Victor Buono
Victor Buono (born February 3, 1938 in San Diego , † January 1, 1982 in Apple Valley , California ) was an American actor in film and television.
Life
Buono made his debut on the theater stage at the age of 18 and then came to the cinema via appearances in television series. Throughout his life he was committed to the image of the fateful, simple-minded small townsperson; his enormous stature underscored the awkwardness of these roles.
He celebrated his first international success with What really happened to Baby Jane? and Lullaby for a Corpse , two horror film classics, each starring Bette Davis . The genre of the fantastic film also shaped Buono's other cinematic work, but the later, mostly cheaply produced productions no longer came close to his first successes. His screen partners included u. a. the former Dracula cast of Universal Studios , John Carradine .
On television he also worked in series, for example between 1966 and 1968 in Batman as the villain "King Tut" , in six episodes in the series classic 77 Sunset Strip in various roles and between 1977 and 1978 as Mr. Schubert in The Man from Atlantis . In addition, Buono had episode appearances in numerous television series.
Buono died on New Year's Day 1982 at the age of only 43 of complications from a heart attack.
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: The Book of Ruth (The Story of Ruth)
- 1961: The Untouchables (TV series) (Season 2-Ep. 25, Blossoms from Chinatown (Mister Moon))
- 1962: What Really Happened to Baby Jane? (Whatever happened to Baby Jane)
- 1963: Four for Texas (Four for Texas)
- 1964: Lullaby for a Corpse (Hush, hush, sweet Charlotte)
- 1964: Seven against Chicago (Robin and the Seven Hoods)
- 1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told (The greatest story ever told)
- 1966–1968: Batman (Batman) (TV series)
- 1969: Hill of Bloody Boots (La collina degli stivali)
- 1970: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Beneath the planet of the apes)
- 1971: The strangler comes on quiet socks (Lo strangolatore di Vienna)
- 1972: To hell with Hosanna (The Wrath of God)
- 1977-1978: The Man from Atlantis (Man from Atlantis) (TV Series)
- 1979: White House, Backstairs at the White House (TV series)
- 1980: Sam Marlow, private detective The Man with Bogart's Face
Awards
Nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 1963 for the role in What Really Happened To Baby Jane?
Web links
- Victor Buono in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 605.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buono, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1982 |
| Place of death | Apple Valley |