Ray Sharkey
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 14, 1952 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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
| 1993 | Cop & ½Vinnie Fountain | |
| 1992 | Chrome SoldiersGabe Ricci | |
| 1992 | Round Trip to HeavenStoneface | |
| 1992 | Dead On: Relentless IIKyle Valsone | |
| 1992 | ZebraheadRichard | |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Street WarDet. Victor Tomasino | |
| 1991 | Caged FearWarden Hayes | |
| 1991 | The Man in the Family | |
| 1990 | The Rain KillerCapra | |
| 1990 | The TakeDennis | |
| 1990 | 27 Wagons Full of CottonSilva | |
| 1990 | The Cops Are Robbers | |
| 1989 | WiredAngel Velasquez | |
| 1989 | The Revenge of Al CaponeScarface | |
| 1989 | The Neon EmpireJunior Molov | |
| 1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsFrank | |
| 1989 | The Neon EmpireJunior Molov | |
| 1988 | Act of PiracyJack Wilcox | |
| 1987 | P.I. Private InvestigationsRyan | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy: PilotSonny Steelgrave | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1986 | Wise GuysMarco | |
| 1986 | Aladdin and His Wonderful LampGrand Vizier | |
| 1986 | No MercyAngles Ryan | |
| 1986 | Crime StoryUS Atty. Harry Breitel | |
| 1985 | HellholeSilk | |
| 1985 | 92 Grosvenor Street | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerGeoffery Dryden | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | |
| 1984 | Du-beat-e-oduBEAT-e-o | |
| 1984 | Body RockTerrence | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceBobby Profile | |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerEric Coleman | |
| 1982 | Some Kind of HeroSgt. Vinnie DiAngelo | |
| 1982 | Regina RomaCarry | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreGrand Vizier | |
| 1981 | Love & MoneyByron Levin | |
| 1981 | The Ordeal of Bill CarneyBill Carney | |
| 1980 | The IdolmakerVincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri | |
| 1980 | Willie & PhilPhil D'Amico | |
| 1980 | Heart BeatIra (based on Allen Ginsberg) | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the RainSmitty | |
| 1978 | Paradise AlleyLegs | |
| 1977 | StuntsPaul Salerno | |
| 1977 | Hot TomorrowsLouis | |
| 1976 | TrackdownFlash | |
| 1975 | The JeffersonsRobert Phelps | |
| 1975 | Barney MillerDavid Salas | |
| 1975 | Barney MillerHold-Up Man | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1973 | KojakGallagher (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1971 | All in the FamilyMan At Clinic (uncredited) |














