Ray Sharkey
Known for acting · Born 14 November 1952 · Died 11 June 1993 · aged 40 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
53 credits
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.
Known for
Cop & ½
1993
Some Kind of Hero
1982
Wise Guys
1986
Hellhole
1985
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
Crime Story
1986
The Idolmaker
1980
Wired
1989
Stunts
1977
Wiseguy
1987
The Rain Killer
1990
Acting (53)
1993Cop & ½Vinnie FountainFilm
1992ZebraheadRichardFilm
1992Dead On: Relentless IIKyle ValsoneFilm
1992In the Line of Duty: Street WarDet. Victor TomasinoFilm
1992Round Trip to HeavenStonefaceFilm
1992Chrome SoldiersGabe RicciFilm
1991Caged FearWarden HayesFilm
1991The Man in the Family · 7 episodesSeries
1990The Rain KillerCapraFilm
1990Good Cops, Bad CopsFilm
199027 Wagons Full of CottonSilvaFilm
1990The TakeDennisFilm
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsFrankFilm
1989WiredAngel VelasquezFilm
1989The Revenge of Al CaponeScarfaceFilm
1989The Neon EmpireJunior MolovFilm
1989The Neon EmpireJunior Molov · 2 episodesSeries
1988Act of PiracyJack WilcoxFilm
1987Jake and the FatmanSeries
1987Wiseguy · 7 episodesSeries
1987P.I. Private InvestigationsRyanFilm
1987Wiseguy: PilotSonny SteelgraveFilm
1986No MercyAngles RyanFilm
1986Wise GuysMarcoFilm
1986Crime StoryUS Atty. Harry Breitel · 7 episodesSeries
1986Aladdin and His Wonderful LampGrand VizierFilm
1985The EqualizerGeoffery DrydenSeries
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater, The FatherSeries
1985HellholeSilkFilm
198592 Grosvenor StreetFilm
1984Miami ViceBobby ProfileSeries
1984Body RockTerrenceFilm
1984Du-beat-e-oduBEAT-e-oFilm
1983The HitchhikerEric ColemanSeries
1982Some Kind of HeroSgt. Vinnie DiAngeloFilm
1982Faerie Tale TheatreGrand VizierSeries
1982Regina RomaCarryFilm
1981Love & MoneyByron LevinFilm
1981The Ordeal of Bill CarneyBill CarneyFilm
1980The IdolmakerVincent 'Vinnie' VacarriFilm
1980Heart BeatIra (based on Allen Ginsberg)Film
1980Willie & PhilPhil D'AmicoFilm
1978Paradise AlleyLegsFilm
1978Who'll Stop the RainSmittyFilm
1977StuntsPaul SalernoFilm
1977Hot TomorrowsLouisFilm
1976TrackdownFlashFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1975The JeffersonsRobert PhelpsSeries
1975Barney MillerDavid Salas, Hold-Up ManSeries
1973KojakGallagher (uncredited)Series
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
1971All in the FamilyMan At Clinic (uncredited)Series