Rockets Redglare
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1949
- Died
- May 28, 2001 (aged 52)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Rockets Redglare (May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. As well as his career as an entertainer, he worked as a roadie for a band called The Hassles (with a young Billy Joel), and as a bodyguard and drug supplier to punk rock bassist Sid Vicious and artist-musician Jean Michel Basquiat.
Known For
Filmography
Who Killed Nancy?
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
Movie · as Self
Rockets Redglare!
Movie · as Self
Animal Factory
Movie · as Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Movie
Louis & Frank
Movie · as Ralph
Fall
Movie · as Perfomance Priest
Dreamland
Movie
Oz
TV · as Barber · 1 ep
Basquiat
Movie · as Rockets
Trees Lounge
Movie · as Stan
What About Me
Movie · as Frank
Little Noises
Movie · as Uncle Howard
In the Soup
Movie · as Guy
Craps
Movie
Force of Circumstance
Movie · as The Factor
Sons
Movie · as Man on Porch #1
In the Spirit
Movie · as Bartender
Mystery Train
Movie · as Liquor Store Clerk
Rooftops
Movie · as Carlos
Cookie
Movie · as Carmine's Wiseguy
Stars & Bars
Movie · as Peter Gint
Talk Radio
Movie · as Killer / Redneck Caller
Shakedown
Movie · as Ira
Big
Movie · as Motel Clerk
Candy Mountain
Movie · as Van Driver
She Must Be Seeing Things
Movie · as Man on Roof
Monsters
TV · as Swlabr (voice) · 1 ep
Salvation!
Movie · as Ollie
Police State
Movie · as Detective
Her Name is Lisa
Movie
Hotshot
Movie
Down by Law
Movie · as Gig
The Way It Is
Movie · as Rockets
The Perils of P.K
Movie
After Hours
Movie · as Angry Mob Member
Where Evil Dwells
Movie
Last Rights
Movie · as Thomas Burke
Desperately Seeking Susan
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Stranger Than Paradise
Movie · as Poker Player