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Biography

It seemed unlikely that anyone as very large as Victor Buono would live to a great age, so his death at age 43 was…more

Born

2/3/1938, San Diego, California, USA

Died

1/1/1982

Birth Name

Charles Victor Buono

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- The Man From Atlantis
  Mr. Schubert
  - S 2: Ep 13 Deadly Carnival
    6/6/78
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Siren
    5/2/78
  - S 2: Ep 11 Imp
    4/25/78
  - S 2: Ep 10 Scavenger Hunt
    4/18/78
  - S 2: Ep 9 C.W. Hyde
    12/13/77
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Dr. Henry Messenger
  - S 5: Ep 3 More Wild Wild West (2)
    10/8/80
  - S 5: Ep 2 More Wild Wild West (1)
    10/7/80
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 88 Show #2888
    9/26/77
  - S 15: Ep 78 Show #2878
    8/26/77
  - S 15: Ep 25 Show #2825
    1/20/77
  - S 11: Ep 5 721101
    11/1/72
  - S 9: Ep 80 710624
    6/24/71
- Batman
  King Tut
  - S 3: Ep 23 I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
    2/22/68
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Unkindest Tut of All
    10/19/67
  - S 2: Ep 54 Batman's Waterloo
    3/9/67
  - S 2: Ep 53 King Tut's Coup
  - S 2: Ep 8 Tut's Case is Shut
    9/29/66
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Night of the Eccentrics
    9/16/66
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Recurring Role
  - S 6: Ep 2 5 (2)
    9/27/63
  - S 4: Ep 32 The Disappearance
    4/27/62
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Legend of Leckonby
    3/24/61
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Charlie Case
  - S 4: Ep 14 Bullets for Santa
    12/22/61
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Bungo Bennie
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Fanatics
    9/23/60
Guest Star (67)

Role
- Here's Boomer
  Dr. Frankenstein
  - S 3: Ep 6 Camityville's Boomer
    11/1/81
- Vegas
  Diamond Jim
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Killing
    4/15/81
  - S 3: Ep 6 A Deadly Victim
    12/3/80
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Black Cat Killer
    11/12/80
- Taxi
  Jim's father
  - S 3: Ep 5 Going Home
    12/17/80
- Fantasy Island
  Dr. Albert Z. Fell
  - S 4: Ep 6 With Affection, Jack the Ripper / Gigolo
    11/29/80
- Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail
  Hezekiah Pike
  - S 1: Ep 23 Mystery Of The Pikes
    3/28/80
- The Mod Squad
  Keith Starr
  - S 6: Ep 1 Return Of The Mod Squad
    5/18/79
- Supertrain
  Misto
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hail to the Chief
    2/28/79
- The Man From Atlantis
  Mr. Schubert
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Mudworm
    10/13/77
  - S 2: Ep 1 Melt Down
    9/22/77
  - S 1: Ep 1 Man from Atlantis
    3/4/77
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Seth Taylor
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Haunting We Will Go
    4/3/77
- Sirota's Court
  the Reporter
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Reporter
    12/1/76
- Alice (1985)
  Mr. James
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Last Review
    10/27/76
- The Tony Randall Show
  Judge Bernard Gluck
  - S 1: Ep 4 Case: The Ego Affair
    10/14/76
- The Practice (1976)
  Bernard
  - S 1: Ep 13 Jules and the Bum
    5/7/76
- Ellery Queen
  Dr. Friedland
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman
    2/29/76
- The Odd Couple
  Hugo Lovelace
  - S 5: Ep 17 The Rent Strike
    1/31/75
- Hawaii Five-O
  Eric Damien
  - S 6: Ep 14 The $100,000 Nickel
    12/11/73
- The Odd Couple
  Dr. Clove
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Exorcists
    12/7/73
- Mannix
  Hamilton Starr
  - S 7: Ep 10 Search in the Dark
    11/25/73
- The Brian Keith Show
  Palmer
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Big Build Up
    11/16/73
- Great Mysteries
  Sam Adelbert
  - S 1: Ep 6 Money to Burn
    10/6/73
- The Mod Squad
  Vlahos
  - S 5: Ep 16 Sanctuary
    12/21/72
- Assignment Vienna
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Annalisa
    12/7/72
- Night Gallery
  Customer
  - S 2: Ep 63 Satisfaction Guaranteed
    3/22/72
- Night Gallery
  Vampire
  - S 2: Ep 27 A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank
    11/17/71
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
  Al Connors
  - S 1: Ep 4 Operation: Bribery
    10/8/71
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 215 August 2, 1971
    8/2/71
  - S 2: Ep 265 September 9, 1970
    9/9/70
  - S 2: Ep 169 April 23, 1970
    4/23/70
  - S 2: Ep 138 March 11, 1970
    3/11/70
- Get Smart
  Hannibal Day
  - S 5: Ep 14 Moonlighting Becomes You
    1/2/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 141 March 20, 1969
    3/20/69
  - S 3: Ep 131 March 6, 1969
    3/6/69
  - S 3: Ep 47 November 7, 1968
    11/7/68
  - S 3: Ep 25 October 4, 1968
    10/4/68
  - S 3: Ep 7 September 10, 1968
    9/10/68
  - + 7 More Credits
- Here's Lucy
  Mr. Vermillion
  - S 1: Ep 21 Lucy Gets Her Man
    2/24/69
- The Flying Nun
  Marko "The Magnificient" Antonio
  - S 2: Ep 15 Sister Socko in San Tanco
    1/16/69
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 217 June 21, 1968
    6/21/68
  - S 1: Ep 216 June 20, 1968
    6/20/68
  - S 1: Ep 169 April 18, 1968
    4/18/68
  - S 1: Ep 138 March 6, 1968
    3/6/68
  - S 1: Ep 120 February 9, 1968
    2/9/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 144 March 21, 1968
    3/21/68
  - S 6: Ep 9 September 14, 1967
    9/14/67
  - S 4: Ep 198 June 8, 1966
    6/8/66
  - S 11: Ep 27 October 10, 1972
    10/10/72
  - S 10: Ep 235 July 21, 1972
    7/21/72
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 March 6, 1968
    3/6/68
  - S 4: Ep 66 April 1, 1970
    4/1/70
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 133 March 6, 1968
    3/6/68
  - S 5: Ep 12 September 19, 1967
    9/19/67
  - S 9: Ep 20 October 1, 1971
    10/1/71
  - S 8: Ep 185 June 7, 1971
    6/7/71
  - S 8: Ep 72 December 23, 1970
    12/23/70
  - + 3 More Credits
- It Takes A Thief
  Oliver Kent
- Daniel Boone
  Milo Quaife
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Ballad of Sidewinder and the Cherokee
    9/14/67
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 September 4-8, 1967
    9/4/67
  - S 1: Ep 40 July 17-21, 1967
    7/17/67
  - S 1: Ep 38 July 3-7, 1967
    7/3/67
  - S 7: Ep 14 October 23-27, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    10/23/72
  - S 7: Ep 6 September 25-29, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    9/25/72
- T.H.E. Cat
  General Burek
  - S 1: Ep 26 Lisa
    3/31/67
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
  Sir Cecil Seabrook
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Phi Beta Killer Affair
    3/14/67
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Night of the Feathered Fury
    1/13/67
- Perry Mason
  Ben Hoggins
  - S 9: Ep 21 The Case of the Twice-Told Twist
    2/27/66
- I Spy
  Karafatma
  - S 1: Ep 19 Turkish Delight
    2/9/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Grebb
  - S 3: Ep 7 Russian Roulette
    11/17/65
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  Tabor Ulrich
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Cyborg
    10/17/65
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Wing Fat/Juan Manolo
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Night of the Inferno
    9/17/65
- Perry Mason
  Nathan Fallon
  - S 8: Ep 28 The Case of the Grinning Gorilla
    4/29/65
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  General Leo Khareet
  - S 2: Ep 21 Memorandum For A Spy [2]
    4/9/65
  - S 2: Ep 20 Memorandum For A Spy [1]
    4/2/65
- Perry Mason
  John Sylvester Fossette
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Case of the Simple Simon
    4/2/64
- Dick Powell Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 30 The Last Of The Private Eyes
    4/30/63
- The New Loretta Young Show
  Ralph Frazer
  - S 1: Ep 22 Hey Rube
    2/18/63
- General Electric True
  Charles Colvin
  - S 1: Ep 17 Firebug
    1/27/63
- Perry Mason
  Alexander Glovotsky
  - S 5: Ep 23 The Case of the Absent Artist
    3/17/62
- The Untouchables
  Parnise Surigao
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Gang War
    1/18/62
- Hawaiian Eye
  Egeloff
  - S 3: Ep 8 Point Zero
    11/15/61
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 A Piece of Tomorrow
    11/10/61
- Thriller
  Dr. Van de Velde
  - S 2: Ep 5 God Grante That She Lye Stille
    10/23/61
- Everglades
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Heat In Town
    10/16/61
- Harrigan and Son
  Dr. Blaine
  - S 1: Ep 34 The Testimonial
    9/29/61
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Case Of The Missing Case
    4/28/61
- Sea Hunt
  Dr. Tank Wallace
  - S 4: Ep 30 The Saint Story
    7/29/61
- Michael Shayne
  Lamont
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Trouble With Ernie
    4/21/61
- The Untouchables
  Melanthos Moon
  - S 2: Ep 25 Mr. Moon
    4/20/61
- Hawaiian Eye
  Raul Malegra
  - S 2: Ep 30 Dragon Road
    4/5/61
- Thriller
  Carolik
  - S 1: Ep 9 Girl With a Secret
    11/15/60
- SurfSide 6
  Mr. Beamish
  - S 1: Ep 7 Deadly Male
    11/14/60
- Checkmate
  Guest Star
- Bourbon Street Beat
  Joe Leslie
  - S 1: Ep 29 Six Hours to Midnight
    4/25/60
- The Rebel
  Young
  - S 1: Ep 28 Blind Marriage
    4/17/60
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- It Takes A Thief
  Oliver Kent
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Three Virgins of Rome
    11/6/69

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Trivia
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- Victor was once considered by Irwin Allen to star as Dr. Smith in Lost In Space.
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- Victor starred with Robert Mitchum and Rita Hayworth in The Wrath Of God (1972).
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- Victor appeared in the 1980 TV movie "More Wild Wild West," the second follow-up to the Wild Wild West series after "The Wild WIld West Revisited" in 1979.
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- (about reading Shakespeare) Victor Buono: The more you study him, the more he grows.
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- Victor Buono: My only aversion to vice, is the price.
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- Victor Buono: 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...
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