Rockets Redglare
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1949-05-08
- Died
- 2001-05-28
Known for
- Big (1988) — Motel Clerk
- After Hours (1985) — Angry Mob Member
- Oz (1997) — Barber
- Down by Law (1986) — Gig
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984) — Poker Player
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) — Taxi Driver
- Mystery Train (1989) — Liquor Store Clerk
- Basquiat (1996) — Rockets
- Animal Factory (2000) — Big Rand
- Talk Radio (1988) — Killer / Redneck Caller
- Trees Lounge (1996) — Stan
- Shakedown (1988) — Ira
- In the Soup (1992) — Guy
- Fall (1997) — Perfomance Priest
- Cookie (1989) — Carmine's Wiseguy
- Monsters (1988) — Swlabr (voice)