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Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey

1952-11-14

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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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.

Best known for:

Miami Vice

No Mercy

All in the Family

Cop & ½

Paradise Alley

Kojak

The Jeffersons

Wise Guys

The Streets of San Francisco

Crime Story

Who'll Stop the Rain

The Equalizer

Barney Miller

Jake and the Fatman

Some Kind of Hero

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Wiseguy

The Hitchhiker

Hellhole

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Faerie Tale Theatre

Wired

Zebrahead

The Idolmaker

Heart Beat

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Filmography:

All in the Family (1971)
6.6
APPEREAD AS:
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
Kojak (1973)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Gallagher (uncredited)
Barney Miller (1975)
6.1
APPEREAD AS:
David Salas, Hold-Up Man
Trackdown (1976)
APPEREAD AS:
Flash
Stunts (1977)
APPEREAD AS:
Paul Salerno
Hot Tomorrows (1977)
APPEREAD AS:
Louis
Paradise Alley (1978)
4.4
APPEREAD AS:
Legs
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
5.1
APPEREAD AS:
Smitty

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The Idolmaker (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Willie & Phil (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Phil D'Amico
Heart Beat (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Love and Money (1981)
APPEREAD AS:
Byron Levin
The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981)
APPEREAD AS:
Bill Carney
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Grand Vizier
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Regina Roma (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Carry

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The Hitchhiker (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Eric Coleman
Miami Vice (1984)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Bobby Profile
Du-beat-e-o (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
duBEAT-e-o
Body Rock (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Terrence
The Equalizer (1985)
5.9
APPEREAD AS:
Geoffery Dryden
Hellhole (1985)
APPEREAD AS:
Silk
Crime Story (1986)
6.8
APPEREAD AS:
US Atty. Harry Breitel
No Mercy (1986)
4.4
APPEREAD AS:
Angles Ryan
Wise Guys (1986)
3.9
APPEREAD AS:
Marco
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Grand Vizier
P.I. Private Investigations (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Ryan
Wiseguy: Pilot (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Sonny Steelgrave
Act of Piracy (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
Jack Wilcox
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Frank
Wired (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Angel Velasquez
The Neon Empire (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Junior Molov
The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Scarface
The Neon Empire (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Junior Molov
The Rain Killer (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Capra
The Take (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Dennis
Caged Fear (1991)
APPEREAD AS:
Warden Hayes
Zebrahead (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Richard
Dead On: Relentless II (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Kyle Valsone
Round Trip to Heaven (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Stoneface
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Gabe Ricci
In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Det. Victor Tomasino
Cop & ½ (1993)
2.9
APPEREAD AS:
Vinnie Fountain