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Ray Sharkey
Born
14 November 1952
Died
11 June 1993
Place
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Acting

Ray Sharkey

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.

As actor

Cop & ½

Cop & ½

1993 · Vinnie Fountain
Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

1992 · Gabe Ricci
Round Trip to Heaven

Round Trip to Heaven

1992 · Stoneface
Dead On: Relentless II

Dead On: Relentless II

1992 · Kyle Valsone
Zebrahead

Zebrahead

1992 · Richard
In the Line of Duty: Street War

In the Line of Duty: Street War

1992 · Det. Victor Tomasino
Caged Fear

Caged Fear

1991 · Warden Hayes
The Rain Killer

The Rain Killer

1990 · Capra
The Take

The Take

1990 · Dennis

27 Wagons Full of Cotton

1990 · Silva
Good Cops, Bad Cops

Good Cops, Bad Cops

1990
Wired

Wired

1989 · Angel Velasquez
The Revenge of Al Capone

The Revenge of Al Capone

1989 · Scarface
The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989 · Junior Molov
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

1989 · Frank
Act of Piracy

Act of Piracy

1988 · Jack Wilcox
P.I. Private Investigations

P.I. Private Investigations

1987 · Ryan
Wiseguy: Pilot

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987 · Sonny Steelgrave
Wise Guys

Wise Guys

1986 · Marco
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986 · Grand Vizier
No Mercy

No Mercy

1986 · Angles Ryan
Hellhole

Hellhole

1985 · Silk
92 Grosvenor Street

92 Grosvenor Street

1985
Du-beat-e-o

Du-beat-e-o

1984 · duBEAT-e-o
Body Rock

Body Rock

1984 · Terrence
Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

1982 · Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Regina Roma

Regina Roma

1982 · Carry
Love & Money

Love & Money

1981 · Byron Levin
The Ordeal of Bill Carney

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

1981 · Bill Carney
The Idolmaker

The Idolmaker

1980 · Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri