Acting

Ray Sharkey

Born 1952-11-14 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died 1993-06-11

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.

Credits

Newest first

Cop & ½
as Vinnie Fountain
1993
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
1992
The Man in the Family
1991
Caged Fear
as Warden Hayes
1991
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
The Rain Killer
as Capra
1990
The Take
as Dennis
1990
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
as Silva
1990
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
1989
Act of Piracy
as Jack Wilcox
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Wiseguy: Pilot
as Sonny Steelgrave
1987
Wiseguy
1987
P.I. Private Investigations
as Ryan
1987
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
1986
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The Equalizer
as Geoffery Dryden
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as The Father
1985
Hellhole
as Silk
1985
Body Rock
as Terrence
1984
Miami Vice
as Bobby Profile
1984
Du-beat-e-o
as duBEAT-e-o
1984
The Hitchhiker
as Eric Coleman
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Grand Vizier
1982
Some Kind of Hero
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
1982
Regina Roma
as Carry
1982
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Bill Carney
1981
Love & Money
as Byron Levin
1981
The Idolmaker
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980
Willie & Phil
as Phil D'Amico
1980
Heart Beat
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
1980
Paradise Alley
as Legs
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain
as Smitty
1978
Stunts
as Paul Salerno
1977
Hot Tomorrows
as Louis
1977
Trackdown
as Flash
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Barney Miller
as David Salas
1975
Barney Miller
as Hold-Up Man
1975
The Jeffersons
as Robert Phelps
1975
Kojak
as Gallagher (uncredited)
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
All in the Family
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
1971