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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. Actor: Dark Shadows. Movies were an escape and inspiration for young Michael Stroka. Forced to move from his hometown of Passaic, New Jersey, to nearby Garfield, with his family when he was in second grade, young Michael relied on his imagination to cope.
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May 14, 2010 · A tribute to the late (great) actor: Mr. Michael Stroka. He portrayed Aristede, Bruno Hess and Laszlo Ferrari on the gothic soap opera: Dark Shadows. I have ...
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MIchael Stroka played the evil Aristede during the segment in 1897 working for Count Petrofi. In the later years of Dark Shadows, he played the character of...
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Michael Stroka (May 9, 1938– April 14, 1997) was an actor on the original Dark Shadows television series. He joined the cast in 1969 playing a character named Aristede in the 1897 flashback storyline. Michael also played several other characters including Bruno, Bruno Hess and Laszlo Ferrari. Michael also made a cameo appearance as a pallbearer at ...
As Aristede (34 episodes)
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As Bruno (13 episodes)
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As Bruno Hess (14 episodes)
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Michael Stroka’s entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
He 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 (1970), the first of two feature films based on the series.
Jul 14, 2012 · Not an All-American Role. Hutchinson News, Aug.30, 1969. It took Michael Stroka nine years and over 7,000 miles of traveling around the country to make the 11 mile, 30 minute trip from his native town Garfield, New Jersey to the Manhattan studio where "Dark Shadows" is filmed.
