Merle Dixon - who is he?

Merle Dixon - survived after the apocalypse in the popular television project "Walking Dead". In the series, the character appears brother Daryl Dixon - one of the central heroes of the saga.

Merle Dixon - actor Michael Rooker

In the popular movie franchise "Walking Dead" in the image of Merle Dixon appears American actor and producer Michael Rooker. What is known about this person? What other successful films did the actor have?

Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in the small town of Jasper, which is in the state of Alabama. When the boy was 13 years old, the family moved to permanent residence in Chicago. In his school years, the growing artist took part in improvised performances. Scenic skill Rooker comprehended in the acting school of Goodman. At the end of the school began to take part in serious theatrical productions.

In 1985, Michael Rouker made his debut in the movie. The first work for him was the role in the multi-series television project "Equalizer." Then the novice actor lighted up in an episodic role, taking part in the filming of the film "Criminal History". He became widely known for his central role in the action film "Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986) directed by John McNaughton. For this work, Michael was awarded the prestigious award of the Fantasporto film festival.

During his career in film Rucker appeared not in one dozen films. Among the most successful works with the actor's participation there are ribbons: "Mississippi on fire", "The power of fear", "Rock climber", "The sixth day".

Wide recognition of the actor brought shooting in the series "Walking Dead". Michael Rooker first appeared in a multi-part project in several episodes of the second season. Bright play, the creation of a memorable type and the interest of the audience to a new hero - all this made the creators of the series to raise the artist to the main composition of the picture.

Prehistory

As is known from the preface to the plot of the series "Walking Dead", Merle Dixon was a kind child, for whom in the first place was the mother. The father left the family before the boy was born. Parenthood was engaged in the education of Merla, from the side of which the youth regularly tolerated rudeness and beating.

The guy entered the adulthood too early. Even before his majority he visited the colonies several times. Suddenly devoid of infinite love and strongly guardianship of the mother, Merle Dixon quickly turned into a rude and heartless teenager. The only thing that did not allow the character to spend all his life behind bars, was a sense of responsibility for the fate of his younger brother.

After the start of the apocalypse, Daryl Dixon and Merle Dixon began to survive together. The brothers had to engage in robbery, theft and murder. This continued until, by coincidence, the guys were not in the opposing factions.

Character of the character

According to the plot of the series "Walking Dead", Merle Dixon is a convinced, radical-minded racist, repeatedly convicted of encroachment on the life and health of others. In the second season of the multi-series project, the character appears on the screen as an unbalanced addict aggressive, devoid of moral principles. At the same time, Merle Dixon is one of the most intrepid heroes of the film. He participates in the most dangerous sorties of survivors, destroys crowds of zombies, is not afraid to enter into confrontation with other armed groups.

Interesting Facts

There are several interesting facts about the character Merle Dixon:

• The hero Merle Dixon from the series "Walking Dead" was never mentioned in comics of the same name.
• Audience audience learned information about the imminent departure of actor Michael Rooker from the project one week before the episode in which his character was due to die.
• Merle Dixon is one of the central characters in a computer game called The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.
• During the creation of one of the scenes of the second season of the series "Walking Dead", actor Michael Rooker had to stand on the roof of the building for many times with a sniper rifle in his hands. Soon passersby, who did not know about the shooting of the film, began to call the police. Then an armed group of special forces appeared on the site. Fortunately, as a result of a small incident, no one was injured and was not arrested.