Victor Charles Buono 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? (1962), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He was a busy actor from his late teens until his death at the age of 43 and, with his large size and sonorous voice, he made a career of playing men much older than he was.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Guest starring as William Howard Taft
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Trumans and Eisenhowers (Feb 19, 1979)
- Episode 1x03: The Roosevelts (Feb 12, 1979)
- Episode 1x02: The Coolidges and Hoovers (Feb 5, 1979)
- Episode 1x01: The Tafts, Wilsons and Hardings (Jan 29, 1979)
Vega$ (1978)
Guest starring as "Diamond" Jim
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: Seek and Destroy (Apr 22, 1981) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x18: The Killing (Apr 15, 1981) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x06: A Deadly Victim (Dec 3, 1980) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x03: The Black Cat Killer (Nov 12, 1980) [Special Guest Star]
Man from Atlantis (1977)
Starring as Mr. Schubert
- Episode S01 Special: The Man from Atlantis (Mar 4, 1977)
Guest starring as Mr. Schubert
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Crystal Water, Sudden Death (Nov 22, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Man O'War (Nov 1, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: Hawk of Mu (Oct 18, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Mudworm (Oct 13, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Melt Down (Sep 22, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Jack the Ripper
- Episode 4x06: With Affection, Jack the Ripper / Gigolo (Nov 29, 1980)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Dr. Friedland
- Episode 1x18: The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (Feb 29, 1976)
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1974)
Guest starring as Sam Adelbert
- Episode 1x06: Money to Burn (Aug 10, 1974)
Night Gallery (1969)
Guest starring as Customer
- Episode 2x62: Satisfaction Guaranteed (Mar 22, 1972)
Guest starring as Vampire
- Episode 2x27: A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank (Nov 17, 1971)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
Guest starring as Mr. Kent
- Episode 3x07: The Three Virgins of Rome (Nov 6, 1969) [Special Guest Star]
The Flying Nun (1967)
Guest starring as Marko
- Episode 2x15: Sister Socko in San Tanco (Jan 16, 1969)
Batman (1966)
Guest starring as King Tut
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: The Great Train Robbery (Feb 8, 1968) [Uncredited]
- Episode 3x05: A Horse of Another Color (2) (Oct 12, 1967) [Uncredited]
- Episode 2x08: Tut's Case is Shut (2) (Sep 29, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x07: The Spell of Tut (1) (Sep 28, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x28: The Pharaoh's in a Rut (2) (Apr 14, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x27: The Curse of Tut (1) (Apr 13, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
Get Smart (1965)
Guest starring as Hannibal Day
- Episode 5x14: Moonlighting Becomes You (Jan 2, 1970)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Guest starring as Juan Manolo
- Episode 1x01: The Night of the Inferno (Sep 17, 1965)
Guest starring as Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x17: The Night of the Feathered Fury (Jan 13, 1967)
- Episode 2x01: The Night of the Eccentrics (Sep 16, 1966) [Special Guest Star]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Guest starring as Colonel Hubris
- Episode 2x17: The Deadly Goddess Affair (Jan 14, 1966)
Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
Guest starring as Tabor Ulrich
- Episode 2x04: The Cyborg (Oct 17, 1965) [Special Guest Star]
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Grebb
- Episode 3x07: Russian Roulette (Nov 17, 1965)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Victor Buono
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1981-12-03: Dec 3, 1981 (Dec 3, 1981)
- Episode 1978-01-13: Jan 13, 1978 (Jan 13, 1978)
- Episode 1973-11-02: Nov. 2, 1973 (Nov 2, 1973)
The New Loretta Young Show (1962)
Guest starring as Ralph Fraser
- Episode 1x22: Hey Rube (Feb 18, 1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Victor Buono
- Episode 5x198: Jun 8, 1966 (Jun 8, 1966)
Thriller (1960)
Guest starring as Dr. Van de Velde
- Episode 2x05: God Grante That She Lye Stille (Oct 23, 1961)
Guest starring as Carolik
- Episode 1x09: Girl with a Secret (Nov 15, 1960)
The Untouchables (1959)
Guest starring as Parinise Surigao
- Episode 3x13: The Gang War (Jan 18, 1962) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Melanthos Moon
- Episode 2x25: Mr. Moon (Apr 20, 1961)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Guest starring as Egeloff
- Episode 3x08: Point Zero (Nov 15, 1961)
Guest starring as Malegra
- Episode 2x30: Dragon Road (Apr 5, 1961)
The Rebel (1959)
Guest starring as Ralph Babcock
- Episode 1x36: The Earl of Durango (Jun 12, 1960)
Guest starring as Young
- Episode 1x28: Blind Marriage (Apr 17, 1960)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Guest starring as Victor Traymund
- Episode 6x02: 5: Part 2 (Sep 27, 1963)
Guest starring as Stanison
- Episode 4x32: The Disappearance (Apr 27, 1962)
Guest starring as Charlie Case
- Episode 4x14: Bullets for Santa (Dec 22, 1961)
Guest starring as Gunther
- Episode 3x28: The Legend of Leckonby (Mar 24, 1961)
Guest starring as Bongo Bennie
- Episode 3x02: The Fanatics (Sep 23, 1960)
Guest starring as Bennie
- Episode 2x14: Created He Them (Jan 1, 1960)
Sea Hunt (1958)
Guest starring as Seminard
- Episode 3x05: Underwater Drop (Feb 6, 1960)
Guest starring as Dr. Tank Wallace
- Episode 4x30: The Saint Story (Jul 29, 1961)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Nathon Fallon
- Episode 8x28: The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (Apr 29, 1965)
Guest starring as Alexander Glovatski
- Episode 5x23: The Case of the Absent Artist (Mar 17, 1962)
Guest starring as John Sylvester Fossette
- Episode 7x24: The Case of the Simple Simon (Apr 2, 1964)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Guest starring as Bartender
- Episode 3x10: The Highbinder (Jan 19, 1960) [Uncredited]
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Victor Buono
- Episode 1963-04-08: The 35th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 8, 1963)