
Ray Sharkey
37Movies
6.5 Best Rating
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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cop & ½ | Vinnie Fountain | FLOP | |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Street War | Det. Victor Tomasino | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Richard | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Round Trip to Heaven | Stoneface | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers | Gabe Ricci | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Dead On: Relentless II | Kyle Valsone | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Caged Fear | Warden Hayes | FLOP | |
| 1990 | The Cops Are Robbers | - | FLOP | |
| 1990 | The Rain Killer | Capra | FLOP | |
| 1990 | The Take | Dennis | FLOP | |
| 1990 | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Silva | FLOP | |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Junior Molov | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Wired | Angel Velasquez | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Frank | FLOP | |
| 1989 | The Revenge of Al Capone | Scarface | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Act of Piracy | Jack Wilcox | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy: Pilot | Sonny Steelgrave | FLOP | |
| 1987 | P.I. Private Investigations | Ryan | FLOP | |
| 1986 | No Mercy | Angles Ryan | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | Grand Vizier | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Wise Guys | Marco | FLOP | |
| 1985 | 92 Grosvenor Street | - | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Silk | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Body Rock | Terrence | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Du-beat-e-o | duBEAT-e-o | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Regina Roma | Carry | FLOP | |
| 1981 | The Ordeal of Bill Carney | Bill Carney | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Love & Money | Byron Levin | FLOP | |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil | Phil D'Amico | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Heart Beat | Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg) | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Paradise Alley | Legs | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Smitty | HIT | |
| 1977 | Stunts | Paul Salerno | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Hot Tomorrows | Louis | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Trackdown | Flash | FLOP |



