- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Died
- June 11, 1993
Ray Sharkey
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
movieCop & ½
1993 · Vinnie Fountain
movieIn the Line of Duty: Street War
1992 · Det. Victor Tomasino
movieZebrahead
1992 · Richard
movieRound Trip to Heaven
1992 · Stoneface
movieChrome Soldiers
1992 · Gabe Ricci
movieDead On: Relentless II
1992 · Kyle Valsone
The Man in the Family
tvThe Man in the Family
1991
movieCaged Fear
1991 · Warden Hayes
movieGood Cops, Bad Cops
1990
movieThe Rain Killer
1990 · Capra
movieThe Take
1990 · Dennis
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
movie27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1990 · Silva
movieThe Neon Empire
1989 · Junior Molov
tvThe Neon Empire
1989 · Junior Molov
movieWired
1989 · Angel Velasquez
movieScenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989 · Frank
movieThe Revenge of Al Capone
1989 · Scarface
movieAct of Piracy
1988 · Jack Wilcox
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
movieWiseguy: Pilot
1987 · Sonny Steelgrave
tvWiseguy
1987
movieP.I. Private Investigations
1987 · Ryan
movieNo Mercy
1986 · Angles Ryan
tvCrime Story
1986 · US Atty. Harry Breitel
movieAladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986 · Grand Vizier
movieWise Guys
1986 · Marco
movie92 Grosvenor Street
1985
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Geoffery Dryden
tvThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · , The Father
movieHellhole
1985 · Silk
movieBody Rock
1984 · Terrence
tvMiami Vice
1984 · Bobby Profile
movieDu-beat-e-o
1984 · duBEAT-e-o
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983 · Eric Coleman
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Grand Vizier
movieSome Kind of Hero
1982 · Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
movieRegina Roma
1982 · Carry
movieThe Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981 · Bill Carney
movieLove & Money
1981 · Byron Levin
movieThe Idolmaker
1980 · Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
movieWillie & Phil
1980 · Phil D'Amico
movieHeart Beat
1980 · Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
movieParadise Alley
1978 · Legs
movieWho'll Stop the Rain
1978 · Smitty
movieStunts
1977 · Paul Salerno
movieHot Tomorrows
1977 · Louis
movieTrackdown
1976 · Flash
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
tvBarney Miller
1975 · David Salas, Hold-Up Man
tvThe Jeffersons
1975 · Robert Phelps
tvKojak
1973 · Gallagher (uncredited)
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Man At Clinic (uncredited)