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Rockets Redglare
Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

ActingBorn May 8, 1949Died 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.

Filmography

2009
Who Killed Nancy?

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2008Movie
2003Movie
2000
Animal Factory

as Big Rand

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Oz

as Barber

TV
1997
Fall

as Perfomance Priest

Movie
1997Movie
1996
Basquiat

as Rockets

Movie
1996Movie
1993Movie
1992Movie
1992
Little Noises

as Uncle Howard

Movie
1991Movie
1990Movie
1990
In the Spirit

as Bartender

Movie
1990
Sons

as Man on Porch #1

Movie
1989
Mystery Train

as Liquor Store Clerk

Movie
1989
Cookie

as Carmine's Wiseguy

Movie
1989
Rooftops

as Carlos

Movie
1988
Talk Radio

as Killer / Redneck Caller

Movie
1988
Monsters

as Swlabr (voice)

TV
1988
Big

as Motel Clerk

Movie
1988
Shakedown

as Ira

Movie
1988
Stars & Bars

as Peter Gint

Movie
1988
Candy Mountain

as Van Driver

Movie
1987
Police State

as Detective

Movie
1987
Salvation!

as Ollie

Movie
1986Movie
1986
The Way It Is

as Rockets

Movie
1985
After Hours

as Angry Mob Member

Movie
1985Movie
1985
Last Rights

as Thomas Burke

Movie
1984
Stranger Than Paradise

as Poker Player

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 8, 1949
Day of DeathMay 28, 2001
Popularity0.3