Biography
Ray Sharkey
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.
Career works
53
Movies
37
Series
16
Career average
6.1/10
Birth date
11/14/1952
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Date of death
06/11/1993
Filmography highlights
Movies
Cop & ½
1993 · 4.6
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992 · 5.4
Zebrahead
1992 · 5.7
Round Trip to Heaven
1992 · 3.7
Chrome Soldiers
1992 · 4.4
Dead On: Relentless II
1992 · 5.5
Caged Fear
1991 · 4.1
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990 · 4.2
The Rain Killer
1990 · 4.4
The Take
1990 · 7.0
The Neon Empire
1989 · 6.7
Wired
1989 · 3.6
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989 · 5.4
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989 · 6.6
Act of Piracy
1988 · 3.9
Series
The Neon Empire
1989
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · 6.2
Wiseguy
1987 · 6.6
Crime Story
1986 · 8.0
The Equalizer
1985 · 7.1
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · 6.9
Miami Vice
1984 · 7.5
The Hitchhiker
1983 · 6.3
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · 8.1
Saturday Night Live
1975 · 6.9
Barney Miller
1975 · 7.4
The Jeffersons
1975 · 7.3
Kojak
1973 · 7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.0
All in the Family
1971 · 7.8