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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.
Filmography20 titles
Oz
1997as Barber
1997as Barber
After Hours
1985as Angry Mob Member
1985as Angry Mob Member
Mystery Train
1989as Liquor Store Clerk
1989as Liquor Store Clerk
Down by Law
1986as Gig
1986as Gig
Big
1988as Motel Clerk
1988as Motel Clerk
Stranger Than Paradise
1984as Poker Player
1984as Poker Player
Monsters
as Swlabr (voice)
as Swlabr (voice)
Talk Radio
1988as Killer / Redneck Caller
1988as Killer / Redneck Caller
Trees Lounge
1996as Stan
1996as Stan
In the Soup
1992as Guy
1992as Guy
Basquiat
1996as Rockets
1996as Rockets
Salvation!
1987as Ollie
1987as Ollie
Animal Factory
2000as Big Rand
2000as Big Rand
Fall
1997as Perfomance Priest
1997as Perfomance Priest
Candy Mountain
1988as Van Driver
1988as Van Driver
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985as Taxi Driver
1985as Taxi Driver
Shakedown
1988as Ira
1988as Ira
Who Killed Nancy?
2009as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2009as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Rooftops
1989as Carlos
1989as Carlos
What About Me
1993as Frank
1993as Frank