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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 ...
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 Tancredi99+ 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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Merle Dixon is a character in The Walking Dead TV series, played by Michael Rooker. He is a ruthless and cunning survivor who has a strained relationship with his brother Daryl Dixon.
The actor who played Merle Dixon on The Walking Dead reveals his reaction to his character's demise, his stunt work, and his thoughts on playing zombie Merle. He also praises the scene with Norman Reedus as the most emotional one.
Born in Jasper, AL, Rooker moved with his family to Chicago in the mid-1960s. He earned his B.F.A. from the Goodman School of Drama at De Paul University in Chicago. After graduating in 1982, he quickly began to make a name for himself in the Chicago theatrical community. More recently, Rooker directed the stage play Down and Out at Theatre 68 ...
Actor Michael Rooker talks about his role as Merle Dixon on AMC's zombie drama series, his childhood in Alabama, and his film career. He also reveals how Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer helped him land other roles.
