Acting
Rockets Redglare
Born May 8, 1949 · Died May 28, 2001
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.
Known for
7.3
Big
Motel Clerk
7.6
After Hours
Angry Mob Member
8.7
Oz
Barber
7.6
Down by Law
Gig
7.4
Stranger Than Paradise
Poker Player
6.2
Desperately Seeking Susan
Taxi Driver
7.5
Mystery Train
Liquor Store Clerk
6.9
Basquiat
Rockets
6.6
Animal Factory
Big Rand
7.2
Talk Radio
Killer / Redneck Caller
7.1
Trees Lounge
Stan
6.0
Shakedown
Ira
7.1
In the Soup
Guy
5.7
Fall
Perfomance Priest
5.5
Cookie
Carmine's Wiseguy
7.3
Monsters
Swlabr (voice)
4.9
Stars & Bars
Peter Gint
4.7
Rooftops
Carlos
6.3
Who Killed Nancy?
Self - Actor (archive footage)
6.5
Candy Mountain
Van Driver
Filmography
- 2009Who Killed Nancy?Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
- 2008Chelsea on the RocksSelfMovie
- 2003Rockets Redglare!SelfMovie
- 2000Animal FactoryBig RandMovie
- 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy ManMovie
- 1998Louis & FrankRalphMovie
- 1997OzBarberSeries
- 1997FallPerfomance PriestMovie
- 1997DreamlandMovie
- 1996BasquiatRocketsMovie
- 1996Trees LoungeStanMovie
- 1993What About MeFrankMovie
- 1992In the SoupGuyMovie
- 1992Little NoisesUncle HowardMovie
- 1991CrapsMovie
- 1990Force of CircumstanceThe FactorMovie
- 1990In the SpiritBartenderMovie
- 1990SonsMan on Porch #1Movie
- 1989Mystery TrainLiquor Store ClerkMovie
- 1989CookieCarmine's WiseguyMovie
- 1989RooftopsCarlosMovie
- 1988Talk RadioKiller / Redneck CallerMovie
- 1988MonstersSwlabr (voice)Series
- 1988BigMotel ClerkMovie
- 1988ShakedownIraMovie
- 1988She Must Be Seeing ThingsMan on RoofMovie
- 1988Stars & BarsPeter GintMovie
- 1988Candy MountainVan DriverMovie
- 1987Police StateDetectiveMovie
- 1987Salvation!OllieMovie
- 1987HotshotMovie
- 1987Her Name is LisaMovie
- 1986Down by LawGigMovie
- 1986The Perils of P.KMovie
- 1986The Way It IsRocketsMovie
- 1985Where Evil DwellsMovie
- 1985After HoursAngry Mob MemberMovie
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanTaxi DriverMovie
- 1985Last RightsThomas BurkeMovie
- 1984Stranger Than ParadisePoker PlayerMovie