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Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series Batman (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Victor Buono. Actor: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Larger than life, Laughtonesque, and with an eloquent, king-sized appetite for maniacal merriment, a good portion of the work of actor Victor Buono was squandered on hokey villainy on both film and television.
Jan 3, 1982 · Victor Buono, the character actor whose portrayal of a momma's boy in ''Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'' won an Oscar nomination in 1962, was found dead Friday morning at his home in Apple...
Mar 20, 2017 · As shown in the March 19 episode of Feud, Victor Buono was gay, which wasn't something that was openly discussed in Hollywood during the 1960s. His costar (and gay icon) Davis accepted him and...
Victor Buono. Actor: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Larger than life, Laughtonesque, and with an eloquent, king-sized appetite for maniacal merriment, a good portion of the work of actor Victor Buono was squandered on hokey villainy on both film and television.
Feb 3, 2024 · She compares her time in Gotham with Star Trek, The Time Tunnel, Mission: Impossible and Barnaby Jones — and shares her bittersweet memories of Victor Buono. Buono died of a heart attack at the age of 43 in 1982. In the ’60s, he generally played characters significantly older than himself.
Dec 29, 2022 · Oscar-nominated actor Victor Charles Buono, who appeared in the 1960s TV series “Batman,” died nearly 40 years ago on New Year’s Day in Apple Valley. If you were a fan of “Batman,” then you...
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Jan 1, 1982 · APPLE VALLEY, Calif. -- Character actor Victor Buono, whose portrayal of the portly suitor in 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' won him an Oscar nomination in 1962, died Friday at his ranch. He...
Victor Buono. Actor: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Larger than life, Laughtonesque, and with an eloquent, king-sized appetite for maniacal merriment, a good portion of the work of actor Victor Buono was squandered on hokey villainy on both film and television.
In television, his most notable work was as the nefarious Count Manzeppi on the rollicking Western show "The Wild Wild West" and as the wicked King Tut on the campy "Batman" television series of the 1960s. Buono also became a mainstay on late night television talk shows, particularly "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
