Dick Rude (born 1964) is a director, actor and writer known for his appearances in and contributions to many
Alex Cox
Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with ''Repo Man (film), Repo Man'' (1984) and ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986 ...
films including a starring role in 1986's ''
Straight to Hell'', for which he also served as a writer and contributed to the soundtrack. Rude directed the
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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music videos "
Catholic School Girls Rule", "
Fight Like a Brave", and "
Universally Speaking" as well as their live concert DVD ''
Off the Map''.
His most recent film is ''
Let's Rock Again!'', a 2004 documentary that documented the final tour of musician
Joe Strummer
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shortly before his death in 2002.
Filmography
Actor
* ''Rock 'n' Roll Hotel'' (1984)
* ''
Repo Man'' (1984) - Duke
* ''
The Wild Life'' (1984) - Eddie
* ''
Night of the Comet'' (1984) - Stock Boy
* ''
Straight to Hell'' (1986) - Willy
* ''
Sid and Nancy
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'' (1986) - Riker's Guard
* ''
Walker'' (1987) - Washburn
* ''
Tokyo no kyujitsu'' (1991) - Johnny Elvis Rotten
* ''
Roadside Prophets'' (1992) - Two Free Stooges
* ''
Lolamoviola: Dead Souls'' (1993) - Man
* ''
The GoodTimesKid'' (2005) - Tough Guy
Director
*
Catholic School Girls Rule (1985) (Red Hot Chili Peppers music video)
*
Fight Like a Brave (1987) (Red Hot Chili Peppers music video)
*
Off the Map (2001) (Red Hot Chili Peppers live DVD)
*
Universally Speaking (2003) (Red Hot Chili Peppers music video)
*
Let's Rock Again! (2004) (Joe Strummer documentary)
External links
Official page*
1964 births
Living people
American male film actors
Writers from Los Angeles
Place of birth missing (living people)
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