Quick Facts
Born:
1943-08-06
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
46 Total Roles
Ray Buktenica
Acting
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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
Heat
Timmons
My Girl
Danny
Batman: The Animated Series
Hugo Strange (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Deyos
King Kong
Naval Officer
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Leo Nunk
Magnum, P.I.
Bruce Kunkle
Murder, She Wrote
Kyle Laughlin
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shopgirl MOVIE | Shrink |
| 2001 | Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History MOVIE | Director #1 |
| 1995 | Heat MOVIE | Timmons |
| 1995 | JAG TV | Art Scherer |
| 1995 | JAG TV | ZNN Reporter |
| 1995 | Cybill TV | Bill Witlow |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Allan Pound |
| 1994 | MacShayne: Winner Takes All MOVIE | Charlie Dear |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Mike Baker |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV | Leo Nunk |