Acting
Ray Sharkey
Also Known As: Raymond Sharkey Jr.
Birth Date
November 14, 1952
Death Date
June 11, 1993
(passed away at 40)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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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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TV Show
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Miami Vice
Bobby Profile
1984 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Kojak
Gallagher (uncredited)
1973 • 1 episode
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Jake and the Fatman
1987 • 1 episode
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The Equalizer
Geoffery Dryden
1985 • 1 episode
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Barney Miller
David Salas
1975 • 1 episode
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All in the Family
Man At Clinic (uncredited)
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Jeffersons
Robert Phelps
1975 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Hitchhiker
Eric Coleman
1983 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Wiseguy
1987 • 7 episodes
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TV Show
Crime Story
US Atty. Harry Breitel
1986 • 7 episodes
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TV Show
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Faerie Tale Theatre
Grand Vizier
1982 • 1 episode
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Movie
Love & Money
Byron Levin
1981
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Movie
Wiseguy: Pilot
Sonny Steelgrave
1987
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Movie
Trackdown
Flash
1976
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Movie
The Idolmaker
Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
1980
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Movie
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990
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Movie
Who'll Stop the Rain
Smitty
1978