Ray Sharkey
Acting
Born: 1952-11-14 in 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
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Miami Vice
Bobby Profile
Barney Miller
David Salas
Barney Miller
Hold-Up Man
Jake and the Fatman
The Equalizer
Geoffery Dryden
Wiseguy
The Hitchhiker
Eric Coleman
All in the Family
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
Paradise Alley
Legs
The Jeffersons
Robert Phelps
Kojak
Gallagher (uncredited)
Crime Story
US Atty. Harry Breitel
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grand Vizier
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Father
The Streets of San Francisco
No Mercy
Angles Ryan
Love & Money
Byron Levin
Cop & ½
Vinnie Fountain
Some Kind of Hero
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
The Man in the Family
Wise Guys
Marco
Who'll Stop the Rain
Smitty
Act of Piracy
Jack Wilcox
Good Cops, Bad Cops
Hot Tomorrows
Louis
Trackdown
Flash
Willie & Phil
Phil D'Amico
Regina Roma
Carry
Wiseguy: Pilot
Sonny Steelgrave
The Idolmaker
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Heart Beat
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
Stunts
Paul Salerno
Hellhole
Silk
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Frank
Round Trip to Heaven
Stoneface
Body Rock
Terrence
The Revenge of Al Capone
Scarface