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Rockets Redglare
Born 1949-05-08
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Who Killed Nancy?Self - Actor (archive footage)Chelsea on the RocksSelfRockets Redglare!SelfAnimal FactoryBig RandThe Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy ManRoleLouis & FrankRalphFallPerfomance PriestDreamlandRoleBasquiatRocketsTrees LoungeStanWhat About MeFrankIn the SoupGuyLittle NoisesUncle HowardCrapsRoleForce of CircumstanceThe FactorIn the SpiritBartenderSonsMan on Porch #1Mystery TrainLiquor Store ClerkCookieCarmine's WiseguyRooftopsCarlosTalk RadioKiller / Redneck CallerBigMotel ClerkShakedownIraShe Must Be Seeing ThingsMan on Roof