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Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey
Ray Sharkey
Born: Nov 14, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died: Jun 12, 1993 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '70s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Idolmaker, Wired, Wise Guys
First Major Screen Credit: Hot Tomorrows (1977)
21 Videos for Ray Sharkey
Cop and a Half (1993) Capone (1989) Behind Enemy Lines (1985)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) Wired (1989) Murphy's Romance (1985)
Round Trip to Heaven (1992) Dragnet (1987) Best Defense (1984)
Zebrahead (1992) Dudes (1987) Blue Thunder (1983)
The Grifters (1990) No Mercy (1986) WarGames (1983)
The Rain Killer (1990) Short Circuit (1986) Who'll Stop the Rain? (1978)
The Take (1990) Wise Guys (1986) The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
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Biography:

Trained at HB Studio, rough-edged American actor Ray Sharkey quickly graduated to movies and television. Sharkey's first film was The Lords of Flatbush (1974), a street-gang drama that also featured early appearances by Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone. The actor's breakthrough film was 1980's The Idolmaker, in which he played rock 'n' roll entrepreneur Bob Marcucci; that same year, he was Phil in the low-budget but highly praised Willie and Phil.

Sharkey's best known role was as Atlantic City gangster Sonny Steelgrave on the TV series Wiseguy (1987-90). Shortly after finishing work on the 1992 Burt Reynolds vehicle Cop and A Half, Sharkey made public the fact that he had contracted AIDS through indiscriminate drug use; he died less than one year later.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.