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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-14

Day of Death

1993-06-11 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

Wise Guys

1986

Wise Guys

as

Marco

Cop & ½

1993

Cop & ½

as

Vinnie Fountain

Hellhole

1985

Hellhole

as

Silk

Du-beat-e-o

1984

Du-beat-e-o

as

duBEAT-e-o

The Idolmaker

1980

The Idolmaker

as

Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri

Act of Piracy

1988

Act of Piracy

as

Jack Wilcox

Some Kind of Hero

1982

Some Kind of Hero

as

Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo

Love and Money

1981

Love and Money

as

Byron Levin

Body Rock

1984

Body Rock

as

Terrence

Stunts

1977

Stunts

as

Paul Salerno

The Rain Killer

1990

The Rain Killer

as

Capra

Hot Tomorrows

1977

Hot Tomorrows

as

Louis

Willie and Phil

1980

Willie and Phil

as

Phil D'Amico

Wired

1989

Wired

as

Angel Velasquez

Paradise Alley

1978

Paradise Alley

as

Legs

Regina Roma

1982

Regina Roma

as

Carry

Chrome Soldiers

1992

Chrome Soldiers

as

Gabe Ricci

The Neon Empire

1989

The Neon Empire

as

Junior Molov

The Take

1990

The Take

as

Dennis

Caged Fear

1991

Caged Fear

as

Warden Hayes

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

1981

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

as

Bill Carney

Wiseguy: Pilot

1987

Wiseguy: Pilot

as

Sonny Steelgrave

Round Trip to Heaven

1992

Round Trip to Heaven

as

Stoneface

Dead On: Relentless II

1992

Dead On: Relentless II

as

Kyle Valsone

Zebrahead

1992

Zebrahead

as

Richard

Heart Beat

1980

Heart Beat

as

Ira

In the Line of Duty: Street War

1992

In the Line of Duty: Street War

as

Det. Victor Tomasino

No Mercy

1986

No Mercy

as

Angles Ryan

Trackdown

1976

Trackdown

as

Flash

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Man At Clinic (uncredited)

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

David Salas

Kojak

Kojak

as

Gallagher (uncredited)

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Geoffery Dryden

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Eric Coleman

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Grand Vizier

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

as

Junior Molov

Crime Story

Crime Story

as

US Atty. Harry Breitel

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Hold-Up Man

Production

Crew

Directing