Victor Buono
Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comedian and 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), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was secretly gay.[1]
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| Born | Victor Charles Buono February 3, 1938 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1982 (aged 43) Apple Valley, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1959–1981 |
Buono died on January 1, 1982 in Apple Valley, California of a heart attack, aged 43.[2]
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Robert Conrad as special agent Jim West and Victor Buono guest-starring as a Chinese merchant from the premiere of the television series The Wild Wild West.
References
- ↑ Mann, William J. (2001). Behind the screen: how gays and lesbians shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969. New York: Viking. pp. 340–348. ISBN 978-0-6700-3017-0.
- ↑ "Milestones". Time. January 18, 1982. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949485,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
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