Rockets Redglare
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 May 1949
Age
77 Years
Born In
N/A
Total Projects
38
Years Active
25 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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
movie
Who Killed Nancy?
Who Killed Nancy?
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
movie
Rockets Redglare!
Rockets Redglare!
as Self
movie
Animal Factory
Animal Factory
as Big Rand
movie
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
movie
Louis & Frank
Louis & Frank
as Ralph
tv
Oz
Oz
as Barber
movie
Fall
Fall
as Perfomance Priest
movie
Dreamland
Dreamland
movie
Basquiat
Basquiat
as Rockets
movie
Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge
as Stan
movie
What About Me
What About Me
as Frank
movie
In the Soup
In the Soup
as Guy
movie
Little Noises
Little Noises
as Uncle Howard
movie
Craps
Craps
movie
Force of Circumstance
Force of Circumstance
as The Factor
movie
In the Spirit
In the Spirit
as Bartender
movie
Sons
Sons
as Man on Porch #1
movie
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
as Liquor Store Clerk
movie
Cookie
Cookie
as Carmine's Wiseguy
movie
Rooftops
Rooftops
as Carlos
movie
Talk Radio
Talk Radio
as Killer / Redneck Caller
tv
Monsters
Monsters
as Swlabr (voice)
movie
Big
Big
as Motel Clerk
movie
Shakedown
Shakedown
as Ira
movie
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars
as Peter Gint
movie
Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain
as Van Driver
movie
Police State
Police State
as Detective
movie
Salvation!
Salvation!
as Ollie
movie
Her Name is Lisa
Her Name is Lisa
movie
Down by Law
Down by Law
as Gig
movie
The Perils of P.K
The Perils of P.K
movie
The Way It Is
The Way It Is
as Rockets
movie
Where Evil Dwells
Where Evil Dwells
movie
After Hours
After Hours
as Angry Mob Member
movie
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Taxi Driver
movie
Last Rights
Last Rights
as Thomas Burke
movie
Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise
as Poker Player