Rockets Redglare
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1949-05-08
- Died
- 2001-05-28
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (36)
Big
1988
as Motel Clerk
After Hours
1985
as Angry Mob Member
Basquiat
1996
as Rockets
Mystery Train
1989
as Liquor Store Clerk
Trees Lounge
1996
as Stan
Stars & Bars
1988
as Peter Gint
Animal Factory
2000
as Big Rand
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Taxi Driver
Shakedown
1988
as Ira
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
as Poker Player
Fall
1997
as Perfomance Priest
Down by Law
1986
as Gig
Talk Radio
1988
as Killer / Redneck Caller
In the Soup
1992
as Guy
Candy Mountain
1988
as Van Driver
Rooftops
1989
as Carlos
Louis & Frank
1998
as Ralph
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003
as Self
Cookie
1989
as Carmine's Wiseguy
In the Spirit
1990
as Bartender
Sons
1990
as Man on Porch #1
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Who Killed Nancy?
2009
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Salvation!
1987
as Ollie
The Perils of P.K
1986
Little Noises
1992
as Uncle Howard
Force of Circumstance
1990
as The Factor
The Way It Is
1986
as Rockets
Where Evil Dwells
1985
What About Me
1993
as Frank
Police State
1987
as Detective
Her Name is Lisa
1987
Last Rights
1985
as Thomas Burke
Dreamland
1997
Craps
1991
About Rockets Redglare
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. With 38 credits spanning from 1984 to 2009, Rockets Redglare has appeared in 36 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rockets Redglare Movies
- Big (1988) — as Motel Clerk
- After Hours (1985) — as Angry Mob Member
- Basquiat (1996) — as Rockets
- Mystery Train (1989) — as Liquor Store Clerk
- Trees Lounge (1996) — as Stan
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