Victor Buono Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor and comic most famous for playing the villain King Tut on the television series Batman. He was a busy actor from his late teens until his death at age 43, and with his large size and sonorous voice, he made a career of playing men much older than himself.
Full Name
Victor Buono
Net Worth
$13 Million
Date Of Birth
February 3, 1938
Died
January 1, 1982, Apple Valley, California, United States
Death Cause
Heart attack
Place Of Birth
San Diego, California, USA
Height
6' 3" (1.91 m)
Occupation
Actor, comic
Profession
Comedian, Poet, Voice Actor
Education
St. Augustine High School
Nationality
American
Parents
Victor Francis Buono, Myrtle Belle
Nicknames
Victor Buono, Buono, Victor
IMDB
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Movies
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Robin and the 7 Hoods, The Greatest Story Ever Told, 4 for Texas, The Silencers, The Strangler, The Man with Bogart's Face, Who's Minding the Mint?, Boot Hill, The Mad Butcher, The Wrath of God, The Evil...
TV Shows
Man from Atlantis, Batman, Backstairs at the White House, Khan!
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Trademark
1
Luminous aquamarine eyes.
2
Booming operatic voice
3
Often played characters much older than himself
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Quote
1
[on Shakespeare] The more you study him, the greater he grows.
2
I've heard or read about actors being asked the immortal question "Why have you never married?". They answer with the immortal excuse "I just haven't found the right girl." Because I'm on the hefty side, no one's asked me yet. If they do, that's the answer I'll give. After all, if it was good enough for Monty Clift or Sal Mineo...
3
In 1938, of parents properly licensed to produce babies, I was born. I am now rich, famous, devilishly handsome and thirty-three years old. And I don't anticipate a time in the future when I shall be anything other than rich, famous, devilishly handsome and thirty-three years old.
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Being on Batman (1966) allowed me to do something we actors are taught never to do: overact.
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Fact
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He was awarded the 1972 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Performance for "Henry IV, Part I," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Parents are Victor Francis Buono (1907-1981) and Myrtle Belle Buono (1909-1979).
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Attended and graduated from Villanova University in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.
4
Attended and graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California.
5
Victor Buono passed away 12 years before the same day as Batman (1966) Special Guest Villain Cesar Romero.
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Victor Buono passed away on January 1, 1982, a month away from what would have been his 44th birthday on February 3.
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Following his untimely death, he was interred with his mother Myrtle Buono at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
8
Became very popular on the television talk show circuit due to his wit and wisdom. He made several appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) which helped put his comedy album "Heavy!" on the map. He performed a special version of "Fat Man's Prayer", and sold over over 60,000 the following week. Other cuts included "A Word to the Wide" and "We're the Most".
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In 1980, Buono played the memory-impaired Reverend Jim Ignatowski's millionaire father on Taxi (1978). In actuality, he was only eight months older than Christopher Lloyd, who played Jim. Buono's death in 1982 was written into the series with an episode about Jim's father passing away.
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Will always be remembered by baby-boomers for his roles as the nefarious King Tut and Count Carlos Manzeppi on the television series Batman (1966) and The Wild Wild West (1965), respectively.
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Was a frequent guest on talk shows, reciting his own original poetry. Ultimately, in 1971, he recorded some of this poetry on the album "Heavy!" on a small label.
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Buono liked to read and write, and one of his main hobbies was Shakespeare. He was also highly regarded as a gourmet chef.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thriller
1960-1961
TV Series
Dr. Van de Velde / Carolik
Everglades
1961
TV Series
Willie Willamette
Target: The Corruptors
1961
TV Series
Harrigan and Son
1961
TV Series
Dr. Blaine
Sea Hunt
1960-1961
TV Series
Dr. Tank Wallace / Seminard
Michael Shayne
1961
TV Series
Calder Lamont
Outlaws
1960
TV Series
Mayor
Checkmate
1960
TV Series
Carlos Rodriguez
Surfside 6
1960
TV Series
Mr. Beamish
The Story of Ruth
1960
Guard (uncredited)
The Rebel
1960
TV Series
Ralph Babcock / Young
Bourbon Street Beat
1960
TV Series
Joe Leslie
General Electric Theater
1960
TV Series
Sugarfoot
1960
TV Series
S. F. Bartender
Bronco
1959
TV Series
Man on Train
The Flight of Dragons
1982
Video
Aragh (voice)
Judgment Day
1981
TV Movie
Mr. Heavener
Here's Boomer
1981
TV Series
Dr. Frankenstein
Vega$
1980-1981
TV Series
'Diamond' Jim
Katmandu
1980
TV Short
Taxi
1980
TV Series
Mr. Caldwell
Fantasy Island
1980
TV Series
Dr. Albert Z. Fell / Jack the Ripper
More Wild Wild West
1980
TV Movie
Dr. Henry Messenger
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
Commodore Anastas
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
TV Movie
Chief Ironbottom
Matt and Jenny
1980
TV Series
Hezikiah Pike
Better Late Than Never
1979
TV Movie
Dr. Zoltan Polos
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
TV Movie
Keith Starr
Supertrain
1979
TV Series
Misto
Backstairs at the White House
1979
TV Mini-Series
President William Howard Taft
The Chinese Caper
1978
Everett Maddox
Flying High
1978
TV Series
Smith
The Evil
1978
The Devil
The Rita Moreno Show
1978
TV Movie
Leo
Man from Atlantis
1977
TV Series
Mr. Schubert
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TV Series
Seth Taylor
Sirota's Court
1976
TV Series
Alice
1976
TV Series
Mr. James
The Tony Randall Show
1976
TV Series
Judge Bernard Gluck
High Risk
1976
TV Movie
Sebastian
Brenda Starr
1976
TV Movie
Lance O'Toole
The Practice
1976
TV Series
Bernard
Don Carmelo il capo
1976
Ellery Queen
1976
TV Series
Dr. Friedland
Khan!
1975
TV Series
The Odd Couple
1973-1975
TV Series
Hugo Lovelace / Dr. Clove
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974-1975
TV Mini-Series
Moonchild
1974
Maitre D'
The Snoop Sisters
1973
TV Series
Nathan
Hawaii Five-O
1973
TV Series
Eric Damien
Mannix
1973
TV Series
Hamilton Starr
Arnold
1973
Minister
Great Mysteries
1973
TV Series
Sam Adelbert
The Lie
1973
TV Movie
Crime Club
1973
TV Movie
Judge Roger Knight
Northeast of Seoul
1972
Portman
Mod Squad
1972
TV Series
Alexander Vlahos
Assignment: Vienna
1972
TV Series
Goodnight, My Love
1972
TV Movie
Julius Limeway
The Wrath of God
1972
Jennings
Night Gallery
1971-1972
TV Series
Customer / Vampire (segment "A Midnight Visit")
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
TV Series
Al Connors
The Wild Season
1971
The Man with Icy Eyes
1971
John Hammond
The Mad Butcher
1971
Otto Lehman
Crepa padrone, crepa tranquillo
1970
Up Your Teddy Bear
1970
Lyle "Skippy" Ferns
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
Fat Man
Get Smart
1970
TV Series
Hannibal Day
Boot Hill
1969
Honey Fisher
It Takes a Thief
1969
TV Series
Mr. Kent
Big Daddy
1969
A. Lincoln Beauregard
Target: Harry
1969
Mosul Rashi
Here's Lucy
1969
TV Series
Mr. Vermillion
The Flying Nun
1969
TV Series
Marko
Batman
1966-1968
TV Series
King Tut
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
TV Series
Sir Guy
Dick Tracy
1967
TV Short
Mr. Memory
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967
Captain
Daniel Boone
1967
TV Series
Mr. Quaife
T.H.E. Cat
1967
TV Series
General Burek
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1967
TV Series
Sir Cecil Seabrook
The Wild Wild West
1965-1967
TV Series
Count Carlos Manzeppi / Juan Manolo aka Wing Fat
Perry Mason
1962-1966
TV Series
Ben Huggins / Nathon Fallon / John Sylvester Fossette / ...
The Silencers
1966
Tung-Tze
I Spy
1966
TV Series
Karafatma
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
TV Series
Colonel Hubris
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1965
TV Series
General Leo Chareet / Grebb
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1965
TV Series
Tabor Ulrich
Young Dillinger
1965
Prof. Hofman
Memorandum for a Spy
1965
TV Movie
Leo Khareet
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Sorak
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Big Sam Hollis
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Sheriff Potts
The Strangler
1964
Leo Kroll
4 for Texas
1963
Harvey Burden
77 Sunset Strip
1960-1963
TV Series
Victor Traymund / Stanison / Charlie Case / ...
My Six Loves
1963
Gatecrasher (uncredited)
The New Loretta Young Show
1963
TV Series
Ralph Fraser
G.E. True
1963
TV Series
Charles Colvin
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
Edwin Flagg
The Untouchables
1961-1962
TV Series
Parnise Surigao / Melanthos Moon
The New Breed
1962
TV Series
Manrique
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hawaiian Eye
1961
TV Series
Egeloff / Malegra
The Detectives
1961
TV Series
Gustafson
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Alan Thicke Show
1981
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969-1981
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Target... Earth?
1980
Documentary
Homer the Archivist
The Hollywood Squares
1967-1972
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1967-1972
TV Series
Himself - Actor / Himself
The David Frost Show
1970-1971
TV Series
Himself
The Virginia Graham Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-1970
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1967-1969
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
The Woody Woodbury Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1967
TV Series
Himself
Everybody's Talking
1967
TV Series
Himself
Dateline: Hollywood
1967
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood Talent Scouts
1966
TV Series
Himself
The 35th Annual Academy Awards
1963
TV Special
Himself - Nominee:Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1963
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
1963
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actor
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
1963
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Top New Male Personality
7th place.
Known for movies
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) as Edwin Flagg
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) as Fat Man
The Flight of Dragons (1982) as Aragh
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as Big Sam Hollis
