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
Complete Filmography
Cop & ½
1993
as 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, ...
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
as 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 d...
Zebrahead
1992
as Richard
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.
Round Trip to Heaven
1992
as 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 ...
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Gabe Ricci
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.
Dead On: Relentless II
1992
as Kyle Valsone
Detective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
Caged Fear
1991
as 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 fema...
The Cops Are Robbers
1990
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...
The Rain Killer
1990
as 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 c...
The Take
1990
as Dennis
An ex-Miami cop just back from prison for corruption gets caught up in the Florida drug trade.
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1990
as Silva
In order to boost his own cotton ginning business, Jake Meighan sets the local Syndicate Plantation ablaze. the superintendent of the Syndicate Planta...
The Neon Empire
1989
as Junior Molov
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
Wired
1989
as Angel Velasquez
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989
as 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...
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Scarface
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
Act of Piracy
1988
as 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 ...
Wiseguy: Pilot
1987
as 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 “wise...
P.I. Private Investigations
1987
as Ryan
A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.
No Mercy
1986
as Angles Ryan
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
as Grand Vizier
Based on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert Carradine.
Wise Guys
1986
as 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 A...
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
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...
Hellhole
1985
as 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 ...
Body Rock
1984
as Terrence
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
Du-beat-e-o
1984
as duBEAT-e-o
A filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
Some Kind of Hero
1982
as 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 ...
Regina Roma
1982
as Carry
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
as 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 conditi...
Love and Money
1981
as 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 count...
The Idolmaker
1980
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Vacarri
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Willie & Phil
1980
as Phil D'Amico
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of ...
Heart Beat
1980
as Ira
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Paradise Alley
1978
as 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 p...
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as Smitty
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside...
Stunts
1977
as 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.
Hot Tomorrows
1977
as 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,...
Trackdown
1976
as 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 a...