Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 6, 1943
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Ray Buktenica
Biography
Ray Buktenica /bʌkˈtɛniːˈkɑː/ (born August 6, 1943) is an American film and television character actor. He has played numerous roles, primarily on television since 1972. He is best known for playing the character Benny Goodwin, the boyfriend and later fiancé of Brenda Morgenstern on the 1970s sitcom Rhoda, Dr. Solomon on House Calls and Jerry Berkson, Libby's boss on Life Goes On. He provided the voice of Hugo Strange in the character's sole appearance on Batman: The Animated Series. In 1996, he guest-starred on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Leo Nunk, a newspaper reporter. In 1997, he guest-starred on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in the episode "By Inferno's Light", as Deyos, the Vorta in command of the Dominion's Internment Camp 371.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shopgirl | Shrink |
| 2001 | Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History | Director #1 |
| 1995 | Heat | Timmons |
| 1994 | MacShayne: Winner Takes All | Charlie Dear |
| 1991 | My Girl | Danny |
| 1988 | The George McKenna Story | Alan Keith |
| 1988 | Police Story: Gladiator School | Heller |
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story | Dave Wolf |
| 1983 | Imps* | Bob |
| 1983 | Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home | Fred |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Nellie Bly | Kenny Thompson / Narrator |
| 1980 | The Jayne Mansfield Story | Bob Garrett |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | Public Relations Man |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Dr. Mark Handelman |
| 1977 | A Circle Street of Children | Doctor Marino |
| 1976 | King Kong | Naval Officer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | JAG | Art Scherer |
| 1995 | JAG | ZNN Reporter |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Allan Pound |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Mike Baker |
| 1993 | Cutters | Chad Conners |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Deyos |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Hugo Strange (voice) |
| 1991 | Civil Wars | Ronald Peck |
| 1989 | Open House | Dave Hayes |
| 1989 | Booker | |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Alan |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer |
| 1986 | Designing Women | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Take My Life...Please!") |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Kyle Laughlin |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | |
| 1979 | House Calls | Normon Solomon |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Simon Scott |
| 1974 | Rhoda | Benny Goodwin |
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Doctor |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Billy Grunwald |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Clifford Sprague |