Rockets Redglare
Born
May 8, 1949
Died
May 28, 2001 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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?
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2009
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
2008
Rockets Redglare!
Self
2003
Animal Factory
Big Rand
2000
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Louis & Frank
Ralph
1998
Oz
Barber · (1 episode)
1997
Fall
Perfomance Priest
1997
Basquiat
Rockets
1996
Trees Lounge
Stan
1996
What About Me
Frank
1993
In the Soup
Guy
1992
Little Noises
Uncle Howard
1992
Craps
1991
Force of Circumstance
The Factor
1990
In the Spirit
Bartender
1990
Sons
Man on Porch #1
1990
Mystery Train
Liquor Store Clerk
1989
Cookie
Carmine's Wiseguy
1989
Rooftops
Carlos
1989
Talk Radio
Killer / Redneck Caller
1988
Monsters
(1 episode)
1988
Big
Motel Clerk
1988
Shakedown
Ira
1988
Stars & Bars
Peter Gint
1988
Candy Mountain
Van Driver
1988
Police State
Detective
1987
Salvation!
Ollie
1987
Her Name is Lisa
1987
Down by Law
Gig
1986
The Perils of P.K
1986
The Way It Is
Rockets
1986
Where Evil Dwells
1985
After Hours
Angry Mob Member
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Taxi Driver
1985
Last Rights
Thomas Burke
1985
Stranger Than Paradise
Poker Player
1984