Actor
Rockets Redglare
Born May 8, 1949Died May 28, 200135 films
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.
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First watchAfter Hours19857.5as Angry Mob MemberDesperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
35 films as actor- 2000Animal FactoryBig Rand
- 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
- 1998Louis & FrankRalph
- 1997FallPerfomance Priest
- 1997Dreamland
- 1996BasquiatRockets
- 1996Trees LoungeStan
- 1993What About MeFrank
- 1992In the SoupGuy
- 1992Little NoisesUncle Howard
- 1991Craps
- 1990Force of CircumstanceThe Factor
- 1990In the SpiritBartender
- 1990SonsMan on Porch #1
- 1989Mystery TrainLiquor Store Clerk
- 1989CookieCarmine's Wiseguy
- 1989RooftopsCarlos
- 1988Talk RadioKiller / Redneck Caller
- 1988BigMotel Clerk
- 1988ShakedownIra
- 1988She Must Be Seeing ThingsMan on Roof
- 1988Stars & BarsPeter Gint
- 1988Candy MountainVan Driver
- 1987Police StateDetective
- 1987Salvation!Ollie
- 1987Hotshot
- 1987Her Name is Lisa
- 1986Down by LawGig
- 1986The Perils of P.K
- 1986The Way It IsRockets
- 1985Where Evil Dwells
- 1985After HoursAngry Mob Member
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanTaxi Driver
- 1985Last RightsThomas Burke
- 1984Stranger Than ParadisePoker Player