Merle Dixon, portrayed by Michael Rooker in The Walking Dead, was introduced in the first season and is the older brother of Daryl Dixon. Rick's group initially abandoned him due to his actions ...

The Walking Dead’s best TV-original characters showed they could lead the story as powerfully as the comic-based survivors.

Hate to break it to you, fans of The Walking Dead, but the man who brought bad-ass extraordinaire Merle Dixon to life rates his chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse at approximately nil to zero.

He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010 ...