Ray Sharkey
Born: 1952-11-14 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: 1993-06-11
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1993
- Cop & ½ as Vinnie Fountain
1992
- Zebrahead as Richard
- Dead On: Relentless II as Kyle Valsone
- Round Trip to Heaven as Stoneface
- In the Line of Duty: Street War as Det. Victor Tomasino
- Chrome Soldiers as Gabe Ricci
1991
- Caged Fear as Warden Hayes
- The Man in the Family
1990
- The Take as Dennis
- The Cops Are Robbers
- The Rain Killer as Capra
- 27 Wagons Full of Cotton as Silva
1989
- Wired as Angel Velasquez
- The Revenge of Al Capone as Scarface
- The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Frank
- The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
1988
- Act of Piracy as Jack Wilcox
1987
- Wiseguy
- Jake and the Fatman
- Wiseguy: Pilot as Sonny Steelgrave
- P.I. Private Investigations as Ryan
1986
- Crime Story as US Atty. Harry Breitel
- No Mercy as Angles Ryan
- Wise Guys as Marco
- Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp as Grand Vizier
1985
- The Equalizer as Geoffery Dryden
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Hellhole as Silk
- 92 Grosvenor Street
1984
- Miami Vice as Bobby Profile
- Body Rock as Terrence
- Du-beat-e-o as duBEAT-e-o
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Eric Coleman
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Grand Vizier
- Some Kind of Hero as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
- Regina Roma as Carry
1981
- The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Bill Carney
- Love & Money as Byron Levin
1980
- Willie & Phil as Phil D'Amico
- Heart Beat as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
- The Idolmaker as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1978
- Paradise Alley as Legs
- Who'll Stop the Rain as Smitty
1977
- Stunts as Paul Salerno
- Hot Tomorrows as Louis
1976
- Trackdown as Flash
1975
- Barney Miller as David Salas
- The Jeffersons as Robert Phelps
1973
- Kojak as Gallagher (uncredited)
1971
- All in the Family as Man At Clinic (uncredited)