Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Acting
🎂 1949-05-08 (52 years old at death)
✝️ 2001-05-28
👤 Male
🎬 34 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 (34 movies)

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