Rockets Redglare
1949-05-08 (1949)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.
Known For
Oz
TV • 1997
Monsters
TV • 1988
Big
MOVIE • 1988
After Hours
MOVIE • 1985
Mystery Train
MOVIE • 1989
Stranger Than Paradise
MOVIE • 1984
Down by Law
MOVIE • 1986
Desperately Seeking Susan
MOVIE • 1985
Animal Factory
MOVIE • 2000
Basquiat
MOVIE • 1996
Shakedown
MOVIE • 1988
Stars & Bars
MOVIE • 1988
Salvation!
MOVIE • 1987
Talk Radio
MOVIE • 1988
Trees Lounge
MOVIE • 1996
Fall
MOVIE • 1997
Rooftops
MOVIE • 1989
Cookie
MOVIE • 1989