Ray Sharkey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-11-14
Day of Death
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.
Acting
(1993)
Cop & ½
as Vinnie Fountain
(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)
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Det. Victor Tomasino
(1991)
Caged Fear
as Warden Hayes
(1990)
The Rain Killer
as Capra
(1990)
(1990)
The Take
as Dennis
(1990)
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
as Silva
(1989)
The Revenge of Al Capone
as Scarface
(1989)
The Neon Empire
as Junior Molov
(1989)
Wired
as Angel Velasquez
(1989)
(1988)
Act of Piracy
as Jack Wilcox
(1987)
P.I. Private Investigations
as Ryan
(1987)
Wiseguy: Pilot
as Sonny Steelgrave
(1986)
No Mercy
as Angles Ryan
(1986)
Wise Guys
as Marco
(1986)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Grand Vizier
(1985)
Hellhole
as Silk
(1985)
(1984)
Body Rock
as Terrence
(1984)
Du-beat-e-o
as duBEAT-e-o
(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)
Willie & Phil
as Phil D'Amico
(1980)
Heart Beat
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
(1980)
The Idolmaker
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
(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