Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out, Henry in , Merle Dixon in The Walking Dead, Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy, Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning, Bill Broussard in JFK, Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger and Jared Svenning in Mallrats.