Rockets Redglare

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

37

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-08

Day of death

2001-05-28 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

-

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

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • After Hours

    After Hours

  • Big

    Big

  • Where Evil Dwells

    Where Evil Dwells

  • Down by Law

    Down by Law

  • Louis & Frank

    Louis & Frank

  • Fall

    Fall

  • Who Killed Nancy?

    Who Killed Nancy?

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • In the Soup

    In the Soup

  • What About Me

    What About Me

  • Sons

    Sons

  • Rooftops

    Rooftops

  • Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

  • Trees Lounge

    Trees Lounge

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Shakedown

    Shakedown

  • Talk Radio

    Talk Radio

  • Animal Factory

    Animal Factory

  • Little Noises

    Little Noises

  • Candy Mountain

    Candy Mountain

  • Last Rights

    Last Rights

  • Chelsea on the Rocks

    Chelsea on the Rocks

  • Rockets Redglare!

    Rockets Redglare!

  • Stranger Than Paradise

    Stranger Than Paradise

  • In the Spirit

    In the Spirit

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • Salvation!

    Salvation!

  • Force of Circumstance

    Force of Circumstance

  • The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

  • Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

  • The Perils of P.K

    The Perils of P.K

  • Craps

    Craps

  • Police State

    Police State

  • The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

    The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

  • Her Name is Lisa

    Her Name is Lisa