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Ray Sharkey

Acting Born Nov 14, 1952 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Bobby Profile
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Geoffery Dryden
  • Jake and the Fatman (1987)
  • Barney Miller (1975) as David Salas
  • Barney Miller (1975) as Hold-Up Man
  • Kojak (1973) as Gallagher (uncredited)
  • The Jeffersons (1975) as Robert Phelps
  • The Hitchhiker (1983) as Eric Coleman
  • Wiseguy (1987)
  • All in the Family (1971) as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Grand Vizier
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as The Father
  • Crime Story (1986) as US Atty. Harry Breitel
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  • No Mercy (1986) as Angles Ryan
  • Paradise Alley (1978) as Legs
  • Wise Guys (1986) as Marco
  • The Man in the Family (1991)
  • Cop & ½ (1993) as Vinnie Fountain
  • Heart Beat (1980) as Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
  • Some Kind of Hero (1982) as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
  • Willie & Phil (1980) as Phil D'Amico