ACTOR

Michael Rooker

1955 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Rooker has received more than 9,338,302 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Michael Rooker is the 822nd most popular actor (up from 867th in 2019), the 1,486th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,584th in 2019) and the 397th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Rooker ranks 822 out of 13,578. Before him are Joseph Cotten, Thomas Kretschmann, Orlando Bloom, Michael Madsen, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Kristin Scott Thomas. After him are Ljubiša Samardžić, Kelly Preston, Jean-Claude Pascal, Claude Gensac, Stewart Granger, and Omar Sy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Michael Rooker ranks 62. Before him are Al-Waleed bin Talal, Safet Sušić, John Grisham, J. K. Simmons, Jean Tigana, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. After him are Billy Idol, Eddie Van Halen, Adem Jashari, Béla Tarr, José Antonio Camacho, and Billy Milligan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Rooker ranks 1,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Bell (1919), George Clinton (1739), Michael Madsen (1957), Larry Flynt (1942), Clive Cussler (1931), and Red Cloud (1822). After him are J. J. Cale (1938), Bessie Smith (1894), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Kelly Preston (1962), David McClelland (1917), and Thomas J. Sargent (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Rooker ranks 397. Before him are Jeff Bennett (1962), Tom Skerritt (1933), Bubba Smith (1945), Dennis Quaid (1954), Joseph Cotten (1905), and Michael Madsen (1957). After him are Kelly Preston (1962), David Graf (1950), Macaulay Culkin (1980), Patrick McGoohan (1928), Matt LeBlanc (1967), and Jake Gyllenhaal (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Guardians of the Galaxy
Yondu Udonta
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 Ronan the Accuser.
Jul 30o 20147.907 / 10
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Yondu
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Apr 19o 20177.617 / 10
Love and Monsters
Clyde
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
Oct 16o 20207.307 / 10