Ray Sharkey
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.481 |
| Birthday | 1952-11-14 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Also Known As |
1986
Wise Guys
5.3/105
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 A...
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Wise Guys
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain
6.5/60
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside...
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Who'll Stop the Rain
1993
Cop and ½
4.5/146
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,...
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Cop and ½
1985
Hellhole
5/26
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...
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Hellhole
1984
Du-beat-e-o
1/1
A filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
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Du-beat-e-o
1980
The Idolmaker
5.4/19
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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The Idolmaker
1988
Act of Piracy
3.9/4
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...
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Act of Piracy
1982
Some Kind of Hero
5.5/36
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...
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Some Kind of Hero
1981
Love and Money
5.3/9
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 count...
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Love and Money
1984
Body Rock
3.4/15
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
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Body Rock
1977
Stunts
5.1/11
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.
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Stunts
1990
The Rain Killer
4.3/9
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 c...
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The Rain Killer
1977
Hot Tomorrows
6/1
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,...
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Hot Tomorrows
1980
Willie and Phil
4.4/8
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of...
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Willie and Phil
1989
Wired
3.4/21
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
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Wired
1987
P.I. Private Investigations
4.8/6
A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.
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P.I. Private Investigations
1978
Paradise Alley
5.8/131
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 p...
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Paradise Alley
1989
The Revenge of Al Capone
5.7/3
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
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The Revenge of Al Capone
1982
Regina Roma
0/0
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.
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Regina Roma
1992
Chrome Soldiers
4.7/3
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.
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Chrome Soldiers
1989
The Neon Empire
0/0
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
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The Neon Empire
1990
The Take
0/0
An ex-Miami cop just back from prison for corruption gets caught up in the Florida drug trade.
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The Take
1990
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
6/1
In order to boost his own cotton ginning business, Jake Meighan sets the local Syndicate Plantation ablaze. the superintendent of the Syndicate Planta...
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1991
Caged Fear
3.2/2
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 fema...
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Caged Fear
1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
0/0
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 conditi...
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The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
5.6/27
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...
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1987
Wiseguy: Pilot
0/0
This was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent reassigned to the Organized Crime Bureau as a “wise...
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Wiseguy: Pilot
1992
Round Trip to Heaven
3.8/5
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...
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Round Trip to Heaven
1992
Dead On: Relentless II
5.4/6
Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
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Dead On: Relentless II
1992
Zebrahead
5.5/20
Interracial love story set in Detroit.
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Zebrahead
1980
Heart Beat
5.6/16
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
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Heart Beat
1992
In the Line of Duty: Street War
5/8
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 d...
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In the Line of Duty: Street War
1990
The Cops Are Robbers
4/2
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 Clem...
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The Cops Are Robbers
1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
6/3
Based on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert Carradine.
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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1985
92 Grosvenor Street
0/0
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II Germa...
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92 Grosvenor Street
1986
No Mercy
5.8/173
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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