Ray Sharkey

Known for: Acting
Born: November 14, 1952, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: June 11, 1993
Movies: 37

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 Movies

5.8

No Mercy

1986

4.6

Cop & ½

1993

5.9

Paradise Alley

1978

5.4

Wise Guys

1986

6.4

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

5.6

Some Kind of Hero

1982

5.0

Hellhole

1985

5.4

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

1989

4.4

Body Rock

1984

5.6

The Idolmaker

1980

Filmography

1993	Cop & ½	Vinnie Fountain
1992	In the Line of Duty: Street War	Det. Victor Tomasino
1992	Zebrahead	Richard
1992	Round Trip to Heaven	Stoneface
1992	Chrome Soldiers	Gabe Ricci
1992	Dead On: Relentless II	Kyle Valsone
1991	Caged Fear	Warden Hayes
1990	Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990	The Rain Killer	Capra
1990	The Take	Dennis
1990	27 Wagons Full of Cotton	Silva
1989	The Neon Empire	Junior Molov
1989	Wired	Angel Velasquez
1989	Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills	Frank
1989	The Revenge of Al Capone	Scarface
1988	Act of Piracy	Jack Wilcox
1987	Wiseguy: Pilot	Sonny Steelgrave
1987	P.I. Private Investigations	Ryan
1986	No Mercy	Angles Ryan
1986	Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp	Grand Vizier
1986	Wise Guys	Marco
1985	92 Grosvenor Street
1985	Hellhole	Silk
1984	Body Rock	Terrence
1984	Du-beat-e-o	duBEAT-e-o
1982	Some Kind of Hero	Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
1982	Regina Roma	Carry
1981	The Ordeal of Bill Carney	Bill Carney
1981	Love & Money	Byron Levin
1980	The Idolmaker	Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980	Willie & Phil	Phil D'Amico
1980	Heart Beat	Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
1978	Paradise Alley	Legs
1978	Who'll Stop the Rain	Smitty
1977	Stunts	Paul Salerno
1977	Hot Tomorrows	Louis
1976	Trackdown	Flash

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