Michael Stroka

Michael George Stroka (May 9, 1938 – 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.

Michael Stroka was best known for his roles on the ABC supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows from 1969 to 1970 where he played the characters Aristede, Bruno Hess and Laszlo Ferrari. He 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, Stroka 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".

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.

Stroka married actress Karen Jensen in 1990. He died from kidney cancer in Los Angeles, California at age 58.