Rockets Redglare
Acting·May 8, 1949·† May 28, 2001 — 52 years old
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
Filmography · 38
2009Who Killed Nancy?Self - Actor (archive footage)2008Chelsea on the RocksSelf2003Rockets Redglare!Self2000Animal FactoryBig Rand1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man1998Louis & FrankRalph1997OzTVBarber1997FallPerfomance Priest1997Dreamland1996BasquiatRockets1996Trees LoungeStan1993What About MeFrank1992In the SoupGuy1992Little NoisesUncle Howard1991Craps1990Force of CircumstanceThe Factor1990In the SpiritBartender1990SonsMan on Porch #11989Mystery TrainLiquor Store Clerk1989CookieCarmine's Wiseguy1989RooftopsCarlos1988Talk RadioKiller / Redneck Caller1988MonstersTVSwlabr (voice)1988BigMotel Clerk1988ShakedownIra1988Stars & BarsPeter Gint1988Candy MountainVan Driver1987Police StateDetective1987Salvation!Ollie1987Her Name is Lisa1986Down by LawGig1986The Perils of P.K1986The Way It IsRockets1985Where Evil Dwells1985After HoursAngry Mob Member1985Desperately Seeking SusanTaxi Driver1985Last RightsThomas Burke1984Stranger Than ParadisePoker Player