Ray Sharkey
Acting
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 53
Movies (37)
Cop & ½1993Vinnie Fountain
In the Line of Duty: Street War1992Det. Victor Tomasino
Zebrahead1992Richard
Round Trip to Heaven1992Stoneface
Chrome Soldiers1992Gabe Ricci
Dead On: Relentless II1992Kyle Valsone
Caged Fear1991Warden Hayes
Good Cops, Bad Cops1990
The Rain Killer1990Capra
The Take1990Dennis- 27 Wagons Full of Cotton1990Silva
The Neon Empire1989Junior Molov
Wired1989Angel Velasquez
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills1989Frank
The Revenge of Al Capone1989Scarface
Act of Piracy1988Jack Wilcox
Wiseguy: Pilot1987Sonny Steelgrave
P.I. Private Investigations1987Ryan
No Mercy1986Angles Ryan
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp1986Grand Vizier
Wise Guys1986Marco
92 Grosvenor Street1985
Hellhole1985Silk
Body Rock1984Terrence
Du-beat-e-o1984duBEAT-e-o
Some Kind of Hero1982Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Regina Roma1982Carry
The Ordeal of Bill Carney1981Bill Carney
Love & Money1981Byron Levin
The Idolmaker1980Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Shows (16)
- The Man in the Family1991
The Neon Empire1989Junior Molov
Jake and the Fatman1987
Wiseguy1987
Crime Story1986US Atty. Harry Breitel
The Equalizer1985Geoffery Dryden
The Ray Bradbury Theater1985
Miami Vice1984Bobby Profile
The Hitchhiker1983Eric Coleman
Faerie Tale Theatre1982Grand Vizier
Saturday Night Live1975Self - Host
Barney Miller1975David Salas
The Jeffersons1975Robert Phelps
Kojak1973Gallagher (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco1972
All in the Family1971Man At Clinic (uncredited)