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