Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

1949-05-08 – 2001-05-28 (age 52)
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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.

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Known For

Big
Big

1988

as Motel Clerk

After Hours
After Hours

1985

as Angry Mob Member

Mystery Train
Mystery Train

1989

as Liquor Store Clerk

Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

as Taxi Driver

Basquiat
Basquiat

1996

as Rockets

Animal Factory
Animal Factory

2000

as Big Rand

Down by Law
Down by Law

1986

as Gig

Talk Radio
Talk Radio

1988

as Killer / Redneck Caller

Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise

1984

as Poker Player

Shakedown
Shakedown

1988

as Ira

Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge

1996

as Stan

In the Soup
In the Soup

1992

as Guy

Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars

1988

as Peter Gint

Rooftops
Rooftops

1989

as Carlos

Fall
Fall

1997

as Perfomance Priest

Cookie
Cookie

1989

as Carmine's Wiseguy

Louis & Frank
Louis & Frank

1998

as Ralph

Chelsea on the Rocks
Little Noises
Little Noises

1992

as Uncle Howard

In the Spirit
In the Spirit

1990

as Bartender