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
(1988)
Motel Clerk
After Hours
(1985)
Angry Mob Member
Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
Taxi Driver
Down by Law
(1986)
Gig
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Poker Player
Mystery Train
(1989)
Liquor Store Clerk
Basquiat
(1996)
Rockets
Animal Factory
(2000)
Big Rand
Talk Radio
(1988)
Killer / Redneck Caller
Trees Lounge
(1996)
Stan
In the Soup
(1992)
Guy
Full Filmography
Acting
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Poker Player
Where Evil Dwells
(1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
Taxi Driver
After Hours
(1985)
Angry Mob Member
Last Rights
(1985)
Thomas Burke
Down by Law
(1986)
Gig
The Way It Is
(1986)
Rockets
The Perils of P.K
(1986)
Salvation!
(1987)
Ollie
Police State
(1987)
Detective
Her Name is Lisa
(1987)
Shakedown
(1988)
Ira
Big
(1988)
Motel Clerk
Stars & Bars
(1988)
Peter Gint
Talk Radio
(1988)
Killer / Redneck Caller
Mystery Train
(1989)
Liquor Store Clerk
Rooftops
(1989)
Carlos
Sons
(1990)
Man on Porch #1
In the Spirit
(1990)
Bartender
Force of Circumstance
(1990)
The Factor
Little Noises
(1992)
Uncle Howard
In the Soup
(1992)
Guy
What About Me
(1993)
Frank
Basquiat
(1996)
Rockets
Trees Lounge
(1996)
Stan
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
(1999)
Animal Factory
(2000)
Big Rand
Rockets Redglare!
(2003)
Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
(2008)
Himself
Who Killed Nancy?
(2009)
Self - Actor (archive footage)