Ray Buktenica

Acting

Ray Buktenica

Born August 6, 1943New York City, New York, USA45 credits

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

Shopgirl
2005Shopgirl
as ShrinkMovie
Heat
1995Heat
as TimmonsMovie
JAG
1995JAG
as Art SchererTV
Cybill
1995Cybill
as Bill WitlowTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Allan PoundTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murder
as Mike BakerTV
C
1993Cutters
as Chad ConnersTV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Series
as Hugo Strange (voice)TV
My Girl
1991My Girl
as DannyMovie
Civil Wars
1991Civil Wars
as Ronald PeckTV
Booker
1989Booker
as MichaelTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Lenny Mullen, Car DealerTV
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Ron WinfieldTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Take My Life...Please!")TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Kyle LaughlinTV
Imps*
1983Imps*
as BobMovie
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
1981The Adventures of Nellie Bly
as Kenny Thompson / NarratorMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.
as Bruce KunkleTV
House Calls
1979House Calls
as Normon SolomonTV
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Dr. Mark HandelmanMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Simon ScottTV
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Public Relations ManMovie
A Circle of Children
1977A Circle of Children
as Doctor MarinoMovie
King Kong
1976King Kong
as Naval OfficerMovie
Rhoda
1974Rhoda
as Benny GoodwinTV
Hawkins
1973Hawkins
as DoctorTV
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Family
as Assistant DirectorTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Billy GrunwaldTV