Rockets Redglare

Acting • 38 Credits

Biography

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Big

Big

1988 ⭐ 3.6
as Motel Clerk
After Hours

After Hours

1985 ⭐ 3.7
as Angry Mob Member
Oz

Oz

1997 ⭐ 4.0
as Barber
Down by Law

Down by Law

1986 ⭐ 3.7
as Gig
Stranger Than Paradise

Stranger Than Paradise

1984 ⭐ 3.5
as Poker Player
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985 ⭐ 3.0
as Taxi Driver
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

1989 ⭐ 3.6
as Liquor Store Clerk
Basquiat

Basquiat

1996 ⭐ 3.3
as Rockets
Animal Factory

Animal Factory

2000 ⭐ 3.1
as Big Rand
Talk Radio

Talk Radio

1988 ⭐ 3.5
as Killer / Redneck Caller
Trees Lounge

Trees Lounge

1996 ⭐ 3.5
as Stan
Shakedown

Shakedown

1988 ⭐ 2.9
as Ira
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992 ⭐ 3.4
as Guy
Fall

Fall

1997 ⭐ 3.1
as Perfomance Priest
Cookie

Cookie

1989 ⭐ 2.8
as Carmine's Wiseguy
Monsters

Monsters

1988 ⭐ 3.5
as Swlabr (voice)
Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars

1988 ⭐ 2.2
as Peter Gint
Rooftops

Rooftops

1989 ⭐ 2.4
as Carlos
Who Killed Nancy?

Who Killed Nancy?

2009 ⭐ 2.5
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain

1988 ⭐ 3.0
as Van Driver
Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008 ⭐ 2.9
as Self
What About Me

What About Me

1993 ⭐ 2.4
as Frank
She Must Be Seeing Things

She Must Be Seeing Things

1988 ⭐ 2.8
as Man on Roof
Police State

Police State

1987 ⭐ 2.7
as Detective
Hotshot

Hotshot

1987 ⭐ 2.2
Little Noises

Little Noises

1992 ⭐ 3.0
as Uncle Howard
Salvation!

Salvation!

1987 ⭐ 3.3
as Ollie
Where Evil Dwells

Where Evil Dwells

1985 ⭐ 2.8
Sons

Sons

1990 ⭐ 2.6
as Man on Porch #1
In the Spirit

In the Spirit

1990 ⭐ 2.3
as Bartender