Donald Buka
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Donald Buka (August 17, 1920 – July 21, 2009) was an American supporting actor in radio, films, and television from 1943 to 1971.
Early years
Buka was born on August 17, 1920,[1] in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] When he was 17 years old, he went to Pittsburgh to study at Carnegie Tech.[3]
Career
While he was at Carnegie Tech, aged 17, Buka read a scene for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in an otherwise-empty theater. They invited him to join their company immediately, and he accepted. He toured with them for three years.[3]
Buka had worked on a film for Howard Hughes for three days when Hughes offered him a seven-year contract and told the screenwriter to expand Buka's part for the scenes that had not yet been filmed. Buka agreed to the contract with the stipulation that he be allowed to act on stage during the nine months of the traditional theatrical season each year.[3]
After some early experience in the theater, he got his start in mass media by appearing on the CBS radio program Let's Pretend.[4]
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Buka's Broadway debut came in Twelfth Night (1940).[1] He concluded his Broadway career in Design for Living (1984).[5]
Death
Buka died on July 21, 2009,[1] in Reading, Massachusetts.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Joshua | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 1948 | The Street with No Name | Shivvy | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn | Ritchie Garris | |
| Vendetta | Padrino, the Bandit | ||
| 1951 | New Mexico | Private Van Vechton | |
| 1953 | Stolen Identity | Toni Sponer | |
| 1961 | Operation Eichmann | David | |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment | Psychologist | |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Reporter | Uncredited |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mental Patient at the door | Episode: "The Cuckoo Clock" (S5.E27)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1964 | Perry Mason | Clark | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Ironside | Vincent Longo | 1 episode |
| 1971 | A Memory of Two Mondays | Mr. Eagle | TV play. PBS |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Ben Carrigan | Episode: "The Line" |
References
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