Ray Sharkey(1952-1993)

Actor
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The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career, while journalist Bob Woodward researches Belushi's life as he prepares to write a book about the late comic actor.

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Wired (1989)

Ray Sharkey was born on 14 November 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Le temps du rock'n'roll (1980), Un flic dans la mafia (1987) and Un flic et demi (1993). 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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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Le temps du rock'n'roll

6.9

Vincent Vacarri

1980

Un flic dans la mafia

7.7

TV Series

Sonny Steelgrave

Un flic et demi

4.2

Vinnie Fountain

1993

Robert Beltran, Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Bartel, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Mary Woronov, Paul Mazursky, Edith Diaz, Barret Oliver, Rebecca Schaeffer, Ray Sharkey, and Arnetia Walker in Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

5.9

Frank

1989

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Actor

Un flic et demi
4.2
- Vinnie Fountain
- 1993
Ray Bradbury présente
7.3
TV Series
- The Father
- 1992
Round Trip to Heaven
4.2
- Stoneface
- 1992
Street War
5.8
TV Movie
- Det. Victor Tomasino
- 1992
La loi est la loi
6.4
TV Series
- Michael 'Mickey Daytona' DaSilva
- 1992
Biker Force
4.3
TV Movie
- Gabe Ricci
- 1992
Dead On: Relentless II
5.4
Video
- Kyle Valsone
- 1992
The Color of Love
6.3
- Richard
- 1992
Riders in the Sky
7.6
TV Series
- Spongehead
- 1991
The Man in the Family
6.8
TV Series
- Sal Bavasso
- 1991
Caged Fear
4.5
- Warden Hayes
- 1991
L'habit ne fait pas le moine
5.4
TV Movie
- Capt. Gerry Clemente
- 1990
Meurtres sous la pluie
4.6
- Capra
- 1990
Miami Coke
5.1
TV Movie
- Dennis Delaney
- 1990
American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts
7.0
TV Series
- Silva
- 1990

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Height
- 1.73 m
Born
- November 14, 1952
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- June 11, 1993
- New York City, New York, USA(AIDS)
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Publicity listings
- 4 Interviews
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
At his worst his cocaine and heroin addiction cost him $400 a day. He was also involved in four drug-related car wrecks (two required microsurgery on his eyes). He ended up dropping 40 lbs. from his 5' 8" frame and is believed to have caught the AIDS virus through sharing dirty needles.

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[on becoming an actor]: I was kind of bored and didn't know what to do. It was either join the Marines and ship out for Vietnam, or go down to acting school in the Village. So I opted for the latter, and the rest is history.