Ray Sharkey
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-11-14 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
1993-06-11
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.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Miami Vice
as Bobby Profile
The Equalizer
as Geoffery Dryden
Barney Miller
as David Salas
Barney Miller
as Hold-Up Man
All in the Family
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)
Kojak
as Gallagher (uncredited)
Wiseguy
The Hitchhiker
as Eric Coleman
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Jeffersons
as Robert Phelps
Crime Story
as US Atty. Harry Breitel
Jake and the Fatman
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Grand Vizier
The Streets of San Francisco
Trackdown
as Flash
Hot Tomorrows
as Louis
Regina Roma
as Carry
Wiseguy: Pilot
as Sonny Steelgrave
No Mercy
as Angles Ryan