Background
Rohner was born in Iowa to Barbara Flaig and Lambert Rohner.
Rohner was born in Iowa to Barbara Flaig and Lambert Rohner.
Rohner appeared in several videos in the early Music Television days including "Live at the Ritz" with the Cruzados. However, Rohner spent most of his life in southern California. His film credits include Road House starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, and John Doe of X. He was also featured in Voyage of the Rock Aliens starring Pia Zadora where he played "Dino" which is believed to be the origin of his band"s name "Dino"s Revenge." Dino’s Revenge included legendary blues guitarist Hollywood Fats, Kevan Hill (The Twisters), Butch Acevedo (Limited, Tina Turner) and Steven Ameche (Philip Bailey, Gary United States Bonds).
Rohner had a reputation for being a very likeable person and was very popular among his fellow musicians.
In the 1980s Rohner began experimenting with intravenous drugs. Rohner"s drug use led him to several arrests, imprisonment and eventually Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Rohner died on October 18, 2005 of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related causes.