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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.
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.
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
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...
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.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- June 11, 1993
- November 14, 1952
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,...
Jun 17, 1993 · RAY SHARKEY was a solid actor, with both enough individuality and looks for stardom, but it eluded him. He made his movie debut in 1974 in The Lords of Flatbush, one of several movies of the...
Jun 13, 1993 · Ray Sharkey, the hard-living actor who starred as a crime boss in the television series “Wiseguy,” died of the complications of AIDS, his manager said Saturday. He was 40. Sharkey died Friday...
