Ray Sharkey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-14

Day of death

1993-06-11 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Ray Sharkey

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.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Crime Story

    Crime Story

  • Hellhole

    Hellhole

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Body Rock

    Body Rock

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • Zebrahead

    Zebrahead

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • The Take

    The Take

  • Stunts

    Stunts

  • Regina Roma

    Regina Roma

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • P.I. Private Investigations

    P.I. Private Investigations

  • Wiseguy: Pilot

    Wiseguy: Pilot

  • Wired

    Wired

  • Hot Tomorrows

    Hot Tomorrows

  • No Mercy

    No Mercy

  • Love & Money

    Love & Money

  • The Rain Killer

    The Rain Killer

  • Paradise Alley

    Paradise Alley

  • The Man in the Family

    The Man in the Family

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • Cop & ½

    Cop & ½

  • The Neon Empire

    The Neon Empire

  • Who'll Stop the Rain

    Who'll Stop the Rain

  • The Idolmaker

    The Idolmaker

  • Some Kind of Hero

    Some Kind of Hero

  • Willie & Phil

    Willie & Phil

  • Act of Piracy

    Act of Piracy

  • Caged Fear

    Caged Fear

  • Dead On: Relentless II

    Dead On: Relentless II

  • In the Line of Duty: Street War

    In the Line of Duty: Street War

  • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

    Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

  • Heart Beat

    Heart Beat

  • Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

  • The Cops Are Robbers

    The Cops Are Robbers

  • The Revenge of Al Capone

    The Revenge of Al Capone

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • The Ordeal of Bill Carney

    The Ordeal of Bill Carney

  • The Neon Empire

    The Neon Empire

  • 27 Wagons Full of Cotton

    27 Wagons Full of Cotton

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

  • Du-beat-e-o

    Du-beat-e-o

  • 92 Grosvenor Street

    92 Grosvenor Street