Ray Sharkey
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Miami Vice
Bobby Profile
1984
Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Series
The Equalizer
Geoffery Dryden
1985
Series
Barney Miller
David Salas
1975
Series
Barney Miller
Hold-Up Man
1975
Series
The Hitchhiker
Eric Coleman
1983
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
All in the Family
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
1971
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grand Vizier
1982
Series
Kojak
Gallagher (uncredited)
1973
Series
Crime Story
US Atty. Harry Breitel
1986
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
The Jeffersons
Robert Phelps
1975
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Father
1985
Film
No Mercy
Angles Ryan
1986
Film
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Frank
1989
Film
Paradise Alley
Legs
1978
Film
Who'll Stop the Rain
Smitty
1978
Film
Cop & ½
Vinnie Fountain
1993
Film
Wise Guys
Marco
1986
Film
Love & Money
Byron Levin
1981
Film
Trackdown
Flash
1976
Film
Willie & Phil
Phil D'Amico
1980
Film
Hot Tomorrows
Louis
1977
Film
Regina Roma
Carry
1982
Film
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Det. Victor Tomasino
1992
Film
The Idolmaker
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980
The Man in the Family
1991
Film
Hellhole
Silk
1985
Series
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
1989
Film
Stunts
Paul Salerno
1977
Film
The Revenge of Al Capone
Scarface
1989
Film
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
Film
Heart Beat
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
1980
Film
Wiseguy: Pilot
Sonny Steelgrave
1987
Film
Caged Fear
Warden Hayes
1991
Film
Some Kind of Hero
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
1982
Film
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Grand Vizier
1986
Film
Round Trip to Heaven
Stoneface
1992
Film
Body Rock
Terrence
1984
Film
Dead On: Relentless II
Kyle Valsone
1992
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Silva
1990
Film
P.I. Private Investigations
Ryan
1987
Film
Act of Piracy
Jack Wilcox
1988
Film
Zebrahead
Richard
1992
Film
The Take
Dennis
1990
Film
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Bill Carney
1981
Film
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
1989
Film
Chrome Soldiers
Gabe Ricci
1992
Film
Wired
Angel Velasquez
1989
Film
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
Film
The Rain Killer
Capra
1990
Film
Du-beat-e-o
duBEAT-e-o
1984