Ray Buktenica

Ray Buktenica

Known for
Acting
Born
August 6, 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

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The Art of Being Nick poster

The Art of Being Nick

TV · as Bob · 3 eps

2005
Shopgirl poster

Shopgirl

Movie · as Shrink

2003
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt poster

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

Movie · as Robert Butler

2001
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

Movie · as Director #1

1995
Heat poster

Heat

Movie · as Timmons

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Art Scherer, ZNN Reporter · 1 ep

1995
Cybill poster

Cybill

TV · as Bill Witlow · 1 ep

1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

Movie · as Charlie Dear

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Allan Pound · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Mike Baker · 1 ep

1993
Cutters

Cutters

TV · as Chad Conners · 5 eps

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Deyos · 1 ep

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Leo Nunk · 1 ep

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Hugo Strange (voice) · 1 ep

1991
My Girl poster

My Girl

Movie · as Danny

1991
Civil Wars poster

Civil Wars

TV · as Ronald Peck · 1 ep

1989
Booker poster

Booker

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

1988
The George McKenna Story poster

The George McKenna Story

Movie · as Alan Keith

1988
Police Story: Gladiator School poster

Police Story: Gladiator School

Movie · as Heller

1988
Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest

TV · as Alan · 1 ep

1988
Police Story

Police Story

TV · as Heller · 1 ep

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer · 1 ep

1986
Designing Women poster

Designing Women

TV · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Ron Winfield · 1 ep

1985
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story poster

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

Movie · as Dave Wolf

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as (segment "Take My Life...Please!") · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Kyle Laughlin · 1 ep

1983
Imps* poster

Imps*

Movie · as Bob

1983
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home poster

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Movie · as Fred

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · 1 ep

1981
The Adventures of Nellie Bly poster

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

Movie · as Kenny Thompson / Narrator

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · 2 eps

1980
The Jayne Mansfield Story poster

The Jayne Mansfield Story

Movie · as Bob Garrett

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Bruce Kunkle · 1 ep

1979
House Calls poster

House Calls

TV · as Normon Solomon · 59 eps

1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes poster

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Movie · as Public Relations Man

1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night poster

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Movie · as Dr. Mark Handelman

1977
A Circle of Children poster

A Circle of Children

Movie · as Doctor Marino

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Simon Scott · 1 ep

1976
King Kong poster

King Kong

Movie · as Naval Officer

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · as Benny Goodwin · 13 eps

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · 1 ep

1973
Hawkins poster

Hawkins

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

1970
The Partridge Family poster

The Partridge Family

TV · as Assistant Director, Newsman · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Billy Grunwald, Clifford Sprague · 1 ep