Raymond “Ray” Sharkey, Jr. where he played Sonny Steelgrave, and also in the lead role in the movie " Creator of Idols " (1980).
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| Birth name | Raymond Sharkey Jr. |
| Date of Birth | November 14, 1952 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| Date of death | June 11, 1993 (aged 40) |
| A place of death | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1974 - 1993 |
| Awards | The Golden Globe (1981) |
| IMDb | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
- 1.2 Recent years and death
- 2 Filmography
- 3 Awards and nominations
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Ray Sharkey was born November 14, 1952 in Brooklyn , New York , USA [2] . His father, professional drummer Ray Sharkey Sr., abandoned his family when the boy was only five years old. Ray was raised by her mother with the help of her parents. Seeing the Broadway production of Hair at the age of 17, Sharkey decided to become an actor and began to study acting. And in 1974 he made his film debut in the movie Lords of Flatbush .
Personal life
In 1981, Sharkey had a short affair with the Italian actress Ornella Muti - his partner in the film " Love and Money " [2] . In the same year, he married actress Rebecca Wood. In 1986, the couple broke up, reportedly due to Sharkey's drug abuse. In 1988, Ray married actress Carol Graham, and they had a daughter - Cecilia Bonnie Sharkey [2] . In 1992, they broke up, and the year before, in 1991, Sharkey had been dating model and actress Elena Monika for seven months [2] [3] .
Recent years and death
Ray Sharkey has struggled with addiction to cocaine and heroin throughout his career. It is known that back in 1987, Ray spent a couple of months in a rehabilitation center in California with a diagnosis of HIV - even then the actor had problems with drugs. July 30, 1992, while in Vancouver ( British Columbia , Canada ), Ray was arrested for drug possession. Canadian customs officers, doing a routine check of incoming goods at the airport, found a small amount of cocaine and heroin in a black envelope that was sent from Los Angeles to Sharkey. Police searched his hotel room and found an additional supply of medicine - Sharkey was imprisoned, but later released on bail [2] [4] .
In 1992, his ex-girlfriend, Elena Monica, filed a lawsuit against the actor for $ 52,000,000 - her claim against the actor sounded like "knowingly becoming infected with AIDS ." Despite the fact that Monica won the case, she never received the money - Sharkey simply didn’t have it [3] .
Sharkey died of AIDS at the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn on June 11, 1993 [2] [5] . The actor is buried in the Saint Charles Cemetery cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island .
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | f | Flatbread Lords | The lords of flatbush | student |
| 1976 | from | Jeffersons | The jeffersons | Robert Phelps |
| 1977 | f | Stuntmen | Stunts | Paul Salerno |
| 1977 | from | Streets of san francisco | The streets of san francisco | Benny Leicester |
| 1978 | f | Who will stop the rain | Who'll stop the rain | Smitty |
| 1980 | f | Heart beat | Heart beat | Ira |
| 1980 | f | Willie and Phil | Willie & phil | Phil d'Amico |
| 1980 | f | Idol maker | The idolmaker | Vincent Vacarry |
| 1981 | tf | The Test of Bill Carney | The ordeal of bill carney | Bill carney |
| 1982 | f | Love and money | Love and money | Byron Levin |
| 1984 | f | Body rock | Body rock | Terrence |
| 1985 | from | Miami Police | Miami vice | Bobby Profile |
| 1985 | from | Equalizer | The equalizer | Jeffrey Dryden |
| 1986 | f | Sensible guys | Wise guys | Marco |
| 1986 | f | No mercy | No mercy | Angle Ryan |
| 1986 - 1987 | from | Crime stories | Crime story | Harry Breitel |
| 1987 - 1989 | from | smart ass | Wiseguy | Sonny Steelgrave |
| 1989 | tf | Neon empire | The neon empire | Junior Molov |
| 1989 | f | Beverly Hills class struggle scenes | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Frank |
| 1989 | tf | Revenge of Al Capone | The revenge of al capone | Face with a scar |
| 1989 | from | Hitchhiker | The hitchhiker | Eric Coleman |
| 1989 | f | In suspense | Wired | Angel Velazquez |
| 1990 | f | Killing in the rain | The rain killer | Capra |
| 1990 | f | Private business | Act of piracy | Jack Wilcox |
| 1992 | at | Merciless 2: Absolutely | Dead On: Relentless II | Kyle Walsone |
| 1992 | f | Zebrogol | Zebrahead | Richard |
| 1992 | tf | Soldiers in leather jackets | Chrome soldiers | Gabe Ricci |
| 1992 | from | Jake and fat man | Jake and the fatman | Michael "Mickey" Dayton Da Silva |
| 1992 | tf | Street wars | In the Line of Duty: Street War | Victor Tomasino |
| 1993 | f | Policeman and a half | Cop and ½ | Winnie fontaine |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Prize | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Golden globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Idol maker | Victory |
| 1982 | Best Actor - mini-series or television movie | The Test of Bill Carney | Nomination | |
| 1988 | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Founder's award | smart ass | Victory |
Notes
- ↑ Awards for Ray Sharkey - IMDb
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Biography for Ray Sharkey
- ↑ 1 2 AEGiS-Miami Herald: A Spirited fight against HIV; model / actress infected with HIV pushes AIDS research organization into spotlight
- ↑ Arrest Costs Ray Sharkey Role in Series latimes.com. Braxton, Greg. 1991-08-01
- ↑ Lueck, Thomas J .. Ray Sharkey, 40; Actor Often Played Role of Tough Guy , The New York Times (June 12, 1993). Date of treatment November 10, 2009.
Links
- Ray Sharkey at the Internet Movie Database
- Ray Sharkey on Find a Grave