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
Big
03 Jun 1988
After Hours
13 Sep 1985
Oz
12 Jul 1997
Down by Law
20 Sep 1986
Stranger Than Paradise
01 Oct 1984
Desperately Seeking Susan
29 Mar 1985
Mystery Train
06 Sep 1989
Basquiat
09 Aug 1996
Filmography
2000
- Animal Factoryas Big Rand
1998
- Louis & Frankas Ralph
1996
- Basquiatas Rockets
- Trees Loungeas Stan
1993
- What About Meas Frank
1992
- In the Soupas Guy
- Little Noisesas Uncle Howard
1991
1990
- Force of Circumstanceas The Factor
- In the Spiritas Bartender
- Sonsas Man on Porch #1
1989
- Mystery Trainas Liquor Store Clerk
- Cookieas Carmine's Wiseguy
- Rooftopsas Carlos
1988
- Talk Radioas Killer
- Monstersas Swlabr (voice)1 episode
- Bigas Motel Clerk
- Shakedownas Ira
- She Must Be Seeing Thingsas Man on Roof
- Stars & Barsas Peter Gint
- Candy Mountainas Van Driver
1987
- Police Stateas Detective
- Salvation!as Ollie
- Hotshot
- Her Name is Lisa
1986
- Down by Lawas Gig
- The Perils of P.K
- The Way It Isas Rockets
1985
- Where Evil Dwells
- After Hoursas Angry Mob Member
- Desperately Seeking Susanas Taxi Driver
- Last Rightsas Thomas Burke
1984
- Stranger Than Paradiseas Poker Player