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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 ...
Jun 14, 1993 · ACTOR RAY SHARKEY DIES. LOS ANGELES -- Ray Sharkey, 40, the hard-living actor who starred as a crime boss in the television series "Wiseguy," died June 11 at a hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. He had ...
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Ray Sharkey. Actor: The Idolmaker. Ray Sharkey was born on 14 November 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Idolmaker (1980), Wiseguy (1987) and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989).
- Actor, Soundtrack
- November 14, 1952
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- June 11, 1993
Ray Sharkey. Actor: The Idolmaker. Ray Sharkey was born on 14 November 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Idolmaker (1980), Wiseguy (1987) and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989). He was married to Carole Graham and Rebecca Wood. He died on 11 June 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- June 11, 1993
- November 14, 1952
Jun 13, 1993 · Ray Sharkey, a television and film actor whose portrayals of rough-hewn and emotionally vulnerable tough guys won wide acclaim, but whose personal life descended into a nightmare of drug and ...
The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama directed by Taylor Hackford in his feature directorial debut, written by Edward di Lorenzo, and starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. Loosely based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, whose discoveries included Frankie Avalon and Fabian ...
Jun 13, 1993 · NEW YORK -- Tough-guy actor Ray Sharkey who starred in the late 1980s television series 'Wiseguys' has died at 41 of AIDS. Robert Walsh, a spokesman for Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, said ...
