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