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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Big (1988) — Motel Clerk
2. After Hours (1985) — Angry Mob Member
3. Oz (1997) — Barber
4. Down by Law (1986) — Gig
5. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) — Poker Player
6. Mystery Train (1989) — Liquor Store Clerk
7. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) — Taxi Driver
8. Basquiat (1996) — Rockets
9. Animal Factory (2000) — Big Rand
10. Talk Radio (1988) — Killer / Redneck Caller
11. Trees Lounge (1996) — Stan
12. Shakedown (1988) — Ira
13. In the Soup (1992) — Guy
14. Fall (1997) — Perfomance Priest
15. Cookie (1989) — Carmine's Wiseguy
16. Monsters (1988) — Swlabr (voice)
17. Stars & Bars (1988) — Peter Gint
18. Rooftops (1989) — Carlos
19. Who Killed Nancy? (2009) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
20. Candy Mountain (1988) — Van Driver
21. Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) — Self
22. What About Me (1993) — Frank
23. Police State (1987) — Detective
24. Little Noises (1992) — Uncle Howard
25. Salvation! (1987) — Ollie
26. Where Evil Dwells (1985)
27. Sons (1990) — Man on Porch #1
28. In the Spirit (1990) — Bartender
29. Her Name is Lisa (1987)
30. Rockets Redglare! (2003) — Self
31. The Perils of P.K (1986)
32. Louis & Frank (1998) — Ralph
33. The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
34. The Way It Is (1986) — Rockets
35. Force of Circumstance (1990) — The Factor
36. Dreamland (1997)
37. Last Rights (1985) — Thomas Burke
38. Craps (1991)