Tell me about Victor Buono

He was also in a Planet of the Apes movie.

"King Tut" in Batman.

Obese ham.

Incapable of subtlety.

Starred in the only color episode of "Perry Mason" as a Fagin-like character. He was in other episodes as well. Maybe he was friendly with fellow gay-chub Raymond Burr.

I never cared for his acting.

Did he play the piano for real, in this scene?

He fat.

After many decades I’m just realizing the actor from Baby Jane was King Tut in Batman. Swift….

For those who like their prosciutto grasso e scivoloso.

Grotesque.

Just looking at that lard was Grand Guignol.

Classically trained Shakespearian actor who played a lot of serious roles. Did a lot of stage work.

[quote] serious roles

How can you play a serious role when everyone in the audience is thinking "This man needs Lapband Surgery'.

You'd have to ask Richard Griffiths.

^ I've just checked Wiki and the bulk of Griffith's big career was playing larger-than-life, comic grotesque roles.

Loved when Marjorie Bennet told Baby Jane on the phone, "I'm Mr. Flagg's, sekketary."

Loved him - may try to look up the old Perry Masons.

Great actor.

[quote] He fat

Not anymore.

R17 Which was this 'great actor's' greatest role?.

He guest starred many times on the Wild Wild West with fellow DL icon Robert Conrad.

Unimpressed

He did a Chandler-esque crime movie set in the 40s, with Barbara Bain, Richard Boone.

Buono was a frequent guest on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” He often read his humorous poems. Carson must have enjoyed Buono’s sardonic sense of humor. In fact, Carson appeared to enjoy a lot of gay men’s humor, based on the number of their appearances. In addition to Buono, Charles Nelson Reilly, Little Richard, and Larry Kert were often guests.

Was Buono ever linked with any other gay actor, like James Dean and Sal Mineo?

Or was it strictly paid-for hookups with rent boys?

Or maybe he was celibate?

He was very large, but he had a handsome face.

[quote] Carson appeared to enjoy a lot of gay men’s humor, based on the number of their appearances. In addition to Buono, Charles Nelson Reilly, Little Richard, and Larry Kert were often guests.

No Paul Lynde?

He was the funniest of them all!

I wonder if Buono got off on the kinky homoerotic situations in both "the wild wild west" with handsome robert conrad or on his episodes of "Batman" and all of the kink situations on that show with handsome adam west and twink burt ward and of course the fact that they were in bulging superhero costumes?

Yes, R25, Mr Buono was a chronic masturbator.

[quote] No Paul Lynde?

R24 Lynde appeared once to my knowledge. I think Lynde didn’t like to be interviewed, and he wasn’t “on” during the Carson interview. In fact, Lynde seemed quite nervous and uncomfortable. Carson was very respectful of Lynde and was clearly glad that he had agreed to be on the show.

R23, I was a gayling when I bought his book:

It Could Be Verse.

So funny

R14-I don't think you'd call the doctor in Equus or the professor in The History Boys "comic grotesques".

He waited too long. I was done after 35 but here I am pushing 60 and I know the past years were just a waste of time.

R24 Paul Lynde’s material was written for him.

According to the television series Feud, he was arrested for servicing young men in a porno house and DL fave Bette Davis had to bail him out

Reminder: he got an Oscar best supporting actor nod for "Baby Jane."

OP ... Victor Buono was not part of Hollywood's "Golden Age," which took place between 1927 and 1959.

Buono's career in cinema did not begin until the early 1960s, and because he was fat, he always played characters older than he actually was. He played Christopher Lloyd's father on Taxi, and they were the same age!

R14, R29

[quote] Richard Griffiths … comic grotesques

Thankfully the director of 'Equus' used dimmed lighting for his long monologues so we weren't distracted by the repulsive sight of his 'gunt' sagging grotesquely below the belt.

I contend that the teacher in 'The History Boys' is a failed human whose role is merely to help the students. He has no life of his own but he helps the students get a life of their own.

(Similarly Alan Bennet is an extremely talented but faulty writer. His forte is the printed page as he's incapable of successful plays because his plots are so weak and episodic. His diary shows him at is best.)

He probably did more television than film and yes, the Golden Age was over by the time he appeared.

His father was smuggling birds.

[quote] Buono's career in cinema did not begin until the early 1960s, and because he was fat, he always played characters older than he actually was

[quote] According to the television series Feud, he was arrested for servicing young men in a porno house and DL fave Bette Davis had to bail him out

He played Bette Davis' FATHER in "Hush, hush Sweet Charlotte."

For that alone, she owed him a get out of jail card!

So

To be fair in “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte” he played father to Bette Davis’ character when much younger.

He always kinda gave me the creeps.

Richard Griffiths was great in "Pie in the SKy".

Richard Griffiths never did no nude scenes.

Charles Laughton was also grotesquely fat but I maintain he had more intellect and taste in his toenail compared to the immense enormity of the grotesque subject of this thread.

I don't understand why some of you are trashing Victor Buono for his weight.

Raymond Burr was HUGE and gay, and no one seemed to have a problem with him.

So what's the difference?

I think he may have been the inspiration for Mr. Creosote.