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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

37

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-08

Day of Death

2001-05-28 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Also Known As

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

Acting

Stranger Than Paradise

1984

Stranger Than Paradise

as

Poker Player

Basquiat

1996

Basquiat

as

Rockets

Down by Law

1986

Down by Law

as

Gig

Stars & Bars

1988

Stars & Bars

as

Peter Gint

Animal Factory

2000

Animal Factory

as

Big Rand

Trees Lounge

1996

Trees Lounge

as

Stan

After Hours

1985

After Hours

as

Angry Mob Member

What About Me

1993

What About Me

as

Frank

Salvation!

1987

Salvation!

as

Ollie

Police State

1987

Police State

as

Detective

The Way It Is

1986

The Way It Is

as

Rockets

Talk Radio

1988

Talk Radio

as

Killer / Redneck Caller

Force of Circumstance

1990

Force of Circumstance

as

The Factor

Last Rights

1985

Last Rights

as

Thomas Burke

Fall

1997

Fall

as

Perfomance Priest

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

as

Taxi Driver

Little Noises

1992

Little Noises

as

Uncle Howard

In the Soup

1992

In the Soup

as

Guy

Sons

1990

Sons

as

Man on Porch #1

Mystery Train

1989

Mystery Train

as

Liquor Store Clerk

Shakedown

1988

Shakedown

as

Ira

Rooftops

1989

Rooftops

as

Carlos

Who Killed Nancy?

2009

Who Killed Nancy?

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Big

1988

Big

as

Motel Clerk

In the Spirit

1990

In the Spirit

as

Bartender

Candy Mountain

1988

Candy Mountain

as

Van Driver

Louis & Frank

1998

Louis & Frank

as

Ralph

Craps

1991

Craps

as

Cookie

1989

Cookie

as

Carmine's Wiseguy

Oz

Oz

as

Barber

Production

Crew

Directing