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". == Personal life ==