Ray Buktenica (born August 6, 1943) is a retired American

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. 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 ''

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'', Dr. Solomon on '' House Calls'' and Jerry Berkson, Libby's boss on '' Life Goes On''. He additionally had a guest role as the voice of

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in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne". 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. Buktenica briefly dated actress

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from 1973 to 1980. The couple also appeared together on several episodes of the popular TV game show

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* 1943 births Male actors from New York City Living people American male television actors American people of Croatian descent 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub