Ray Sharkey
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(37 total)
No Mercy
as Angles Ryan
Cop & ½
as Vinnie Fountain
Paradise Alley
as Legs
Wise Guys
as Marco
Who'll Stop the Rain
as Smitty
Some Kind of Hero
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Hellhole
as Silk
The Idolmaker
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Wired
as Angel Velasquez
Zebrahead
as Richard
Heart Beat
as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
Body Rock
as Terrence
Stunts
as Paul Salerno
The Rain Killer
as Capra
Love & Money
as Byron Levin
Willie & Phil
as Phil D'Amico
Dead On: Relentless II
as Kyle Valsone
Round Trip to Heaven
as Stoneface
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Det. Victor Tomasino
TV Shows
(17 total)
Miami Vice
as Bobby Profile
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
All in the Family
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
Kojak
as Gallagher (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
as Robert Phelps
Crime Story
as US Atty. Harry Breitel
The Equalizer
as Geoffery Dryden
Barney Miller
as David Salas
Barney Miller
as Hold-Up Man
The Hitchhiker
as Eric Coleman
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Grand Vizier
The Neon Empire
as Junior Molov