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This article is about the TV Series character. For other pages with the same name, see: Michael

He asked if I can keep the track playing while we wait.
―Milton Mamet informing Andrea of Michael's final wish.[src]

Michael Coleman is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a resident of Woodbury, alongside his wife.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Woodbury, Georgia[]

Before the outbreak, Michael lived with his wife Betty, his son Michael Jr., and his daughter Emily. He was a member and resident of Woodbury. At some point, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Michael Jr. likely died after the outbreak based upon the way Milton talked about them, and Michael's reaction after seeing their pictures and hearing his name.

Season 3[]

"When the Dead Come Knocking"[]

Coleman is first seen bedridden in a room for Milton's experiment with Andrea. Milton proceeds to begin a process to instill a certain procedure into his subconscious. When the procedure ends, Milton explains to Andrea that he is dying of prostate cancer and that Woodbury doesn't have the supplies to treat him, and that they are waiting for him to pass away, so they can carry on the experiment to discover if walkers can still recognize things from the person they once were. This procedure Milton had repeated several times on Coleman in his last days. Once he begins to reanimate, Milton and Andrea restrain him. Milton begins the procedure with no results. Milton refuses to quit and wants to undo the latch on Michael's right arm to show that he can still do the procedure. Milton undoes the restraint, but Coleman attempts to bite him, and Andrea stabs Michael in the head.

Death[]

Killed By

While being kept in the Woodbury lab by Milton for an experiment, Michael passes away from his prostate cancer.

After being unlatched from his restraints, a zombified Michael tries to attack Milton, but Andrea quickly stabs him in the head.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Michael has killed:

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Appearances[]

TV Series[]

Season 3[]

Trivia[]

  • Michael is one of the oldest characters to die in the TV Series, the others being Dale, Bob Miller, and Hershel Greene.
  • Michael was supposed to have lines, but they were cut prior to filming.[1]
  • Michael is one of the few people in The Walking Dead universe to die of natural causes, the others being David Chalmers, David Chambler, Patrick, Caleb Subramanian, Bob Miller, Bob Stookey, and several unnamed prison survivors.
  • Michael is one of five known cancer patients in the TV Series, with David Chambler, Molly, Lucille Smith, and Ezekiel Sutton being the other four.
  • Michael is one of the two most used names in the TV Series with it being used four times, tied with David. This character is the first character to be named Michael.
    • Including variations of Michael such as Mike and Mikey, this makes it the most used name in the TV Series, with there being 7. This character is the second character introduced to be named some variation of Michael.

References[]

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