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Known for Acting
Born 1949-05-08 · Died 2001-05-28
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.
Who Killed Nancy? (2009) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) — Self
Rockets Redglare! (2003) — Self
Animal Factory (2000) — Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
Louis & Frank (1998) — Ralph
Fall (1997) — Perfomance Priest
Dreamland (1997)
Oz (1997) — Barber · 1 episode
Basquiat (1996) — Rockets
Trees Lounge (1996) — Stan
What About Me (1993) — Frank
Little Noises (1992) — Uncle Howard
In the Soup (1992) — Guy
Craps (1991)
Force of Circumstance (1990) — The Factor
Sons (1990) — Man on Porch #1
In the Spirit (1990) — Bartender
Mystery Train (1989) — Liquor Store Clerk
Rooftops (1989) — Carlos
Cookie (1989) — Carmine's Wiseguy
Stars & Bars (1988) — Peter Gint
Talk Radio (1988) — Killer / Redneck Caller
Shakedown (1988) — Ira
Big (1988) — Motel Clerk
Candy Mountain (1988) — Van Driver
She Must Be Seeing Things (1988) — Man on Roof
Monsters (1988) — Swlabr (voice) · 1 episode
Salvation! (1987) — Ollie
Police State (1987) — Detective
Her Name is Lisa (1987)
Hotshot (1987)
Down by Law (1986) — Gig
The Way It Is (1986) — Rockets
The Perils of P.K (1986)
After Hours (1985) — Angry Mob Member
Where Evil Dwells (1985)
Last Rights (1985) — Thomas Burke
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) — Taxi Driver
Stranger Than Paradise (1984) — Poker Player