Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Birthdate
May 8, 1949 (75 years old)
Date of Death
May 28, 2001
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
May 8, 1949 (75 years old)
Date of Death
May 28, 2001
Known For
Acting

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.

Rockets Redglare's LGBTQ+ Titles

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Acting (34)

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