
Ray Sharkey
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.
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Filmography
Acting (53)
Movies (37)
Cop & ½
1993as Vinnie Fountain
Zebrahead
1992as Richard
Round Trip to Heaven
1992as Stoneface
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992as Det. Victor Tomasino
Dead On: Relentless II
1992as Kyle Valsone
Chrome Soldiers
1992as Gabe Ricci
Caged Fear
1991as Warden Hayes
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Take
1990as Dennis
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1990as Silva
The Rain Killer
1990as Capra
The Neon Empire
1989as Junior Molov
Wired
1989as Angel Velasquez
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989as Frank
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989as Scarface
Act of Piracy
1988as Jack Wilcox
P.I. Private Investigations
1987as Ryan
Wiseguy: Pilot
1987as Sonny Steelgrave
Wise Guys
1986as Marco
No Mercy
1986as Angles Ryan
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986as Grand Vizier
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
Hellhole
1985as Silk
Body Rock
1984as Terrence
Du-beat-e-o
1984as duBEAT-e-o
Regina Roma
1982as Carry
Some Kind of Hero
1982as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Love & Money
1981as Byron Levin
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981as Bill Carney
Willie & Phil
1980as Phil D'Amico
Heart Beat
1980as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
The Idolmaker
1980as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978as Smitty
Paradise Alley
1978as Legs
Hot Tomorrows
1977as Louis
Stunts
1977as Paul Salerno
Trackdown
1976as Flash
Television (16)
The Man in the Family
1991
The Neon Empire
1989as Junior Molov
Wiseguy
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Crime Story
1986as US Atty. Harry Breitel
The Equalizer
1985as Geoffery Dryden
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Miami Vice
1984as Bobby Profile
The Hitchhiker
1983as Eric Coleman
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982as Grand Vizier
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
Barney Miller
1975as Hold-Up Man
The Jeffersons
1975as Robert Phelps
Kojak
1973as Gallagher (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
All in the Family
1971as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
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