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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-14 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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

1993

Cop & ½ as Vinnie Fountain

1992

Chrome Soldiers as Gabe Ricci
Dead On: Relentless II as Kyle Valsone
Zebrahead as Richard
In the Line of Duty: Street War as Det. Victor Tomasino

1991

Caged Fear as Warden Hayes

1990

The Take as Dennis

1989

Wired as Angel Velasquez
The Neon Empire as Junior Molov
The Neon Empire as Junior Molov

1988

Act of Piracy as Jack Wilcox

1987

Wiseguy: Pilot as Sonny Steelgrave

1986

Wise Guys as Marco
No Mercy as Angles Ryan
Crime Story as US Atty. Harry Breitel

1985

Hellhole as Silk
The Equalizer as Geoffery Dryden

1984

Du-beat-e-o as duBEAT-e-o
Body Rock as Terrence

1983

The Hitchhiker as Eric Coleman

1982

Some Kind of Hero as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Regina Roma as Carry
Faerie Tale Theatre as Grand Vizier

1981

Love and Money as Byron Levin

1980

The Idolmaker as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Willie and Phil as Phil D'Amico
Heart Beat as Ira

1978

1977

Stunts as Paul Salerno
Hot Tomorrows as Louis

1976

Trackdown as Flash

1975

Barney Miller as David Salas
Barney Miller as Hold-Up Man

1973

Kojak as Gallagher (uncredited)

1972

1971

All in the Family as Man At Clinic (uncredited)