Ray Sharkey
Acting
Born: November 14, 1952 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: June 11, 1993 (aged 40)
Highest Rated
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
Miami Vice
1984
No Mercy
1986
All in the Family
1971
Cop & ½
1993
Paradise Alley
1978
Kojak
1973
The Jeffersons
1975
Wise Guys
1986
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
Crime Story
1986
The Equalizer
1985
Photos (2)
Movies (36)
No Mercy
Angles Ryan
Cop & ½
Vinnie Fountain
Du-beat-e-o
duBEAT-e-o
Paradise Alley
Legs
Love & Money
Byron Levin
Wise Guys
Marco
Some Kind of Hero
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Who'll Stop the Rain
Smitty
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Frank
Wiseguy: Pilot
Sonny Steelgrave
Trackdown
Flash
The Idolmaker
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Heart Beat
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Regina Roma
Carry
Hellhole
Silk
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Hot Tomorrows
Louis
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
Round Trip to Heaven
Stoneface
The Revenge of Al Capone
Scarface
Willie & Phil
Phil D'Amico
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Grand Vizier
Chrome Soldiers
Gabe Ricci
Dead On: Relentless II
Kyle Valsone
Wired
Angel Velasquez
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Det. Victor Tomasino
Caged Fear
Warden Hayes
Stunts
Paul Salerno
P.I. Private Investigations
Ryan
Act of Piracy
Jack Wilcox
Body Rock
Terrence
The Rain Killer
Capra
Zebrahead
Richard
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Bill Carney
The Take
Dennis
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
TV Shows (16)
Miami Vice
Bobby Profile · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
The Equalizer
Geoffery Dryden · 1 eps
Barney Miller
David Salas · 1 eps
Barney Miller
Hold-Up Man · 1 eps
Wiseguy
7 eps
All in the Family
Man At Clinic (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Eric Coleman · 1 eps
Kojak
Gallagher (uncredited) · 1 eps
Crime Story
US Atty. Harry Breitel · 7 eps
The Jeffersons
Robert Phelps · 1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Father · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grand Vizier · 1 eps
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov · 2 eps
