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.

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Born:: May 8, 1949
Movie/TV Credits:: 30
First Appeared:: In the movie Stranger Than Paradise 1984-10-01
Latest Project:: Movie Who Killed Nancy? 2009-04-11

Filmography

Movie	Who Killed Nancy?	Self - Actor (archive footage)	2009-04-11
Movie	Chelsea on the Rocks	Self	2008-05-23
Movie	Rockets Redglare!	Self	2003-05-02
Movie	Animal Factory	Big Rand	2000-10-13
Movie	Fall	Perfomance Priest	1997-06-20
Series	Oz	Unknown	1997-07-12
Movie	Trees Lounge	Stan	1996-05-11
Movie	Basquiat	Rockets	1996-08-09
Movie	What About Me	Frank	1993-01-10
Movie	Little Noises	Uncle Howard	1992-04-24
Movie	In the Soup	Guy	1992-10-23
Movie	Sons	Man on Porch #1	1990-01-01
Movie	In the Spirit	Bartender	1990-04-06
Movie	Force of Circumstance	The Factor	1990-06-01
Movie	Rooftops	Carlos	1989-03-17
Movie	Mystery Train	Liquor Store Clerk	1989-09-06
Movie	Stars & Bars	Peter Gint	1988-03-18
Movie	Shakedown	Ira	1988-05-06
Movie	Big	Motel Clerk	1988-06-03
Series	Monsters	Unknown	1988-10-22
Movie	Talk Radio	Killer / Redneck Caller	1988-12-21
Movie	Salvation!	Ollie	1987-09-11
Movie	Police State	Detective	1987-11-28
Movie	The Perils of P.K		1986-06-06
Movie	The Way It Is	Rockets	1986-04-04
Movie	Down by Law	Gig	1986-09-20
Movie	Desperately Seeking Susan	Taxi Driver	1985-03-29
Movie	After Hours	Angry Mob Member	1985-08-16
Movie	Where Evil Dwells		1985-09-27
Movie	Stranger Than Paradise	Poker Player	1984-10-01