American actor
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Born | Michael George Stroka (1938-05-09)May 9, 1938
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Died | April 14, 1997(1997-04-14) (aged 58)
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Other names | Mike Stroka |
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Occupation(s) | Stage and television actor |
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Spouse | Karen Jensen |
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Michael George Stroka (May 9, 1938 โ April 14, 1997) was an American actor on soap operas including ABC-TV's Dark Shadows, in which he played Aristede, Bruno Hess, and Laszlo Ferrari from 1969 to 1970.
Career
Stroka made a cameo appearance as a pallbearer in MGM's House of Dark Shadows (1970), the first of two feature films based on the series. He also appeared in 1965 on Combat!, in two episodes.
From 1975 to 1976, he appeared as Dr. Quentin Henderson on The Edge of Night. He also guest-starred on Wonder Woman in the episode "The Deadly Dolphin" and in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Journey to Oasis".
Personal life
Stroka was the son of Slovak immigrants, and was born in Passaic, New Jersey. Stroka was Byzantine Catholic, and a member of Saint Mary's Byzantine cathedral in Sherman Oaks.
Michael Stroka died from kidney cancer in Los Angeles, California at age 58.
Filmography
Film
Television
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