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Rockets Redglare

Actor • Born 1949

Rockets Redglare

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About

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 posterOzSeries • 1997Monsters posterMonstersSeries • 1988Big posterBigMovie • 1988After Hours posterAfter HoursMovie • 1985Mystery Train posterMystery TrainMovie • 1989Desperately Seeking Susan posterDesperately Seeking SusanMovie • 1985Basquiat posterBasquiatMovie • 1996Animal Factory posterAnimal FactoryMovie • 2000Talk Radio posterTalk RadioMovie • 1988Down by Law posterDown by LawMovie • 1986Stranger Than Paradise posterStranger Than ParadiseMovie • 1984Trees Lounge posterTrees LoungeMovie • 1996Shakedown posterShakedownMovie • 1988Cookie posterCookieMovie • 1989Stars & Bars posterStars & BarsMovie • 1988In the Soup posterIn the SoupMovie • 1992Fall posterFallMovie • 1997