Rockets Redglare
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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- Born:
- May 8, 1949
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 30
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Stranger Than Paradise 1984-10-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Killing Games 2012-09-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Killing Games | Detective 'Police State' | 2012-09-22 |
| Movie | Who Killed Nancy? | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2009-04-11 |
| Movie | Chelsea on the Rocks | Self | 2008-05-23 |
| Movie | Rockets Redglare! | Self | 2003-05-02 |
| Movie | Animal Factory | Big Rand | 2000-10-13 |
| Movie | Fall | Perfomance Priest | 1997-06-20 |
| Series | Oz | Unknown | 1997-07-12 |
| Movie | Trees Lounge | Stan | 1996-05-11 |
| Movie | Basquiat | Rockets | 1996-08-09 |
| Movie | What About Me | Frank | 1993-01-10 |
| Movie | Little Noises | Uncle Howard | 1992-04-24 |
| Movie | In the Soup | Guy | 1992-10-23 |
| Movie | Sons | Man on Porch #1 | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | In the Spirit | Bartender | 1990-04-06 |
| Movie | Rooftops | Carlos | 1989-03-17 |
| Movie | Mystery Train | Liquor Store Clerk | 1989-09-06 |
| Movie | Stars & Bars | Peter Gint | 1988-03-18 |
| Movie | Shakedown | Ira | 1988-05-06 |
| Movie | Big | Motel Clerk | 1988-06-03 |
| Series | Monsters | Unknown | 1988-10-22 |
| Movie | Talk Radio | Killer / Redneck Caller | 1988-12-21 |
| Movie | Salvation! | Ollie | 1987-09-11 |
| Movie | Police State | Detective | 1987-11-28 |
| Movie | The Perils of P.K | 1986-06-06 | |
| Movie | The Way It Is | Rockets | 1986-04-04 |
| Movie | Down by Law | Gig | 1986-09-20 |
| Movie | Desperately Seeking Susan | Taxi Driver | 1985-03-29 |
| Movie | After Hours | Angry Mob Member | 1985-08-16 |
| Movie | Where Evil Dwells | 1985-09-27 | |
| Movie | Stranger Than Paradise | Poker Player | 1984-10-01 |