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.
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Who Killed Nancy? | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2009-04-11 |
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Chelsea on the Rocks | Self | 2008-05-23 |
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Rockets Redglare! | Self | 2003-05-02 |
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Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick Zedd | 2001-01-23 | |
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Animal Factory | Big Rand | 2000-10-13 |
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The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999-01-01 | |
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Louis & Frank | Ralph | 1998-07-08 |
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Fall | Perfomance Priest | 1997-06-20 |
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Trees Lounge | Stan | 1996-05-11 |
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Basquiat | Rockets | 1996-08-09 |
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What About Me | Frank | 1993-01-10 |
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Little Noises | Uncle Howard | 1992-04-24 |
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In the Soup | Guy | 1992-10-23 |
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Craps | 1991-01-01 | |
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In the Spirit | Bartender | 1990-04-06 |
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Force of Circumstance | The Factor | 1990-06-01 |
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Sons | Man on Porch #1 | 1990-01-01 |
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Rooftops | Carlos | 1989-03-17 |
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Cookie | Carmine's Wiseguy | 1989-08-02 |
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Mystery Train | Liquor Store Clerk | 1989-09-06 |
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Big | Motel Clerk | 1988-06-03 |
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Candy Mountain | Van Driver | 1988-01-20 |
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Talk Radio | Killer / Redneck Caller | 1988-12-21 |
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Shakedown | Ira | 1988-05-06 |
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Stars & Bars | Peter Gint | 1988-03-18 |
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Police State | Detective | 1987-11-28 |
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Salvation! | Ollie | 1987-09-11 |
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Her Name is Lisa | 1987-01-09 | |
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The Way It Is | Rockets | 1986-04-04 |
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Down by Law | Gig | 1986-09-20 |
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The Perils of P.K | 1986-06-06 | |
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Last Rights | Thomas Burke | 1985-03-16 |
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After Hours | Angry Mob Member | 1985-09-13 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Taxi Driver | 1985-03-29 |
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Where Evil Dwells | 1985-09-27 | |
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Stranger Than Paradise | Poker Player | 1984-10-01 |