Rockets Redglare
35 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1949
- Died
- May 28, 2001 (age 52)
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Rockets Redglare: movies and TV shows
Acting (37)
- 2000 Animal Factory
as Big Rand
- 1999
- 1998 Louis & Frank
as Ralph
- 1997
- 1997 Fall
as Perfomance Priest
- 1997
- 1996 Basquiat
as Rockets
- 1996 Trees Lounge
as Stan
- 1993 What About Me
as Frank
- 1992 In the Soup
as Guy
- 1992 Little Noises
as Uncle Howard
- 1991
- 1990 Force of Circumstance
as The Factor
- 1990 In the Spirit
as Bartender
- 1990 Sons
as Man on Porch #1
- 1989 Mystery Train
as Liquor Store Clerk
- 1989 Cookie
as Carmine's Wiseguy
- 1989 Rooftops
as Carlos
- 1988 Talk Radio
as Killer / Redneck Caller
- 1988
- 1988 Big
as Motel Clerk
- 1988 Shakedown
as Ira
- 1988 She Must Be Seeing Things
as Man on Roof
- 1988 Stars & Bars
as Peter Gint
- 1988 Candy Mountain
as Van Driver
- 1987 Police State
as Detective
- 1987 Salvation!
as Ollie
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 Down by Law
as Gig
- 1986
- 1986 The Way It Is
as Rockets
- 1985
- 1985 After Hours
as Angry Mob Member
- 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan
as Taxi Driver
- 1985 Last Rights
as Thomas Burke
- 1984 Stranger Than Paradise
as Poker Player
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2009
- 2008
- 2003