Ray Sharkey
Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. — Nov 14 1952• Died Jun 11 1993
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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.
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Miami Vice
Bobby Profile
The Equalizer
Geoffery Dryden
Barney Miller
David Salas
Kojak
Gallagher (uncredited)
All in the Family
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker
Eric Coleman
Wiseguy
The Jeffersons
Robert Phelps
The Streets of San Francisco
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grand Vizier
Jake and the Fatman
Crime Story
US Atty. Harry Breitel
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Idolmaker
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
No Mercy
Angles Ryan
Paradise Alley
Legs
Cop & ½
Vinnie Fountain
Wise Guys
Marco
The Man in the Family
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
Who'll Stop the Rain
Smitty
Willie & Phil
Phil D'Amico
Heart Beat
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Zebrahead
Richard
Wiseguy: Pilot
Sonny Steelgrave
Stunts
Paul Salerno
Act of Piracy
Jack Wilcox
Regina Roma
Carry
Love & Money
Byron Levin
Some Kind of Hero
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Hot Tomorrows
Louis
Wired
Angel Velasquez
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Det. Victor Tomasino
Hellhole
Silk
Trackdown
Flash
Body Rock
Terrence
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Bill Carney
Caged Fear
Warden Hayes
The Rain Killer
Capra
The Cops Are Robbers
The Neon Empire
Junior Molov
The Take
Dennis
P.I. Private Investigations
Ryan
Chrome Soldiers
Gabe Ricci
The Revenge of Al Capone
Scarface
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Grand Vizier
Dead On: Relentless II
Kyle Valsone
Round Trip to Heaven
Stoneface
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Silva
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Frank
92 Grosvenor Street
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