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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Acting History
1993
Cop & ½ as Vinnie Fountain
1992In the Line of Duty: Street War as Det. Victor Tomasino
1992Zebrahead as Richard
1992Round Trip to Heaven as Stoneface
1992Chrome Soldiers as Gabe Ricci
1992Dead On: Relentless II as Kyle Valsone
1991The Man in the Family
1991Caged Fear as Warden Hayes
1990The Cops Are Robbers
1990The Rain Killer as Capra
1990The Take as Dennis
199027 Wagons Full of Cotton as Silva
1989The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
1989The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
1989Wired as Angel Velasquez
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Frank
1989The Revenge of Al Capone as Scarface
1988Act of Piracy as Jack Wilcox
1987Jake and the Fatman
1987Wiseguy
1987Wiseguy: Pilot as Sonny Steelgrave
1987P.I. Private Investigations as Ryan
1986No Mercy as Angles Ryan
1986Crime Story as US Atty. Harry Breitel
1986Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp as Grand Vizier
1986Wise Guys as Marco
198592 Grosvenor Street
1985The Equalizer as Geoffery Dryden
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985Hellhole as Silk
1984Body Rock as Terrence
1984Miami Vice as Bobby Profile
1984Du-beat-e-o as duBEAT-e-o
1983The Hitchhiker as Eric Coleman
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Grand Vizier
1982Some Kind of Hero as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
1982Regina Roma as Carry
1981The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Bill Carney
1981Love & Money as Byron Levin
1980The Idolmaker as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980Willie & Phil as Phil D'Amico
1980Heart Beat as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
1978Paradise Alley as Legs
1978Who'll Stop the Rain as Smitty
1977Stunts as Paul Salerno
1977Hot Tomorrows as Louis
1976Trackdown as Flash
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Barney Miller as David Salas
1975Barney Miller as Hold-Up Man
1975The Jeffersons as Robert Phelps
1973Kojak as Gallagher (uncredited)
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1971All in the Family as Man At Clinic (uncredited)