Ray Sharkey

Known for: Acting

Born: 1952-11-14 – 1993-06-11 (aged 40)

From: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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)

MOVIE★ 4.6
Cop & ½
1993
as Vinnie Fountain
MOVIE★ 5.4
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
as Det. Victor Tomasino
MOVIE★ 5.7
Zebrahead
1992
as Richard
MOVIE★ 3.7
Round Trip to Heaven
1992
as Stoneface
MOVIE★ 4.4
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Gabe Ricci
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dead On: Relentless II
1992
as Kyle Valsone
TV★ 6.0
The Man in the Family
1991
MOVIE★ 4.1
Caged Fear
1991
as Warden Hayes
MOVIE★ 4.2
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Rain Killer
1990
as Capra
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Take
1990
as Dennis
MOVIE★ 7.0
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1990
as Silva
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Neon Empire
1989
as Junior Molov
TV
The Neon Empire
1989
as Junior Molov
MOVIE★ 3.6
Wired
1989
as Angel Velasquez
MOVIE★ 5.4
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Scarface
MOVIE★ 3.9
Act of Piracy
1988
as Jack Wilcox
TV★ 6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987
MOVIE★ 9.0
Wiseguy: Pilot
1987
as Sonny Steelgrave
TV★ 6.6
Wiseguy
1987
MOVIE★ 5.1
P.I. Private Investigations
1987
as Ryan
MOVIE★ 5.8
No Mercy
1986
as Angles Ryan
TV★ 8.0
Crime Story
1986
as US Atty. Harry Breitel
MOVIE★ 6.0
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
as Grand Vizier
MOVIE★ 5.4
Wise Guys
1986
as Marco
MOVIE★ 9.0
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Geoffery Dryden
TV★ 6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
MOVIE★ 4.9
Hellhole
1985
as Silk
MOVIE★ 4.2
Body Rock
1984
as Terrence
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as Bobby Profile
MOVIE★ 3.0
Du-beat-e-o
1984
as duBEAT-e-o
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Eric Coleman
TV★ 8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Grand Vizier
MOVIE★ 5.6
Some Kind of Hero
1982
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Regina Roma
1982
as Carry
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
as Bill Carney
MOVIE★ 5.1
Love & Money
1981
as Byron Levin
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Idolmaker
1980
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
MOVIE★ 4.6
Willie & Phil
1980
as Phil D'Amico
MOVIE★ 5.6
Heart Beat
1980
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Paradise Alley
1978
as Legs
MOVIE★ 6.5
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as Smitty
MOVIE★ 5.3
Stunts
1977
as Paul Salerno
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hot Tomorrows
1977
as Louis
MOVIE★ 5.7
Trackdown
1976
as Flash
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.4
Barney Miller
1975
as David Salas
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
as Robert Phelps
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Gallagher (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV★ 7.8
All in the Family
1971
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)