Ray Sharkey
Birthday
1952/11/14
Day of death
1993/06/11 (40 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Also know as
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Biography
Raymond Sharkey Jr. (November 14, 1952 – June 11, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor. His most notable film role was Vincent Vacarri in the 1980 film The Idolmaker, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He is also known for his role as Sonny Steelgrave in the television series Wiseguy.
Acting
(1986) Wise Guys
as Marco
(1978) Who'll Stop the Rain
as Smitty
(1993) Cop and ½
as Vinnie Fountain
(1985) Hellhole
as Silk
(1984) Du-beat-e-o
as duBEAT-e-o
(1980) The Idolmaker
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
(1988) Act of Piracy
as Jack Wilcox
(1982) Some Kind of Hero
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
(1981) Love and Money
as Byron Levin
(1984) Body Rock
as Terrence
(1977) Stunts
as Paul Salerno
(1990) The Rain Killer
as Capra
(1977) Hot Tomorrows
as Louis
(1980) Willie and Phil
as Phil D'Amico
(1989) Wired
as Angel Velasquez
(1987) P.I. Private Investigations
as Ryan
(1978) Paradise Alley
as Legs
(1989) The Revenge of Al Capone
as Scarface
(1982) Regina Roma
as Carry
(1992) Chrome Soldiers
as Gabe Ricci
(1989) The Neon Empire
as Junior Molov
(1990) The Take
as Dennis
(1990) 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
as Silva
(1991) Caged Fear
as Warden Hayes
(1981) The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Bill Carney
(1989) Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
as Frank
(1987) Wiseguy: Pilot
as Sonny Steelgrave
(1992) Round Trip to Heaven
as Stoneface
(1992) Dead On: Relentless II
as Kyle Valsone
(1992) Zebrahead
as Richard
(1980) Heart Beat
as Ira
(1992) In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Det. Victor Tomasino
(1990) The Cops Are Robbers
as ---
(1986) Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Grand Vizier
(1985) 92 Grosvenor Street
as ---
(1986) No Mercy
as Angles Ryan
(1976) Trackdown
as Flash
(1984) Miami Vice
as ---
(1971) All in the Family
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1975) Barney Miller
as David Salas
(1973) Kojak
as Gallagher (uncredited)
(1985) The Equalizer
as Geoffery Dryden
(1987) Jake and the Fatman
as ---
(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater
as ---
(1987) Wiseguy
as ---
(1983) The Hitchhiker
as Eric Coleman
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Grand Vizier
(1991) The Man in the Family
as ---
(1989) The Neon Empire
as Junior Molov
(1986) Crime Story
as US Atty. Harry Breitel
(1975) Barney Miller
as Hold-Up Man