Ray Sharkey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.7242

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Nov-1952

Age

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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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.


Credits

Regina Roma Regina Roma (1982) Character: Carry
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.
27 Wagons Full of Cotton 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1990) Character: Silva
In order to boost his own cotton ginning business, Jake Meighan sets the local Syndicate Plantation ablaze. the superintendent of the Syndicate Plantation sends over 27 wagons full of cotton for ginning, and turns aside his suspicions that Jake is the arsonist in exchange for apparent sexual favors from Jake's wife, Flora.
Caged Fear Caged Fear (1991) Character: Warden Hayes
After a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is arrested. She's sentenced to jail in an ill-reputed female prison in Oklahoma. Tommy doesn't let her down; he manages to get into the prison - on the other side of the bars - to force the ruthless director to let her go.
Du-beat-e-o Du-beat-e-o (1984) Character: duBEAT-e-o
A filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
92 Grosvenor Street 92 Grosvenor Street (1985) Character: N/A
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
The Ordeal of Bill Carney The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981) Character: Bill Carney
Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons since his wife left him. Now, when word of his condition reaches her, she wants to take them away, as she feels that he is unable to care for them. And it appears that the courts agree too. So, his lawyer, also a paraplegic, begins the campaign to take his case before the Supreme Court. Will he win?
The Revenge of Al Capone The Revenge of Al Capone (1989) Character: Scarface
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
P.I. Private Investigations P.I. Private Investigations (1987) Character: Ryan
A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.
The Take The Take (1990) Character: Dennis
An ex-Miami cop just back from prison for corruption gets caught up in the Florida drug trade.
The Cops Are Robbers The Cops Are Robbers (1990) Character: N/A
Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take their piece of Boston's criminal offerings. The crimes are petty at first, but soon, Clemente sets his sights on a bank that promises a big score. Can the gang pull it off before a case is built against them?
In the Line of Duty: Street War In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) Character: Det. Victor Tomasino
In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two brothers squaring off against each other. The strong cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey and Peter Boyle.
Trackdown Trackdown (1976) Character: Flash
When his sister Betsy packs up and leaves the family's Montana cattle ranch to find fame and fortune in Hollywood, her brother Jim decides to follow after her to make sure she doesn't get into trouble.
Who'll Stop the Rain Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) Character: Smitty
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.
Love & Money Love & Money (1981) Character: Byron Levin
An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to complicate his life further, he begins an affair with his new employer's wife.
No Mercy No Mercy (1986) Character: Angles Ryan
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Round Trip to Heaven Round Trip to Heaven (1992) Character: Stoneface
Since Larry works at a garage, he gets to use one of the Rolls Royces. There is only one problem, there is a briefcase full of money in the trunk. So when Larry and his cousin Steve decide to go to Palm Springs to look for Ms. Right at a popular beauty pageant, the owner of the briefcase will do the impossible to get it back.
Body Rock Body Rock (1984) Character: Terrence
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
The Idolmaker The Idolmaker (1980) Character: Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986) Character: Grand Vizier
Based on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert Carradine.
Willie & Phil Willie & Phil (1980) Character: Phil D'Amico
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.
The Rain Killer The Rain Killer (1990) Character: Capra
Together, a weary cop and an all business FBI agent, team up to catch the latest homicidal manic: The Rain Killer. Just when they think that all the clues have been washed away, they find the one last clue; the one that's been in plain sight.
Dead On: Relentless II Dead On: Relentless II (1992) Character: Kyle Valsone
Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
Hot Tomorrows Hot Tomorrows (1977) Character: Louis
A portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a life-size Grim Reaper. One night Michael's closest buddy, Louis, joins him for an adventure in Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
Chrome Soldiers Chrome Soldiers (1992) Character: Gabe Ricci
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.
Act of Piracy Act of Piracy (1988) Character: Jack Wilcox
A large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries decide to capture the vessel. The original owner, who was delivering it to Sydney, Australia, is believed dead but is in fact very much alive, and determined to recover the yacht...
Cop & ½ Cop & ½ (1993) Character: Vinnie Fountain
When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner seriously as they race the clock to bring the bad guys to justice.
Wise Guys Wise Guys (1986) Character: Marco
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Wired Wired (1989) Character: Angel Velasquez
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
Paradise Alley Paradise Alley (1978) Character: Legs
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) Character: Frank
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Some Kind of Hero Some Kind of Hero (1982) Character: Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
Hellhole Hellhole (1985) Character: Silk
An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. She’s committed to a mental institution, where Silk follows her, looking for the papers he was trying to get from her mother. And Silk’s only the beginning of her problems, since the asylum is run by a mad doctor, performing experiments in chemical lobotomies!
Heart Beat Heart Beat (1980) Character: Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Zebrahead Zebrahead (1992) Character: Richard
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.
The Neon Empire The Neon Empire (1989) Character: Junior Molov
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
Stunts Stunts (1977) Character: Paul Salerno
After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.
Wiseguy: Pilot Wiseguy: Pilot (1987) Character: Sonny Steelgrave
This was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent reassigned to the Organized Crime Bureau as a “wiseguy”, a specially trained deep undercover agent. To help support his cover, Vinnie has just finished serving 18 months in a New Jersey prison…



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