Michael Stroka
Michael George Stroka 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. In addition, he made a cameo appearance as a pallbearer in MGM's House of Dark Shadows, the first of two feature films based on the series. He also appeared in 1965 on Combat! in two episodes, "Heritage" in season 3 and in "9 Place Vendee" in season 4.
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.
From 1975 to 1976, he appeared as Dr. Quentin Henderson on The Edge of Night. He also guest-starred in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Journey to Oasis".
Michael Stroka died from kidney cancer in Los Angeles, California at age 58.
