Ray Sharkey
13 titles
Filmography
13 results

The Idolmaker
(1980)Vinnie Vacarri wants to be a star. He has the moves, the songs and the voice. He just doesn't have the looks. He decides instead to mold two young men with "the look" into rock 'n' roll stars, controlling their every move.

In the Line of Duty: Street War
(1992)After his partner is shot dead in a Brooklyn stairwell, a cop sets out to investigate and bring to justice the killer who took his friend.

Hellhole
(1985)An attack from a hired killer lands survivor Susan in a mental asylum with amnesia where patients are the forced subjects of a lethal experiment.

The Cops Are Robbers
(1990)Based on a true crime, this is the tale of a righteous superintendent who suspects a police captain and his men pulled off a 1980 Boston bank robbery.

The Rain Killer
(1990)A world-weary cop and an all-business FBI agent hunting the maniacal “Rain Killer” uncover a secret that’s been hiding in plain sight.

Love & Money
(1981)Obsession can take many forms--love, patriotism, greed--but when it combines all three it can only have explosive results in a man driven by Love & Money. Successful investment planner Byron Levin's (Ray Sharkey--Wiseguy, The Idolmaker) career is no longer a challenge, so when international business magnate Frederick Stockheinz (Klaus Kinski--Fitzcarraldo) asks him to head up a new venture in a small South American country, Levin accepts the challenge. But as business in Latin America forces Levin to deal with a ruthless, corrupt dictator (Armand Assante), Levin also finds himself uncontrollably drawn to his employer's beautiful wife (Ornella Muti--Flash Gordon). Now one wrong misstep could mean sudden death as Levin finds himself caught between love, patriotism and greed in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.

P.I. Private Investigations
(1987)An architect gets drawn into the Los Angeles underworld when his father prepares to go public with the connection between the cops and the drug trade.

Some Kind of Hero
(1982)An American POW (Richard Pryor) is finally shipped back home and everything goes wrong for him. His mom is in a nursing home; his wife has a lover; and they've lost all his savings. So begins his desperate - and funny - descent into a world of crime.

Stunts
(1977)After his stuntman brother is killed during a dangerous film shoot, Glen takes his place on the crew to learn the shocking truth about his death.

Regina Roma
(1982)A couple anxiously await the arrival of their son, whom they haven’t seen in three months. Tensions boil over when he arrives with his secret fiancée.

Wise Guys
(1986)Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo star in Brian DePalma's dark comedy about a pair of New Jersey mobsters who double-cross their boss. To get revenge he sets them up to kill each other.

Round Trip to Heaven
(1992)When two awkward guys borrow a Rolls-Royce to impress a model, they inadvertently become a part of a dangerous robbery and epic chase.

Who'll Stop the Rain
(1978)A Vietnam vet and his friend's wife get caught up in international drug smuggling and the desperation of heroin addiction in this gripping drama.