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.
Acted in
Who Killed Nancy?
2009
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003
as Self
Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick Zedd
2001
Animal Factory
2000
as Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Oz
1997
as Barber
Fall
1997
as Perfomance Priest
Basquiat
1996
as Rockets
Trees Lounge
1996
as Stan
What About Me
1993
as Frank
In the Soup
1992
as Guy
Little Noises
1992
as Uncle Howard
Force of Circumstance
1990
as The Factor
In the Spirit
1990
as Bartender
Sons
1990
as Man on Porch #1
Mystery Train
1989
as Liquor Store Clerk
Rooftops
1989
as Carlos
Talk Radio
1988
as Killer / Redneck Caller
Monsters
1988
Big
1988
as Motel Clerk
Shakedown
1988
as Ira
Stars & Bars
1988
as Peter Gint
Police State
1987
as Detective
Salvation!
1987
as Ollie
Her Name is Lisa
1987
Down by Law
1986
as Gig
The Perils of P.K
1986
The Way It Is
1986
as Rockets
Where Evil Dwells
1985
After Hours
1985
as Angry Mob Member
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Taxi Driver
Last Rights
1985
as Thomas Burke
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
as Poker Player