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.
No Mercy
as Angles RyanAn unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a...
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Paradise Alley
as LegsThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each...
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The Idolmaker
as Vincent 'Vinnie' VacarriBased on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie...
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Wise Guys
as MarcoHarry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000,...
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
as FrankA wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on...
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Who'll Stop the Rain
as SmittyJohn, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally...
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Cop and ½
as Vinnie FountainWhen a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make...
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Round Trip to Heaven
as StonefaceSince Larry works at a garage, he gets to use one of the Rolls Royces. There is only one...
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Hellhole
as SilkAn unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman...
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Caged Fear
as Warden HayesAfter a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is...
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Body Rock
as TerrenceA disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
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In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Det. Victor TomasinoIn this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a...
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Chrome Soldiers
as Gabe RicciFive ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his...
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Heart Beat
as IraAn exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal...
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Wired
as Angel VelasquezThe ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
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Some Kind of Hero
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngeloA Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly...
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Act of Piracy
as Jack WilcoxA large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries...
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Stunts
as Paul SalernoAfter a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes...
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Willie and Phil
as Phil D'AmicoLife imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil —...
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The Cops Are Robbers
as uncreditedMade-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston...
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Love and Money
as Byron LevinAn investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help...
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The Take
as DennisAn ex-Miami cop just back from prison for corruption gets caught up in the Florida drug trade.
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The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Bill CarneyBill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons...
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The Rain Killer
as CapraTogether, a weary cop and an all business FBI agent, team up to catch the latest homicidal...
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The Revenge of Al Capone
as ScarfaceAfter Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate...
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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Grand VizierBased on the story "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", directed by Tim Burton and starring Robert...
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The Neon Empire
as Junior MolovNew York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution...
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Dead On: Relentless II
as Kyle ValsoneDetective Sam Dietz is paired with a shady FBI agent to track down another serial killer...
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Regina Roma
as CarryAn aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a...
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P.I. Private Investigations
as RyanA young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows...
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Hot Tomorrows
as LouisA portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a...
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Du-beat-e-o
as duBEAT-e-oA filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
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92 Grosvenor Street
as uncreditedProfessor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a...
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Wiseguy: Pilot
as Sonny SteelgraveThis was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department...
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Miami Vice
as uncreditedThe story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...
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The Equalizer
as Geoffery DrydenRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...
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Barney Miller
as David SalasBarney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...
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Barney Miller
as Hold-Up ManBarney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...
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Wiseguy
as uncreditedVinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...
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All in the Family
as Man At Clinic (uncredited)Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...
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Kojak
as Gallagher (uncredited)A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...
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Jake and the Fatman
as uncreditedJake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L....
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Crime Story
as US Atty. Harry BreitelThe hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of...
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Faerie Tale Theatre
as Grand VizierA live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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The Streets of San Francisco
as uncreditedTwo police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...
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The Jeffersons
as uncreditedSitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...
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The Hitchhiker
as Eric ColemanA young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes...
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
as uncreditedA Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray...
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