Ray Sharkey
Acting·November 14, 1952·† June 11, 1993 — 40 years old·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.
Known For
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1993Cop & ½Vinnie Fountain1992In the Line of Duty: Street WarDet. Victor Tomasino1992ZebraheadRichard1992Round Trip to HeavenStoneface1992Chrome SoldiersGabe Ricci1992Dead On: Relentless IIKyle Valsone1991The Man in the FamilyTV1991Caged FearWarden Hayes1990Good Cops, Bad Cops1990The Rain KillerCapra1990The TakeDennis199027 Wagons Full of CottonSilva1989The Neon EmpireJunior Molov1989The Neon EmpireTVJunior Molov1989WiredAngel Velasquez1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsFrank1989The Revenge of Al CaponeScarface1988Act of PiracyJack Wilcox1987Jake and the FatmanTV1987Wiseguy: PilotSonny Steelgrave1987WiseguyTV1987P.I. Private InvestigationsRyan1986No MercyAngles Ryan1986Crime StoryTVUS Atty. Harry Breitel1986Aladdin and His Wonderful LampGrand Vizier1986Wise GuysMarco198592 Grosvenor Street1985The EqualizerTVGeoffery Dryden1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterTVThe Father1985HellholeSilk1984Body RockTerrence1984Miami ViceTVBobby Profile1984Du-beat-e-oduBEAT-e-o1983The HitchhikerTVEric Coleman1982Faerie Tale TheatreTVGrand Vizier1982Some Kind of HeroSgt. Vinnie DiAngelo1982Regina RomaCarry1981The Ordeal of Bill CarneyBill Carney1981Love & MoneyByron Levin1980The IdolmakerVincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri1980Willie & PhilPhil D'Amico1980Heart BeatIra (based on Allen Ginsberg)1978Paradise AlleyLegs1978Who'll Stop the RainSmitty1977StuntsPaul Salerno1977Hot TomorrowsLouis1976TrackdownFlash1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Host1975Barney MillerTVDavid Salas · Hold-Up Man1975The JeffersonsTVRobert Phelps1973KojakTVGallagher (uncredited)1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV1971All in the FamilyTVMan At Clinic (uncredited)