Rockets Redglare

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 08, 1949 (76 years old)
Death date
May 28, 2001

Rockets Redglare

Known For

Who Killed Nancy?
1h 33m
Movie 2009

Who Killed Nancy?

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
2h 9m
Movie 1999

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

This is a dark story of a caring movie maker who struggles to make it and also struggles with his demons and obsessions.

Louis & Frank
1h 27m
Movie 1998

Louis & Frank

Third-rate doo-wop singers making a comeback hook up with a campy manager who books them to perform in drag.

Fall
1h 33m
Movie 1997

Fall

For Michael Shiver, life as an easy-going cab driver in New York suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel Sarah Easton and falls head over heels in love. But Sarah has more than just passion on her mind; she also has a husband and a glamorous lifestyle that she can't seem to leave behind. Torn between her feelings for Michael and the security of her marriage, Sarah is forced to make a realistic decision about the sacrifices that must be made to be truly and totally in love.

In the Soup
1h 33m
Movie 1992

In the Soup

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

Craps
0h 13m
Movie 1991

Craps

A slice of downtown New York City life (filmed partially on location at Katz' Deli).

In the Spirit
1h 34m
Movie 1990

In the Spirit

After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She hires ditzy psychic Reva to redecorate her apartment, and they end up being pursued by a crazed killer.

Sons
1h 29m
Movie 1990

Sons

A trio of stepbrothers accompany their paralysed father on a jaunt to Normandy where the old boy saw combat and romantic action during the war.

Mystery Train
1h 46m
Movie 1989

Mystery Train

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Cookie
1h 34m
Movie 1989

Cookie

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.

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.

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