Rockets Redglare

Acting

Rockets Redglare

Born May 8, 194938 credits

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

Filmography

Who Killed Nancy?
2009Who Killed Nancy?
as Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
Animal Factory
2000Animal Factory
as Big RandMovie
Louis & Frank
1998Louis & Frank
as RalphMovie
Oz
1997Oz
as BarberTV
Fall
1997Fall
as Perfomance PriestMovie
Basquiat
1996Basquiat
as RocketsMovie
Trees Lounge
1996Trees Lounge
as StanMovie
What About Me
1993What About Me
as FrankMovie
In the Soup
1992In the Soup
as GuyMovie
Little Noises
1992Little Noises
as Uncle HowardMovie
Force of Circumstance
1990Force of Circumstance
as The FactorMovie
In the Spirit
1990In the Spirit
as BartenderMovie
Sons
1990Sons
as Man on Porch #1Movie
Mystery Train
1989Mystery Train
as Liquor Store ClerkMovie
Cookie
1989Cookie
as Carmine's WiseguyMovie
Rooftops
1989Rooftops
as CarlosMovie
Talk Radio
1988Talk Radio
as Killer / Redneck CallerMovie
Big
1988Big
as Motel ClerkMovie
Shakedown
1988Shakedown
as IraMovie
Stars & Bars
1988Stars & Bars
as Peter GintMovie
Candy Mountain
1988Candy Mountain
as Van DriverMovie
Police State
1987Police State
as DetectiveMovie
Salvation!
1987Salvation!
as OllieMovie
Down by Law
1986Down by Law
as GigMovie
The Way It Is
1986The Way It Is
as RocketsMovie
After Hours
1985After Hours
as Angry Mob MemberMovie
L
1985Last Rights
as Thomas BurkeMovie
Stranger Than Paradise
1984Stranger Than Paradise
as Poker PlayerMovie