The reason behind it is simple. Rooker wants to play characters with potential for growth. Merle can't go anywhere as his final destination was ...
It would indeed be great, Why wouldn't it happen? Michael Rooker, The actor of Merle is still acting at age 66.
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Didn't see that coming…Michael Rooker shares the REAL reason Merle didn't make a comeback appearance in The Walking Dead.
AMC confirms that Merle (Michael Rooker) will return in The Walking Dead Season 3. Check out this first look at the character -- sporting a new arm accessory.
Michael Rooker debuted on The Walking Dead early in Season 1 and turned up alive after a long absence in Season 3, playing the role of Merle Dixon.
AMC confirms that Merle (Michael Rooker) will return in The Walking Dead Season 3. Check out this first look at the character -- sporting a new arm accessory.
It comes from an AMC behind-the-scenes photograph by Gene Page, which shows Michael Rooker giving Norman Reedus a big hug on set during Season 4 ...
Michael Rooker and the cast and crew from The Walking Dead go inside the return of Merle and what went into filming Daryl's dream sequence.
Rooker made guest appearances as Merle in the series' first and second seasons, before he was upgraded to a series regular for the third season, where he lost a ...