Ray Sharkey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-14

Deathday

1993-06-11 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Ray Sharkey

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
7.4%

Miami Vice

Sep 16, 1984

No Mercy
5.8%

No Mercy

Dec 19, 1986

All in the Family
7.9%

All in the Family

Jan 12, 1971

Cop & ½
4.5%

Cop & ½

Apr 2, 1993

Paradise Alley
5.8%

Paradise Alley

Sep 22, 1978

Kojak
7.0%

Kojak

Oct 24, 1973

The Jeffersons
7.4%

The Jeffersons

Jan 18, 1975

Wise Guys
5.4%

Wise Guys

Apr 17, 1986

Crime Story
7.9%

Crime Story

Sep 19, 1986

Who'll Stop the Rain
6.5%

Who'll Stop the Rain

Aug 2, 1978

The Equalizer
7.2%

The Equalizer

Sep 18, 1985

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Acting

1993
Cop & ½ as Vinnie Fountain
1992
In the Line of Duty: Street War as Det. Victor Tomasino
1992
Zebrahead as Richard
1992
Round Trip to Heaven as Stoneface
1992
Chrome Soldiers as Gabe Ricci
1992
Dead On: Relentless II as Kyle Valsone
1991
The Man in the Family
1991
Caged Fear as Warden Hayes
1990
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
The Rain Killer as Capra
1990
The Take as Dennis
1990
27 Wagons Full of Cotton as Silva
1989
The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
1989
The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
1989
Wired as Angel Velasquez
1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Frank
1989
The Revenge of Al Capone as Scarface
1988
Act of Piracy as Jack Wilcox
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Wiseguy
1987
Wiseguy: Pilot as Sonny Steelgrave
1987
P.I. Private Investigations as Ryan
1986
No Mercy as Angles Ryan
1986
Crime Story as US Atty. Harry Breitel
1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp as Grand Vizier
1986
Wise Guys as Marco
1985
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The Equalizer as Geoffery Dryden
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Hellhole as Silk
1984
Body Rock as Terrence
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Du-beat-e-o as duBEAT-e-o
1983
The Hitchhiker as Eric Coleman
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Grand Vizier
1982
Some Kind of Hero as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
1982
Regina Roma as Carry
1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Bill Carney
1981
Love and Money as Byron Levin
1980
The Idolmaker as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980
Willie and Phil as Phil D'Amico
1980
Heart Beat as Ira
1978
Paradise Alley as Legs
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain as Smitty
1977
Stunts as Paul Salerno
1977
Hot Tomorrows as Louis
1976
Trackdown as Flash
1975
Barney Miller as David Salas
1975
Barney Miller as Hold-Up Man
1975
The Jeffersons
1973
Kojak as Gallagher (uncredited)
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1971
All in the Family as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
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