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