Actor

Rockets Redglare

Birthday: May 8, 1949

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.

Movie Credits

Who Killed Nancy? (2009) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age: 59
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) as Self
Age: 59
Rockets Redglare! (2003) as Self
Age: 53
Animal Factory (2000) as Big Rand
Age: 51
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999)
Age: 49
Louis & Frank (1998) as Ralph
Age: 49
Fall (1997) as Perfomance Priest
Age: 48
Dreamland (1997)
Age: 47
Basquiat (1996) as Rockets
Age: 47
Trees Lounge (1996) as Stan
Age: 47
What About Me (1993) as Frank
Age: 43
In the Soup (1992) as Guy
Age: 43
Little Noises (1992) as Uncle Howard
Age: 42
Craps (1991)
Age: 41
Force of Circumstance (1990) as The Factor
Age: 41
In the Spirit (1990) as Bartender
Age: 40
Sons (1990) as Man on Porch #1
Age: 40
Mystery Train (1989) as Liquor Store Clerk
Age: 40
Cookie (1989) as Carmine's Wiseguy
Age: 40
Rooftops (1989) as Carlos
Age: 39
Talk Radio (1988) as Killer / Redneck Caller
Age: 39
Big (1988) as Motel Clerk
Age: 39
Shakedown (1988) as Ira
Age: 38
Stars & Bars (1988) as Peter Gint
Age: 38
Candy Mountain (1988) as Van Driver
Age: 38
Police State (1987) as Detective
Age: 38
Salvation! (1987) as Ollie
Age: 38
Her Name is Lisa (1987)
Age: 37
Down by Law (1986) as Gig
Age: 37
The Perils of P.K (1986)
Age: 37
The Way It Is (1986) as Rockets
Age: 36
Where Evil Dwells (1985)
Age: 36
After Hours (1985) as Angry Mob Member
Age: 36
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as Taxi Driver
Age: 35
Last Rights (1985) as Thomas Burke
Age: 35
Stranger Than Paradise (1984) as Poker Player
Age: 35