Ray Sharkey
Acting • Born 1952-11-14 – Died 1993-06-11
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
54 credits
Wise Guys
Movie • 1986
Marco
Who'll Stop the Rain
Movie • 1978
Smitty
Cop & ½
Movie • 1993
Vinnie Fountain
Hellhole
Movie • 1985
Silk
Du-beat-e-o
Movie • 1984
duBEAT-e-o
The Idolmaker
Movie • 1980
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Act of Piracy
Movie • 1988
Jack Wilcox
Some Kind of Hero
Movie • 1982
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Love & Money
Movie • 1981
Byron Levin
Body Rock
Movie • 1984
Terrence
Stunts
Movie • 1977
Paul Salerno
The Rain Killer
Movie • 1990
Capra
Hot Tomorrows
Movie • 1977
Louis
Willie & Phil
Movie • 1980
Phil D'Amico
Wired
Movie • 1989
Angel Velasquez
P.I. Private Investigations
Movie • 1987
Ryan
Paradise Alley
Movie • 1978
Legs
The Revenge of Al Capone
Movie • 1989
Scarface
Regina Roma
Movie • 1982
Carry
Chrome Soldiers
Movie • 1992
Gabe Ricci
The Neon Empire
Movie • 1989
Junior Molov
The Take
Movie • 1990
Dennis
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Movie • 1990
Silva
Caged Fear
Movie • 1991
Warden Hayes
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Movie • 1981
Bill Carney
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Movie • 1989
Frank
Wiseguy: Pilot
Movie • 1987
Sonny Steelgrave
Round Trip to Heaven
Movie • 1992
Stoneface
Dead On: Relentless II
Movie • 1992
Kyle Valsone
Zebrahead
Movie • 1992
Richard
Heart Beat
Movie • 1980
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Movie • 1992
Det. Victor Tomasino
The Cops Are Robbers
Movie • 1990
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Movie • 1986
Grand Vizier
92 Grosvenor Street
Movie • 1985
No Mercy
Movie • 1986
Angles Ryan
Trackdown
Movie • 1976
Flash
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Bobby Profile
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Robert Phelps
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
David Salas
Kojak
TV • 1973
Gallagher (uncredited)
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Geoffery Dryden
Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV • 1985
Wiseguy
TV • 1987
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Eric Coleman
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Grand Vizier
The Man in the Family
TV • 1991
The Neon Empire
TV • 1989
Junior Molov
Crime Story
TV • 1986
US Atty. Harry Breitel
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Hold-Up Man
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host