Rockets Redglare
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
Poker Player
Stranger Than Paradise
Rockets
Basquiat
Gig
Down by Law
Peter Gint
Stars & Bars
Big Rand
Animal Factory
Stan
Trees Lounge
Angry Mob Member
After Hours
Frank
What About Me
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Ollie
Salvation!
Detective
Police State
Self
Rockets Redglare!
Rockets
The Way It Is
Where Evil Dwells
Killer / Redneck Caller
Talk Radio
The Factor
Force of Circumstance
Thomas Burke
Last Rights
Perfomance Priest
Fall
Taxi Driver
Desperately Seeking Susan
Uncle Howard
Little Noises
Guy
In the Soup
Man on Porch #1
Sons
The Perils of P.K
Liquor Store Clerk
Mystery Train
Ira
Shakedown
Carlos
Rooftops
Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Who Killed Nancy?
Motel Clerk
Big
Her Name is Lisa
Bartender
In the Spirit
Van Driver
Candy Mountain
Ralph
Louis & Frank
Craps
Carmine's Wiseguy
Cookie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
35
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-08
Place of Birth
Also Known As