… |
| Saving Jessica Lynch | Colonel Curry | 2003-11-08 | Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq…. |
| Cell 213 | Ray Clement | 2011-06-10 | Cocky young attorney Michael Gray finds himself framed for murder when an inmate he is defending violently kills himself during their interview at Sou… |
| Pennhurst | Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 | A local television show embarks to capture the paranormal activity at Pennhurst, an abandoned psychiatric hospital well known to ghost hunters across … |
| Love and Monsters | Clyde | 2020-10-16 | Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his … |
| Corrective Measures | Warden Devlin | 2022-04-29 | Set in San Tiburon, the world’s most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the world’s most treacherous superpowered criminals, where te… |
| The 6th Day | Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 | A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal – that is until family man… |
| Freeway Killer | Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 | For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sex… |
| Sea of Love | Terry | 1989-09-15 | Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled – he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn’t come to terms with hi… |
| The Bone Collector | Captain Howard Cheney | 1999-11-04 | Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department’s top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of … |
| Here on Earth | Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 | Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a young working-class man accidentally destroy a diner w… |
| DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Red Doc (voice) | 2010-07-27 | When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex’s current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay…. |
| Whisper | Sydney Braverman | 2007-11-27 | Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin…. |
| Undisputed | A.J. Mercker | 2002-07-17 | Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. I… |
| Afterburn | Casey ‘Z’ Zankowski | 1992-05-30 | Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in t… |
| Fantasy Island | Damon | 2020-02-12 | A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios…. |
| The 6th Day: The Future Is Coming | 2001-07-24 | Behind-the-scenes featurette for “The 6th Day” (2000)…. | |
| JFK | Bill Broussard | 1991-12-20 | Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison…. |
| Jumper | William Rice | 2008-02-13 | David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth… |
| The Marine 2 | Church | 2009-12-29 | Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the day?… |
| Keys to Tulsa | Keith Michaels | 1997-04-11 | Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now … |
| Brother’s Keeper | Chief Carver | 2013-04-05 | Identical twins Andy and Pete Goodwynn have been side-by-side since the womb. But that’s about to change… As their high school graduation nears, P… |
| Mysteria | Captain McCarthy | 2011-10-23 | A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the ce… |
| Days of Thunder | Rowdy Burns | 1990-06-27 | Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots… |
| Super Capers | Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | 2009-03-20 | Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. Having only f… |
| Super | Abe | 2010-11-26 | After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions,… |
| Louis | Pat McMurphy | 2010-01-01 | A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet…. |
| The Trigger Effect | Gary | 1996-08-30 | A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environmen… |
| The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | 2016-03-17 | A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game…. |
| Retreads | 1988-01-01 | A biker reunion is hassled by IRA men…. | |
| Mallrats | Mr. Jared Svenning | 1995-10-20 | Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall…. |
| Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 | Spurred by a white woman’s lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923…. |
| Lenexa, 1 Mile | Russ | 2006-03-25 | The film tells the story of five childhood friends during their last summer together in Lenexa before going to college. Their bond is tested when a di… |
| Skeleton Man | Captain Leary | 2004-03-01 | A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that has been on a killing spree…. |
| Rogue River | Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 | When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without transport or communication, she accepts the hospitalit… |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Yondu Udonta | 2014-07-30 | Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Rona… |
| Song of Hiawatha | Bertrand | 1997-01-01 | This adaptation of an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of Hiawatha (Litefoot), a brave Native American Indian, and his love for … |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Yondu Udonta | 2017-04-19 | The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage…. |
| Vivo | Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 | A music-loving kinkajou named Vivo embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and deliver a love song for an old friend…. |
| The Box | Detective Stafford | 2003-05-15 | An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he’s owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who’s also seen her … |
| Mississippi Burning | Frank Bailey | 1988-12-08 | Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where… |
| Bastard Out of Carolina | Uncle Earle | 1996-12-15 | A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her ti… |
| Atlantis Down | Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 | 2025 – The Shuttle Program has been privatized and the shuttle Atlantis relegated to glorified taxi between space stations. Its crew is on a routine m… |
| Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Himself | 2014-12-09 | The director and his 8-bit avatar lead you on a galactic adventure through the making of this epic movie, from vibrant concept art, elaborate makeup a… |
| The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking | Merle Dixon / Lucille’s Father (voice) | 2017-10-08 | Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim… |
| Chasing Ghosts | Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 | A serial killer targeting the city’s mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie par… |
| F9 | Buddy | 2021-05-19 | Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: his forsaken brother…. |
| The Suicide Squad | Brian Durlin / Savant | 2021-07-28 | Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X… |
| Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 | A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects…. |
| Eight Men Out | Arnold ‘Chick’ Gandil | 1988-09-02 | A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series…. |
| Horizon | A 15-year chronicle of the pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West – a journey fraught with peril and intrigue from st… | ||
| Above the Law | Man in Bar | 1988-04-08 | Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his jo… |
| Fast X | Buddy | 2023-05-19 | The tenth installment in the Fast Saga…. |
| Light of Day | Oogie | 1987-02-06 | Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems…. |
| Tombstone | Sherman McMasters | 1993-12-25 | Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining t… |
| Erection of an Epic – The Making of Mallrats | Self | 2005-09-20 | The outrageous insider’s look at the creation of a cult classic…. |
| The Making of The Walking Dead | Himself | 2010-07-31 | The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead… |
| Brightburn | The Big T | 2019-05-09 | What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?… |
| Rent-a-Cop | Joe | 1987-11-28 | A sex worker seeks protection from an ex-cop after a failed drug bust throws their lives into turmoil…. |
| DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Red Doc (segment “Jonah Hex”) (voice) | 2010-11-09 | An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts…. |
| Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 | A look at Kevin Smith’s life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Thea… |
| Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 | “Life After Flash” looks at the roller coaster life of Sam J Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of w… |
| Meet Wally Sparks | Self | 1997-01-31 | Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who’s trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the governor’s mansion to uncover a sex scandal…. |
Michael Rooker Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Pennhurst | Director | 2012-10-08 | A local television show embarks to capture the paranormal activity at Pennhurst, an abandoned psychiatric hospital well known to ghost hunters across … |
Michael Rooker Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Wicked Ways | Co-Executive Producer | 1999-12-21 | A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair…. |
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