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New Blood
Season 1, Episode 3
When mob boss Paul Patrice puts his accountant in charge of safeguarding Steelgrave operations, Vinnie soon learns that Sonny's at the mercy of his own watchdog. Patrice: Joe Dallesandro. Mahoney: Joe Shea. Sonny: Ray Sharkey. Vinnie: Ken Wahl.
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1987
English
Drama
Police
Action/adventure
Crime
Mystery & Suspense
Cast & Crew
Ken Wahl
(Actor)
.. Vinnie Terranova
Ray Sharkey
(Actor)
.. Sonny Steelgrave
Joe Dallesandro
(Actor)
.. Paul Patrice
Joe Shea
(Actor)
.. Mahoney
More Information
Did You Know..
Ken Wahl
(Actor)
.. Vinnie Terranova
Born:
October 31, 1962
Trivia:
Broad-shouldered American actor Ken Wahl has proven time and again that he's more than just a mass of muscle. After a handful of supporting roles, Wahl entered cult-film Valhalla with his starring role as a Bronx-Italian highschooler in The Wanderers (1979). Arguably, his best screen role was as the "see no evil" partner of conscience-stricken cop Paul Newman in Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981). His many film appearances aside, Wahl's popularity rests with his three-year performance as underground cop Vinnie Teranova in Wiseguys (1987-90), which was impressive enough to make viewers forget Wahl's earlier series-TV stint in the unlamented adventure series Double Dare (1985).
Ray Sharkey
(Actor)
.. Sonny Steelgrave
Born:
November 14, 1952
Died: June 12, 1993
Died: June 12, 1993
Trivia:
Trained at HB Studio, rough-edged American actor Ray Sharkey quickly graduated to movies and television. Sharkey's first film was The Lords of Flatbush (1974), a street-gang drama that also featured early appearances by Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone. The actor's breakthrough film was 1980's The Idolmaker, in which he played rock 'n' roll entrepreneur Bob Marcucci; that same year, he was Phil in the low-budget but highly praised Willie and Phil. Sharkey's best known role was as Atlantic City gangster Sonny Steelgrave on the TV series "Wiseguy" (1987-90). Shortly after finishing work on the 1992 Burt Reynolds vehicle Cop and A Half, Sharkey made public the fact that he had contracted AIDS through indiscriminate drug use; he died less than one year later.
Joe Dallesandro
(Actor)
.. Paul Patrice
Born:
December 31, 1948
Trivia:
Leading actor Joe Dallesandro gained more than his 15 minutes of fame in the '60s and '70s thanks to his presence in the experimental films of Andy Warhol. Most often cast as androgynous characters, Dallesandro was the star of the Warhol/Paul Morrissey trilogy Flesh, Trash, and Heat, and later played the title roles in the selfsame production team's Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein for which Dallesandro was praised by the cognoscenti for his "naturalistic" performances. After making his "mainstream" debut in The Gardener, he worked extensively in Europe. He made fleeting appearances as Lucky Luciano in Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984) and as the father of Darren E. Burrows in John Waters' Cry-Baby (1991). Dallesandro has also been prominently featured in such TV weeklies of the 1980s as Fortune Dane, Wiseguy, and The Hollywood Detective.
Joe Shea
(Actor)
.. Mahoney
Born:
February 23, 1977
