Rockets Redglare
Acting Born May 8, 1949 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Oz (1997) as Barber
- Monsters (1988) as Swlabr (voice)
- 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
- Down by Law (1986) as Gig
- Talk Radio (1988) as Killer / Redneck Caller
- In the Soup (1992) as Guy
- Trees Lounge (1996) as Stan
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984) as Poker Player
- Shakedown (1988) as Ira
- Stars & Bars (1988) as Peter Gint
- Fall (1997) as Perfomance Priest
- Cookie (1989) as Carmine's Wiseguy
- Louis & Frank (1998) as Ralph
- Rooftops (1989) as Carlos
- Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) as Self
- In the Spirit (1990) as Bartender
- Candy Mountain (1988) as Van Driver
- Salvation! (1987) as Ollie
- Little Noises (1992) as Uncle Howard