Rooker, Michael 1955(?)–

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ROOKER, Michael 1955(?)–

PERSONAL

Born April 6, 1955 (some sources say 1954), in Jasper, AL. Education: DePaul University, Goodman School of Drama, B.F.A., 1982. Avocational Interests: Aikido.

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.

Career: Actor. Guest speaker for Chicago Live: The Arts, a program sponsored by DePaul University.

Awards, Honors: Golden Space Needle Award, Seattle International Film Festival, best actor, 1990, International Fantasy Film Award, Fantasporto, best actor, and Independent Spirit Award nomination, best male lead, both 1991, all for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

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 ohne Ruhm), 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.

Television Appearances; 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 Counter-Force, 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.

Television Appearances; 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 Crime Story, NBC.

Television Appearances; 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.