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Rockets Redglare

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

Who Killed Nancy?
Who Killed Nancy?
2009 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008 • Self
Rockets Redglare!
Rockets Redglare!
2003 • Self
Animal Factory
Animal Factory
2000 • Big Rand
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Louis & Frank
Louis & Frank
1998 • Ralph
Fall
Fall
1997 • Perfomance Priest
Dreamland
Dreamland
1997

Full filmography

Who Killed Nancy?
Who Killed Nancy?
2009 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Animal Factory
Animal Factory
2000 • Big Rand
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Fall
Fall
1997 • Perfomance Priest
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Basquiat
Basquiat
1996 • Rockets
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Little Noises
Little Noises
1992 • Uncle Howard
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In the Spirit
In the Spirit
1990 • Bartender
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Sons
Sons
1990 • Man on Porch #1
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Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 • Liquor Store Clerk
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Cookie
Cookie
1989 • Carmine's Wiseguy
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Rooftops
Rooftops
1989 • Carlos
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Talk Radio
Talk Radio
1988 • Killer / Redneck Caller
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Big
Big
1988 • Motel Clerk
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Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars
1988 • Peter Gint
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Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain
1988 • Van Driver
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Police State
Police State
1987 • Detective
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Salvation!
Salvation!
1987 • Ollie
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The Way It Is
The Way It Is
1986 • Rockets
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After Hours
After Hours
1985 • Angry Mob Member
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Last Rights
1985 • Thomas Burke
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Rockets Redglare – Biography, Known For & Filmography