Michael Rooker

Born: 1955-04-06

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.


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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

as Yondu Udonta
Released: 2023-05-03

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the...

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as Brian Durlin / Savant
Released: 2021-07-28

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve...

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Brightburn

as The Big T
Released: 2019-05-09

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

as Yondu Udonta
Released: 2017-04-19

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of...

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The Belko Experiment

as Bud Melks
Released: 2016-03-17

A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to...

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as Buddy
Released: 2021-05-19

Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver...

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as William Rice
Released: 2008-02-13

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport...

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Cliffhanger

as Hal Tucker
Released: 1993-05-28

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his...

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as Bill Broussard
Released: 1991-12-20

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...

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Tombstone

as Sherman McMasters
Released: 1993-12-25

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to...

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Fantasy Island

as Damon
Released: 2020-02-12

A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find...

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Undisputed

as A.J. Mercker
Released: 2002-07-17

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was...

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as Svenning
Released: 1995-10-20

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually,...

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Guardians of the Galaxy

as Yondu Udonta
Released: 2014-07-30

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime...

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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

as Yondu
Released: 2022-11-25

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of...

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Slither

as Grant Grant
Released: 2006-03-31

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of...

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as Clyde
Released: 2020-10-16

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order...

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Replicant

as Jake
Released: 2001-05-11

Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming...

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Mississippi Burning

as Frank Bailey
Released: 1988-12-08

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach...

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The Out-Laws

as Agent Oldham
Released: 2023-07-07

A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up...

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Corrective Measures

as Warden Devlin
Released: 2022-04-29

Set in San Tiburon, the world's most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the...

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Vivo

as Lutador (voice)
Released: 2021-07-30

A music-loving kinkajou named Vivo embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny...

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The Making of The Walking Dead

as Self
Released: 2010-07-31

The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead.

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White Elephant

as Gabriel Tancredi
Released: 2022-06-03

An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do...

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The Replacement Killers

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
Released: 1998-02-06

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of...

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Days of Thunder

as Rowdy Burns
Released: 1990-06-27

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of...

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Whisper

as Sydney Braverman
Released: 2007-11-27

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote...

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as Abe
Released: 2010-11-26

After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself...

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Rosewood

as Sheriff Walker
Released: 1997-02-21

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in...

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Sea of Love

as Terry
Released: 1989-09-15

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force...

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as Robert Marshall
Released: 2000-11-17

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned....

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Above the Law

as Man in Bar
Released: 1988-04-08

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and...

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Bolden

as Pat McMurphy
Released: 2019-05-03

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

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Deceiver

as Detective Edward Kennesaw
Released: 1997-08-31

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a...

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The Dark Half

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Released: 1993-04-23

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written...

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Clerk

as Self
Released: 2021-03-17

A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they...

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The Bone Collector

as Captain Howard Cheney
Released: 1999-11-04

Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top...

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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as uncredited
Released: 2024-06-26

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears...

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Super Capers

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Released: 2009-03-20

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit...

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

as Henry
Released: 1986-09-24

Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis....

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The Marine 2

as Church
Released: 2009-12-29

Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save...

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Music Box

as Karchy Laszlo
Released: 1989-12-22

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

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Rogue River

as Gas Attendent
Released: 2012-01-16

When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without...

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Freeway Killer

as Det. St. John
Released: 2009-11-04

For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his...

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The Trigger Effect

as Gary
Released: 1996-08-30

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is...

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Shadow Builder

as Father Vassey
Released: 1998-11-01

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By...

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Eight Men Out

as Chick Gandil
Released: 1988-09-02

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a...

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Chasing Ghosts

as Mark Spencer
Released: 2005-05-11

A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at...

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Hypothermia

as Ray Pelletier
Released: 2012-10-02

Two families' idyllic ice-fishing vacation turns deadly when they awaken a creature beneath the...

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Penance

as Mann
Released: 2009-05-30

A young mother decides to become a stripper to earn some fast cash only to find her worst...

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Cell 213

as Ray Clement
Released: 2011-06-10

Cocky young attorney Michael Gray finds himself framed for murder when an inmate he is defending...

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Skeleton Man

as Captain Leary
Released: 2004-03-01

A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that...

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Here on Earth

as Malcolm Arnold
Released: 2000-03-24

Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a...

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Rent-a-Cop

as Joe
Released: 1987-11-28

Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting...

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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

as uncredited
Released: 2024-08-15

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears...

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Mysteria

as Captain McCarthy
Released: 2011-10-23

A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script...

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Renegade Force

as Matt Cooper
Released: 1998-12-14

An FBI Agent and a female cop join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys....

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Pennhurst

as Dr. Death
Released: 2012-10-08

A local television show embarks to capture the paranormal activity at Pennhurst, an abandoned...

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Wicked Ways

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
Released: 1999-12-21

A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped...

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Meet Wally Sparks

as Michael Rooker
Released: 1997-01-31

Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to...

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Bastard Out of Carolina

as Uncle Earle
Released: 1996-12-15

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve...

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Afterburn

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
Released: 1992-05-30

Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the...

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The Eliminator

as uncredited
Released: 2004-07-06

Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but...

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Newsbreak

as John McNamara
Released: 2000-09-26

A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder...

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DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Red Doc (voice)
Released: 2010-07-27

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter...

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Louis

as Pat McMurphy
Released: 2010-01-01

A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.

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The Box

as Detective Stafford
Released: 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...

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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
Released: 2017-10-08

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special...

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Table One

as Rowdy
Released: 2000-01-01

Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in...

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Light of Day

as Oogie
Released: 1987-02-06

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

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Atlantis Down

as Father / Alien
Released: 2010-10-01

2025 - The Shuttle Program has been privatized and the shuttle Atlantis relegated to glorified...

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DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
Released: 2010-11-09

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended...

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L.A. Takedown

as Bosko
Released: 1989-08-27

Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other...

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Retreads

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-01

A biker reunion is hassled by IRA men.

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Life After Flash

as Self
Released: 2017-10-02

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles...

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Brown's Requiem

as Fritz Brown
Released: 1998-11-01

Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a...

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Keys to Tulsa

as Keith Michaels
Released: 1997-04-11

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses...

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Brother's Keeper

as Chief Carver
Released: 2013-04-05

Identical twins Andy and Pete Goodwynn have been side-by-side since the womb. But that’s about...

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Humanzee!

as Priest
Released: 2008-12-01

Half human, half chimpanzee. 100% abomination.

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Back to Back

as Bob Malone
Released: 1996-08-29

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs...

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Suspicious

as Attendet
Released: 1994-01-01

A woman drives down an eerie highway at night in search of hospitality and come across some...

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Song of Hiawatha

as Bertrand
Released: 1997-01-01

This adaptation of an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of Hiawatha...

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Lenexa, 1 Mile

as Russ
Released: 2006-03-25

The film tells the story of five childhood friends during their last summer together in Lenexa...

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Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

as Self
Released: 2005-09-20

The outrageous insider's look at the creation of a cult classic.

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The Hard Truth

as Jonah Mantz
Released: 1994-11-23

A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into...

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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

as Himself
Released: 2014-12-09

The director and his 8-bit avatar lead you on a galactic adventure through the making of this...

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Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

as Self
Released: 2021-05-29

A look at the history of renegade drivers in NASCAR and the outlaw spirit ingrained in the sport.

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Blood Done Sign My Name

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
Released: 2010-02-01

A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a...

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Saving Jessica Lynch

as Colonel Curry
Released: 2003-11-08

Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.

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On Thin Ice

as uncredited
Released: 2003-11-03

Patsy McCartle is a widow with two sons trying to gather all the money she has to pay for her...

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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

as Self
Released: 2020-09-30

An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder"...

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Portrait: The Making of Henry

as Self
Released: 2005-09-27

Making of documentary from the Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer...

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Johnny and Clyde

as Frank Tennant
Released: 1995-01-01

When a young boy dogsits Clyde, a criminal canine trying to go straight, he ends up facing down...

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The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity

as Colonel Beckett
Released: 2002-09-03

The consequences of time travel are the thematic framework for this compilation of episodes from...

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The Driving Dead

as Trooper
Released: 2014-08-25

In a post apocalyptic Illinois, tough men survive against zombies utilizing an ingeniously put-...

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Law & Order

as Jamie Yost
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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CSI: Miami

as Marty Jones
First aired: 2002-09-23

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as...

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Psych

as Garth Lawnmore
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

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The Rookie

as Frank Teska
First aired: 2018-10-16

Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering...

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Archer

as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
First aired: 2009-09-17

Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his...

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Stargate SG-1

as Colonel Edwards
First aired: 1997-07-27

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the...

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The Walking Dead

as Merle Dixon
First aired: 2010-10-31

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by...

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True Detective

as Edward Hoyt
First aired: 2014-01-12

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which...

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Chuck

as Mauser
First aired: 2007-09-24

When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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Criminal Minds

as Chief Carlson
First aired: 2005-09-22

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating...

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Crossing Jordan

as Shawn Curaco
First aired: 2001-09-24

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan...

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The Outer Limits

as Colonel Beckett
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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What If...?

as Yondu (voice)
First aired: 2021-08-11

Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated...

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What If...?

as Yondu Udonta (voice)
First aired: 2021-08-11

Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated...

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Creepshow

as Beau
First aired: 2019-09-26

A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.

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Shark

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-21

Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career...

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Marvel Studios Legends

as Yondu Udonta (archive footage)
First aired: 2021-01-08

Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories...

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Burn Notice

as Dale Lawson
First aired: 2007-06-28

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate...

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SEAL Team

as Big Chief
First aired: 2017-09-27

Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy...

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Fallen Angels

as Babe McCloor
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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The Equalizer

as Bill Whitaker
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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Ride with Norman Reedus

as Self
First aired: 2016-06-12

The Walking Dead star and motorcycle enthusiast Norman Reedus hits the open road to explore...

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Talking Dead

as Himself
First aired: 2011-10-16

Host Chris Hardwick discusses episodes of the AMC television series The Walking Dead with...

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Crime Story

as Lieutenant
First aired: 1986-09-19

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of...

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Tremors

as Kinney
First aired: 2003-03-28

Inspired by the cult classic Tremors movies, locals attempt to coexist with the monstrous,...

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Meteor

as Calvin Stark
First aired: 2009-07-12

Following an unparalleled series of meteor fireballs plummeting toward Earth, a renowned...

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Thief

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-03-28

Nick Atwater, the leader of a robbery crew, is balancing his personal life with the planning of...

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Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest
First aired:

Film/TV Entertainment TV Talk Show Featuring Celebrity Guest Interviews.

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Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

as Himself
First aired: 2016-12-14

Unlocked is a groundbreaking 8 part documentary series that provides firsthand stories by...

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Gideon Oliver

as Detective John Quinn
First aired: 1989-02-20

Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between...

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CelebriD&D

as Arnold
First aired: 2015-10-19

Many celebrities grew up playing role-playing games and remain avid fans and participants to...

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