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Charles Rocket
Photo from NBC archives
Charles Rocket (born Charles
Claverie) was born on August 24, 1949 in Bangor, Maine, US.
Rocket, in 1967, started to
attend the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. During his school years
he was in a band that was considered by many the RISD house band...he played the
accordion. After the band broke up Rocket stayed in Rhode Island where,
among other jobs, was one of the first bartenders at Leo's and also managed a
nightclub in East Providence, reported the news at WPRI.
He was later hired as an news
anchor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, then to Nashville where he changed his
name to Charles Kennedy. He auditioned for and got the part on Saturday
Night Live in 1979 where he would anchor 'Weekend Update' (Rocket
Reports.) By 1981 (the end of the season) Rocket said the 'F' word on SNL...live.
He was summarily dismissed, as were several others.
After working in New York,
Rocket moved to Los Angeles, he continued acting in films and many TV shows.
Married Beth on the USS Massachusetts
in Fall River.
Rocket died by suicide on
October 7, 2005 in Canterbury, New Hampshire, US. He is survived by his
wife and son, Zane.
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- Film
- TV Party~2005 (V)
- Shade~2003 - Tony D.
- Bleach~2002 - Reverend Jim
- New Suit~2002 - Del Strontium
- Titan A.E.~2000 (voice) - Firrikash/Slave Trader Guard
- Tex, the Passive-Aggressive Gunslinger~2000 - Bart
- Carlo's Wake~1999 - Derek Donovan
- Dry Martini~1998 - Sam
- Fathers' Day~1997 - Russ Trainor
- Murder at 1600~1997 - Jeffrey Arthur Groves
- The Killing Grounds~1997 - Mel Desordo
- Tom and Huck~1995 - Judge Thatcher
- Steal Big Steal Little~1995 - Shefiff Otis
- Dumb & Dumber~1994 - Nicholas Andre
- It's Pat~1994 - Kyle Jacobs
- Wagons East~1994 - Gen. William H. Larchmont
- Charlie's Ghost Story~1994 - Van Leer
- Brain Smasher... A Love Story~1993 (V) - Jones
- Short Cuts~1993 - Wally Littleton
- Hocus Pocus~1993 - Dave Dennison
- Delirious~1991 - Ty Hedison
- Dances with Wolves~1990 - Lt. Elgin
- Honeymoon Academy~1990 - Alex DeBains
- How I Got Into College~1989 - Leo Whitman
- Earth Girls Are Easy~1988 - Dr. Ted
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- Down Twisted~1987 - Reno
- Miracles~1986 - Michael
- Fraternity Vacation~1985 - Madman Mac
- Captain Packard and Lobo Visit the State House~196?
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- Film Maker
- Tits and Trucks~196? (RISD film)
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- TV
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent~2001 - Donny DePalma in Pas de Deux (#
3.13) 2/15/04
- Touched by an Angel - Adam in
- I Will Walk with You: Part 1 (# 9.21) 4/26/03
- The Root of All Evil (# 9.13) 1/25/03
- The Sign of the Dove (# 7.21) 4/22/01
- Fear Not (# 1.9) 12/25/94
- An Unexpected Snow (# 1.7) 12/7/94
- My Dinner with Andrew (# 4.8) 11/9/97
- The King of Queens - Steve (uncredited) in Steve Moscow (# 5.18) 3/10/03
- The King of Queens~1998 - Contractor (uncredited) in Golden Moldy (# 5.16)
2/17/03
- Static Shock~2000 - Crewcut (voice) in Shebang (# 3.4) 2/15/03
- The Zeta Project~2001 - Edwards (voice) in Change of Heart (# 1.4) 2/17/01
- 3rd Rock from the Sun~1996 - Gary Hemmings in A Dick Replacement (# 6.11)
1/30/01
- Normal, Ohio~2000 - Danny
- Kôtetsu tenshi Kurumi<Steel Angel Kurumi>~1999 (voice: English
version) (as Charles Kennedy) - Dr. Ayanokoji
- Batman Beyond~1999 - Donny's Dad (voice) in Hooked Up (# 2.8) 11/13/99
- The X Files~1993 - Grant Ellis in Three of a Kind (# 6.20) 5/2/99
- Star Trek: Voyager~1995 - Jippeq in The Disease (# 5.17) 2/24/99
- Superman~1996 - Used Car Salesman (voice) in Superman's Pal (# 3.8)
2/20/99
- Tracey Takes On...~1996 - Chopper Tim in Road Rage (# 4.8) 2/17/99
- Batman: Gotham Knights - Security Guard (voice) in Legends of the Dark
Knight (# 2.6) 10/10/98
- Cybill~1995 - Charlie Addison in
- Ka-Boom! (# 4.24) 7/13/98
- Cybill in the Morning (# 4.23) 7/6/98
- Batman: Gotham Knights~ - Frederick Fournier (voice) in Mean Seasons (#
1.9) 4/25/98
- The New Batman Superman Adventures~1997 - Frederick Fournier (voice) in
Mean Seasons (# 1.32) 4/25/98
- Grace Under Fire~1993 - Davis in Riverboat Queen (# 5.7) 12/30/97
- Men in Black: The Series~1997 (voice) in The Inanimate Syndrome (# 1.8)
12/6/97
- Batman: Gotham Knights~1997 - Guru (voice) in Never Fear (# 1.4) 10/1/97
- Jenny~1997 - Grant in A Girl's Gotta Protect Her Assets (# 1.12)
- The Pretender~~1996 - Carl Bishop in To Serve and Protect (# 1.6) 11/9/96
- Picket Fences~1992 - Chuck Dante in Dante's Inferno (# 4.16) 2/16/96
- The Adventures of Hyperman~1995 - The Oil Slick Monster (voice) in Oceans
a Leavin' (# 1.12) 2/3/96
- The Home Court~1995) - Judge Gil Fitzpatrick
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman~1993 - Ryan Wiley in
Operation Blackout (# 2.6) 10/30/94
- Touched by an Angel - Adam in Cassie's Choice (# 1.5) 10/26/94
- Touched by an Angel - Adam in Fallen Angela (# 1.4) 10/19/94
- Touched by an Angel - Adam in Show Me the Way Home (# 1.2) 9/28/94
- Touched by an Angel~1994 - Adam in The Southbound Bus (# 1.1) 9/21/94
- Wings~1990 - Danny in Call of the Wild (# 5.23) 5/5/94
- Flying Blind~1992 - Dennis Lake (1993)
- Wild Palms~1993 (mini) - Stitch
- Tequila and Bonetti~1992 - Capt. Midian Knight
- Quantum Leap~1989 - Commander Dirk Riker in Leap for Lisa, A - June 25,
1957 (# 4.22) 5/20/92
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose~1990 - Sgt. Jake Melman in Randall Without a Cause
(# 1.20) 3/10/91
- Quantum Leap~1989 - Michael G. Blake in Little Miracle, A - December 24,
1962 (# 3.10) 12/21/90
- Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Lt. Stuyvesant in The Family Jewels (# 7.5)
11/4/90
- Doctor Doctor~1989 - Charles in The Terminator (# 3.5) 10/25/90
- thirtysomething~1987 - Ron DeLisle in Going Limp (# 3.22) 5/1/90
- Moonlighting~1985 - Richard Addison in
- Those Lips, Those Lies (# 5.8) 4/2/89
- Maddie Hayes Got Married (# 4.12) 3/1/88
- A Trip to the Moon (# 4.1) 9/29/87
- (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Straight Poop (#
3.9) 1/6/87
- It's a Wonderful Job (# 3.8) 12/16/86
- The Son Also Rises (# 3.1) 9/23/86
- Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde? (# 2.1) 9/24/85
- Murphy's Law~1988 - Victor Beaudine
- Max Headroom~1987 - Grossberg in
- Baby Grobags (# 2.8) 1988
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- Whackets (# 2.5) 11/16/87
- Grossberg's Return (# 2.3) 10/2/87
- Blipverts (# 1.1) 3/31/87
- Miami Vice~1984 - Marty Worthington in Florence Italy (# 2.16) 2/14/86
- The Steel Collar Man~1985 - D5B
- Hardcastle and McCormick~1983 - Bill Bauer in The Yankee Clipper (# 3.3)
10/7/85
- Remington Steele~1982 - Peter Gillespie in Have I Got a Steele for You (#
3.14) 1/22/85
- California Girls~1985 - Barry
- The Outlaws~1984 - Stanley Flynn
- Hawaiian Heat~1984 - Donald in Picture Imperfect (# 1.10) 12/21/84
- Saturday Night Live~1975 - Various (1980-1981)
- Super Show~197? - Host (showed vintage 1950's films)
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- Video Games
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter~2002 (voice) - Nym
- Age of Mythology~2002 (voice) - Ajax
- Star Wars: Starfighter~2001 (voice) - Nym
- Descent 3~1999 (voice) (as Charlie Rockett) - Additional Voices
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- Bands
- Fabulous Motels~1971 - 1973 (RISD house band)
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- Awards, Honors and Nominations
- Golden Globe Awards
- Rec'd 1994 Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
- Venice Film Festival
- Rec'd 1993 Volpi Cup - Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
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- Miscellany
- 2005 - Quote from the Providence Phoenix 'He was a towering figure in the
underground arts scene in the Providence of the 1970s. He heavily influenced
Talking Heads, the Young Adults, and dozens of other bands. Those who were
active then will tell you that Charles Rocket, in many ways, helped create
the template for the underground/hipster/bohemian art scene here and
elsewhere.'
- 1981 - Used the F word live on Saturday Night Live which caused much
controversy and eventually led to his dismissal from the show.
- 1970's (late) - Weekend anchor for WTVF (CBS) in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1970's - Anchored the news in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1970's - Worked as the weatherman for KOAA TV channel 5 (NBC) in Pueblo,
Colorado.
- 1970's - Anchored for WPRI TV channel 12 in Rhode Island.
- Was once in a demolition derby at Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, MA.
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