Rockets Redglare
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-08 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Not available
Acting
2009
Who Killed Nancy? as Self - Actor (archive footage)2008
Chelsea on the Rocks as Self2003
Rockets Redglare! as Self2000
Animal Factory as Big Rand1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man as Not available1998
Louis & Frank as Ralph1997
Oz as Barber1997
Fall as Perfomance Priest1996
Basquiat as Rockets1996
Trees Lounge as Stan1993
What About Me as Frank1992
In the Soup as Guy1992
Little Noises as Uncle Howard1991
Craps as Not available1990
Sons as Man on Porch #11990
In the Spirit as Bartender1990
Force of Circumstance as The Factor1989
Mystery Train as Liquor Store Clerk1989
Cookie as Carmine's Wiseguy1989
Rooftops as Carlos1988
Monsters as Not available1988
Big as Motel Clerk1988
Shakedown as Ira1988
Talk Radio as Killer / Redneck Caller1988
Stars & Bars as Peter Gint1988
Candy Mountain as Van Driver1987
Salvation! as Ollie1987
Police State as Detective1987
Her Name is Lisa as Not available1986
Down by Law as Gig1986
The Way It Is as Rockets1986
The Perils of P.K as Not available1985
After Hours as Angry Mob Member1985
Desperately Seeking Susan as Taxi Driver1985
Where Evil Dwells as Not available1985
Last Rights as Thomas Burke1984
Stranger Than Paradise as Poker Player