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Rockets Redglare was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. He appeared in over 30 films in the 1980s and 1990s, including a number of independent films and mainstream films, such as After Hours (1985) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
Birth Name
Michael Morra
Born
Sunday, 08 May 1949
Died
Monday, 28 May 2001
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sad Vacation | Self - Drug Dealer | 2016 |
| Who Killed Nancy? | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | Self / Himself | 2008 |
| Rockets Redglare! | Himself / Self | 2003 |
| Animal Factory | Big Rand | 2000 |
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999 | |
| Louis & Frank | Ralph | 1998 |
| Oz | Barber | 1997 |
| Fall | Performance Priest | 1997 |
| Trees Lounge | Stan | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sad Vacation | Self - Drug Dealer | 2016 |
| Who Killed Nancy? | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | Self / Himself | 2008 |
| Rockets Redglare! | Himself / Self | 2003 |
| Animal Factory | Big Rand | 2000 |
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999 | |
| Louis & Frank | Ralph | 1998 |
| Oz | Barber | 1997 |
| Fall | Performance Priest | 1997 |
| Trees Lounge | Stan | 1996 |
| Basquiat | Rockets | 1996 |
| New York Undercover | Fat Roscoe | 1994 |
| What About Me | Frank - Raping Landlord / Frank | 1993 |
| In the Soup | Guy | 1992 |
| Little Noises | Uncle Howard | 1992 |
| Force of Circumstance | The Factor | 1990 |
| In the Spirit | Bartender | 1990 |
| Sons | Man on Porch #1 | 1990 |
| Mystery Train | Liquor Store Clerk (segment "Lost in Space") / Liquor Store Clerk | 1989 |
| Cookie | Carmine's Wiseguy | 1989 |
| Rooftops | Carlos | 1989 |
| Talk Radio | Killer / Redneck Caller | 1988 |
| Monsters | Swlabr | 1988 |
| Big | Motel Clerk | 1988 |
| Shakedown | Ira | 1988 |
| Stars and Bars | Peter Gint | 1988 |
| Candy Mountain | Van Driver | 1988 |
| She Must Be Seeing Things | Man on Roof | 1987 |
| Salvation! | Ollie | 1987 |
| Police State | Detective | 1987 |
| Down by Law | Gig | 1986 |
| The Perils of P.K. | 1986 | |
| Hotshot | (as Rockets Red Glare) | 1986 |
| The Way It Is | Rockets | 1985 |
| After Hours | Angry Mob Member | 1985 |
| Desperately Seeking Susan | Taxi Driver | 1985 |
| Where Evil Dwells | 1985 | |
| Stranger Than Paradise | Poker Player | 1984 |
