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99+ Photos. Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was thirteen, his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. He caught the acting bug while attending college, and began appearing in local stage productions. On first breaking into film, his intensity and "don't-mess-with-me" good looks were ...
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Michael Rooker is an American actor who portrayed Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead.
Michael Rooker was born in 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was 13, his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. He became interested in acting while attending college, and began appearing in local stage productions.
On first breaking into film, his intensity and "don't-mess-with-me" good looks were highlighted to chilling effect as the title character in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), filmed in 1986 but, due to its controversial nature, not released until 1990.
•He jokes that Merle and Michonne would have become a couple had the former stayed alive in an interview.
•He has stated in interviews that he wished more of Daryl and Merle's backstory was explored before Merle died and has wished that Daryl and Merle shared more screen time together.
•Blast-Zone Interview by Mike Wilkerson (January 23, 2013)
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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 Henry 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 ...
YearTitleRole2024Sgt. Major Riordan2023Agent Oldham2023Yondu Udonta2022Gabriel TancrediWild animals gettin' wild. Daryl Dixon : No, that's a baby. Merle Dixon : Oh, come on. Why don't you just piss in my ear and tell me it's raining. Merle Dixon : Hey, man, I ain't wasting my bullets on a couple of strangers that ain't never cooked me a meal or felicitated my piece. That's my policy. Rick Grimes : [Cocks gun] We're not leaving.
Michael Rooker: I like watching the show on my old black and white set. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You have many fans from The Walking Dead. Michael Rooker: There are Rookerholics, the Dixon Vixens, the Dixon Dolls, and then there’s the Rooker Nation. We have a bunch of fan-based Twitter and Facebook sites that are all ...
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Dec 10, 2023 · Michael Rooker in The Walking Dead. Merle would return in season 3 and understandably held a grudge against those who left him in Atlanta. He was a member of the Governor’s (David Morrissey ...
Mar 27, 2013 · Published on March 27, 2013 02:30PM EDT. Photo: Gene Page/AMC. The most shocking thing about Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead was not that Merle Dixon died, but that we actually felt kinda ...
