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Michael Rooker Biography (1955?-)

Born April 6, 1955 (some sources say 1954), in Jasper, AL. Addresses:Agent: Craig Shapiro, Innovative Artists, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; Bob Gersh, The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Erik Kritzer, Fenton-Kritzer Entertainment, 8840 Wilshire Blvd.,Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (some sources cite 12200 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064); Immortal Entertainment, 1650 21st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

April 6, 1955?

Jasper, Alabama, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Police officer, Streets of Fire, Universal, 1984
• Henry Lucas, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Maljack, 1986 (limited release), Greycat Films, 1989
• Oogie, Light of Day, TriStar, 1987
• Chick Gandil, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
• Frank Bailey, Mississippi Burning, Orion, 1988
• Joe, Rent-a-Cop, King's Road Entertainment, 1988
• Man at bar, Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico:Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
• Retreads, 1988
• Karchy Laszlo, Music Box, TriStar, 1989
• Terry, Sea of Love, Universal, 1989
• Rowdy Burns, Days of Thunder, Paramount, 1990
• Bill Broussard, JFK, Warner Bros., 1991
• Hal Tucker, Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger--l'ultima sfida and Cliffhanger, traque au sommet), TriStar, 1993
• Sheriff Alan Pangborn, The Dark Half, Orion, 1993
• Sherman McMasters, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993
• Jared Svenning, Mallrats, Gramercy Pictures, 1995
• Gary, The Trigger Effect, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
• Jacob Vassey, Shadow Builder (also known as Bram Stoker's Shadowbuilder), Sterling Home Entertainment, 1997
• Keith Michaels, The Keys to Tulsa, Gramercy Pictures, 1997
• Sheriff Walker, Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
• (Uncredited) Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997
• Detective Edward Kennesaw, Deceiver (also known as Liar), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1998
• Fritz Brown, Brown's Requiem, Artist View Entertainment, 1998
• Stan "Zeedo" Zedkov, The Replacement Killers, Columbia/TriStar, 1998
• Captain Howard Cheney, The Bone Collector, Universal, 1999
• John McNamara, NewsBreak, MTI Home Video, 2000
• Malcolm Arnold, Here on Earth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
• Robert Marshall, The 6th Day (also known as Le sixieme jour), Columbia, 2000
• Rowdy, Table One, New Line Cinema, 2000
• Angel Doll, c. 2000
• Jake Riley, Replicant, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
• A. J. Mercker, Undisputed (also known as Undisputed--Sieg ohneRuhm), Miramax, 2002
• Captain Leary, Skeleton Man (also known as Cotton Mouth Joe), Nu Image, 2004
• Miles Dawson, The Eliminator, Artist View Entertainment, 2004
• Film Work
• Associate producer, Brown's Requiem, Artist View Entertainment, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Special agent Nicholas Roberts, HRT, CBS, 2001
• Movies
• Bosko, L.A. Takedown (also known as Hanna, L.A. Crimewave, and Made in L.A.), NBC, 1989
• Detective John Quinn, "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver" (also known as "Gideon Oliver"), ABC Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989
• Casey "Z" Zankowski, Afterburn (also known as The Janet Harduval Story), HBO, 1992
• Attendant, Suspicious (short film), PBS, 1994
• Jonah (some sources cite Johan) Mantz, The Hard Truth, HBO, 1994
• Mr. Tennant, Johnny and Clyde, Showtime, 1995
• Detective Bob Malone, Back to Back (also known as Back to Back:American Yakuza 2), Cinemax, 1996
• Uncle Earle, Bastard out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996
• Matt Cooper, Renegade Force (also known as CounterForce, Rogue Force, and Six Angry Men), HBO, 1998
• Bertrand, Song of Hiawatha, Showtime, 1999
• Matt Cooper, A Table for One (also known as Wicked Ways), Cinemax, 1999
• Colonel Curry, Saving Jessica Lynch (also known as Saving Jessica Lynch: The Rescue of an American Soldier), NBC, 2003
• Hopkins, On Thin Ice (also known as Breaking Through), Lifetime, 2003
• Episodic
• Bill Whitaker, "No Place Like Home," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
• Deputy Sheriff, "Indian Poker," The Edge, HBO, 1989
• Babe McCloor, "Fly Paper," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
• Colonel Beckett, "Patient Zero," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2001
• Major Quantrell, "Firewall," Jeremiah, Showtime, 2002
• Colonel Edwards, "Enemy Mine," Stargate SG-1, Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2003
• Detective Gibby McCall, "Savant," Lucky, FX Network, 2003
• Kinney, Tremors: The Series, Sci-Fi Channel, 2003
• Marty Jones, "Dead Zone," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003
• Appeared as a lieutenant in "Crime Pays," an unaired episode of CrimeStory, NBC.
• Pilots
• Lieutenant, Crime Story, NBC, 1986
• Special agent Nicholas Roberts, HRT, CBS, 2001
• Mike, Numbers, CBS, 2004
• Television Work
• Movies
• Co-executive producer, A Table for One (also known as Wicked Ways), Cinemax, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• Jack Flan, Abundance, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1990
• Also appeared in The Crack Walker, Moon Children, Scheherazade, and Union Boys, all Chicago, IL; also appeared in Not Your Average Serial Killer, New York City.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Voices of centurion and Jack, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Tigon Studios, 2004