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Home/People/Ray Sharkey
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Born
Nov 14, 1952Died: Jun 11, 1993
Lived 40 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

37
Movies
17
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Ray Sharkey

Acting

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.
Cop & ½ poster

Cop & ½

as Vinnie Fountain
1993
In the Line of Duty: Street War poster

In the Line of Duty: Street War

as Det. Victor Tomasino
1992
Zebrahead poster

Zebrahead

as Richard
1992
Round Trip to Heaven poster

Round Trip to Heaven

as Stoneface
1992
Chrome Soldiers poster

Chrome Soldiers

as Gabe Ricci
1992
Dead On: Relentless II poster

Dead On: Relentless II

as Kyle Valsone
1992
Caged Fear poster

Caged Fear

as Warden Hayes
1991
The Cops Are Robbers poster

The Cops Are Robbers

Cast
1990
The Rain Killer poster

The Rain Killer

as Capra
1990
The Take poster

The Take

as Dennis
1990
27 Wagons Full of Cotton poster

27 Wagons Full of Cotton

as Silva
1990
The Neon Empire poster

The Neon Empire

as Junior Molov
1989
Wired poster

Wired

as Angel Velasquez
1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills poster

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

as Frank
1989
The Revenge of Al Capone poster

The Revenge of Al Capone

as Scarface
1989
Act of Piracy poster

Act of Piracy

as Jack Wilcox
1988
Wiseguy: Pilot poster

Wiseguy: Pilot

as Sonny Steelgrave
1987
P.I. Private Investigations poster

P.I. Private Investigations

as Ryan
1987
No Mercy poster

No Mercy

as Angles Ryan
1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp poster

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

as Grand Vizier
1986