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Home/People/Ray Buktenica
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Born
Aug 6, 1943
Age 82
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

16
Movies
30
TV Shows
Also Known As
Raymond Buktenica
IMDb Profile

Ray Buktenica

Acting

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.
Shopgirl poster

Shopgirl

as Shrink
2005
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History poster

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

as Director #1
2001
Heat poster

Heat

as Timmons
1995
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

as Charlie Dear
1994
My Girl poster

My Girl

as Danny
1991
Police Story: Gladiator School poster

Police Story: Gladiator School

as Heller
1988
The George McKenna Story poster

The George McKenna Story

as Alan Keith
1988
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story poster

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

as Dave Wolf
1985
Imps* poster

Imps*

as Bob
1983
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home poster

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

as Fred
1983
The Adventures of Nellie Bly poster

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

as Kenny Thompson / Narrator
1981
The Jayne Mansfield Story poster

The Jayne Mansfield Story

as Bob Garrett
1980
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night poster

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Mark Handelman
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Public Relations Man
1977
A Circle of Children poster

A Circle of Children

as Doctor Marino
1977
King Kong poster

King Kong

as Naval Officer
1976