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.
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Filmography
Acting (37)
Movies (35)
Who Killed Nancy?
2009as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008as Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003as Self
Animal Factory
2000as Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Louis & Frank
1998as Ralph
Fall
1997as Perfomance Priest
Basquiat
1996as Rockets
Trees Lounge
1996as Stan
What About Me
1993as Frank
In the Soup
1992as Guy
Little Noises
1992as Uncle Howard
Craps
1991
Sons
1990as Man on Porch #1
Force of Circumstance
1990as The Factor
In the Spirit
1990as Bartender
Mystery Train
1989as Liquor Store Clerk
Rooftops
1989as Carlos
Cookie
1989as Carmine's Wiseguy
Big
1988as Motel Clerk
Shakedown
1988as Ira
Stars & Bars
1988as Peter Gint
Talk Radio
1988as Killer / Redneck Caller
Candy Mountain
1988as Van Driver
Salvation!
1987as Ollie
Her Name is Lisa
1987
Police State
1987as Detective
Down by Law
1986as Gig
The Way It Is
1986as Rockets
The Perils of P.K
1986
After Hours
1985as Angry Mob Member
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985as Taxi Driver
Last Rights
1985as Thomas Burke
Where Evil Dwells
1985
Stranger Than Paradise
1984as Poker Player
Television (2)
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