Rockets Redglare
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1949
- Died
- May 28, 2001
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.
Filmography
Who Killed Nancy? 2009
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks 2008
as Self
Rockets Redglare! 2003
as Self
Animal Factory 2000
as Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1999
Actor
Louis & Frank 1998
as Ralph
Fall 1997
as Perfomance Priest
Dreamland 1997
Actor
Basquiat 1996
as Rockets
Trees Lounge 1996
as Stan
What About Me 1993
as Frank
In the Soup 1992
as Guy
Little Noises 1992
as Uncle Howard
- Craps
Craps 1991
Actor
Force of Circumstance 1990
as The Factor
In the Spirit 1990
as Bartender
Sons 1990
as Man on Porch #1
Mystery Train 1989
as Liquor Store Clerk
Cookie 1989
as Carmine's Wiseguy
Rooftops 1989
as Carlos
Talk Radio 1988
as Killer / Redneck Caller
Big 1988
as Motel Clerk
Shakedown 1988
as Ira
She Must Be Seeing Things 1988
as Man on Roof
Stars & Bars 1988
as Peter Gint
Candy Mountain 1988
as Van Driver
Police State 1987
as Detective
Salvation! 1987
as Ollie
Hotshot 1987
Actor
Her Name is Lisa 1987
Actor
Down by Law 1986
as Gig
The Perils of P.K 1986
Actor
The Way It Is 1986
as Rockets
Where Evil Dwells 1985
Actor
After Hours 1985
as Angry Mob Member
Desperately Seeking Susan 1985
as Taxi Driver
- Last Rights
Last Rights 1985
as Thomas Burke
Stranger Than Paradise 1984
as Poker Player
Credits from TMDB.