King Tut (Batman 60's) Make-up DISASTER That You Never Knew Happened to Victor Buono!

King Tut (Batman 60's) Make-up DISASTER That You Never Knew Happened to Victor Buono!
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[@bwtv147]

Victor Buono wasn’t playing King Tut. He was playing a deranged Yale professors idea of Tut. The minimal makeup was right.

[@moondance54]

In King Tut's non-villain life, he was a college professor - so not having elaborate makeup made it more "real life."

[@gailwatson4927]

Thank you for the information. I loved the King Tut episodes I don't think it would have been the same if he had all the makeup on.

[@williampetersen9915]

On a side bit of trivia: When not under the delusion of being King Tut, his real identity was William Omaha McElroy a Professor of Egyptology at Yale University. His name was inspired by Batman Producer William McElroy Dozier born in Omaha Nebraska.

[@TerrickTerran]

Victor's King Tut was by far my favorite villain from the 60s series.

[@ricknineg]

It surprised me how much people love this character!

[@Tmanaz480]

He was never in the comics, he was created just for the TV show. He was considered the most successful of the TV-only villians.

[@martykarr7058]

@@Tmanaz480 That was back then. Remember, Harley Quinn didn't exist until "Batman: the Animated Series" .

[@nickimontie]

I'm glad they went with the simple makeup!

[@MsBackstager]

He was very handsome just the way he was.

[@SchneiderGeorge]

He was wonderful as Edwin Flagg in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE.

[@wiseguymaybe]

I forgot he was in that.

[@EriksDesdemona]

​@@wiseguymaybeHe was Oscar nominated for it.

[@rivaridge7211]

SchneiderGeorge: Yes, Victor Buono was wonderful in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Initially, Bette Davis fought against Victor appearing in the film, but would later say that she was wrong and Victor was great in the role. There is a "This is Your Life" episode (out here on KZbin, from 1971) in which Bette Davis was the featured celebrity. Victor Buono was one of the guest's (from Bette's past) to appear on the show and surprise/pay tribute to her - they clearly had great affection for each other.

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@EriksDesdemona: Was that Oscar or Oscat("scat”) if you know what scat means?

[@EriksDesdemona]

@@roberttelarket4934 Do you know what a typo is?

[@brianelza9807]

Much better without the makeup. Hi face is so expressive. Extra makeup may have covered that. I like the costume. But, growing up with only a B&W TV, I couldn't really appreciate the costumes until I was almost an adult.

[@allen_p]

The costumes were great. Colors and designs make it so extravagant

[@BATMAN-gh1nf]

Victor Buono was hilarious as Tut! His delivery of every line always kept you wondering what he will say next.

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

I think Victor Buono looked great the way he was, without any excess makeup on him. That would require him to sit in the makeup chair for hours at a time, much like Lou Ferrigno being made up as the Hulk, or Fred Gwynne being made up as Herman Munster.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Hard to believe that Victor was just nearly 30 when he did Batman and when he was on Perry Mason just before that when he was in his 20s...he seemed older especially when he had the mustache in the Mason episodes.😊

[@EriksDesdemona]

Well, that was the point. He often sported unflattering looks to appear older for his parts.

[@joeyrivful]

He did a great job as King Tut, I'm glad he didn't use the heavy make up. I wish he could have appeared more often.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

He was also in Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, again with Bette Davis.

[@mikelangford9188]

Born in Arizona, Moved to Babylonia, King Tut.

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Less is more. He was fabulous as Tut.

[@gailwatson4927]

Thank you for the information. I loved the King Tut episodes I don't think it would have been the same if he had all the makeup on.

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Buono and Vincent Price were great bad guys. The others were too but were seen more often. Victor played in an episode of Get Smart about this same time and it about made me choke from laughing.

[@ozziemederos]

He was great actor

[@alolkoydesigns]

King Tut was my favorite character. Batman could never get the better of him. The only thing that saved Batman was Tut's memory loss

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

Yes, especially in the season three episode where he figures out that Batman and Bruce Wayne are one and the same, and was about to reveal it to the world when he got knocked out by a falling rock in the Batcave, giving him amnesia, and back into his role as the Yale professor.

[@johnwilson1489]

I love king tut just as he was! He 😂great!

[@hungfao]

Grace Lee Whitney sighting?

[@robertdiotalevi285]

I liked the way Victor put in some W.C. Fields moments in the episodes.

[@gvalan]

Victor Buono was one of the best Batman villains. His larger than life presence combined with his tongue in cheek acting style made him a perfect foil for the caped crusader. So glad they cancelled the heavy makeup! Congrats on another great behind the scenes video!

[@ricknineg]

Well said!

[@mamas.8259]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@ajivins1]

He later went on to be Mister Schubert, the villain in The Man from Atlantis.

[@oantech4252]

Who is the villainess blonde in this video Rick? She looks a lot like Yeoman Janice Rand in Star Trek 60's show.

[@dteske3475]

That's what I thought --good call!

[@PaulTesta]

Yep, that's her, Grace Lee Whitney.

[@robertdiotalevi285]

She is.

[@jeffking4176]

Victor Buono was a great Actor. I like some of his other work. 📻🙂

[@Robert-lg2bl]

His costume and performance were perfect!

[@nicholaschiazza7926]

I was lucky enough to see Victor Buono play Sir Pellinore in Camelot. He stole the show! ("Go and get yourself a little hey, nonny, nonny").

[@EriksDesdemona]

Cool! Someone who remembers his Pellenore!

[@kennethhuber3658]

King Tut was my favorite villain.

[@cjmarshall0221]

Great presentation Rick, as always! I'd love to see one on Egghead, because I absolutely love Vincent Price.

[@LetsGoChaseThatTrain]

Always my favorite Batman villain. Victor was also my favorite Wild Wild West recurring heavy, Count Manzeppi.

[@bejoyful]

I appreciate the Batman series as a legacy for classic actors swan songs; generations may seek out films of Meredith Burgess, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Frank Goshrin, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Carolyn Jones, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger, (so many more) and Vito Buono lovely blue eyes needed no additional egyptian makeup.

[@davidrussell6159]

Good choice. The costume was wonderful. Having the less makeup definitely allowed his facial expressions to shine through. (I’ve always found a similarly with Victor to Wayne Knight … so much so that I wonder if Wayne purposely tried to exemplify Victor ). I’m ignoring their similar physical appearance to each other. Just the way they acted. I always felt that similarity….i am referring to Wayne when he played Newman on the Seinfeld show.

[@PaulTesta]

Knight

[@ricknineg]

I totally agree!

[@davidrussell6159]

@@PaulTesta yes. My fat fingers, old eyes and auto correct !

[@jons.6216]

Nah! It was actually Tallulah Bankhead and Ida Lupino that came off more as "old drag queens" with their over the top deliveries! Haha! There was just a video I watched on Victor Buono that featured shots of him in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and his expressions during the scenes of him playing the piano for Bette Davis during her song to me epitomized "a tolerant smirk"!

[@walterhat1638]

The part of the show that I enjoyed the most was where batman and robin would go behind a wall and assume their other identity. I especially remember one scene when they even fool the aunt.

[@AmericanActionReport]

I saw him in many roles as villains, and he was one of my favorite villains because his smooth sophistication went well with the type of villain he played. (Think: "Vincent Price") A friend in college once said that, if there's a physical devil out there, he probably comes across like David Niven; someone who is obviously evil wouldn't make a very good tempter.

[@markmccauley9120]

What happened to thank you? Is there a new rule of grammar that says thank you MUST be followed by so much?

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

Victor Buono was perfection in everything he did. I loved watching him on TV shows and movies. Unfortunately, "fat" people back then weren't worthy of being in the limelight, as it was big deal for everybody to be thin and fit, especially celebrities. Not like it is now. He could have had a massive career. He wasn't really fat, he was just a big man. I think the only other man at the time that WAS a big guy was Sebastian Cabot on "Family Affair" as the butler. So sad though, they were both excellent actors and had a specific flair for the game. As for Batman villains, Catwoman is and always has been my favorite. Although Mr. Buono is a character all unto himself, as he wouldn't even need all that fancy costuming to pull off ANY role. When he acts, he ACTS, and theres no getting away from what his character is or what their mindset is. He was just THAT awesome.

[@Tmanaz480]

Buono always reminded me a little bit of Peter Ustinov.

[@alvincash3230]

King Tut was & is my favorite Batman villain.

[@auntiem873]

The costume was perfect. Evan as a kid watching this back in the day, I thought the man is having a break down and is pretending to be someone else. What could he as a normal guy get in real life to make his reality come to life? I use to think he lived in playhouses where he could get the costumes. They would have been readily available. Don’t all made sense to me. If they had used heavy make up, I would not have believed this was a normal man having a mental break down.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

Wow thought it was John Goodman from the hastag LOL!😄🤯🙋👍

[@ddavenpAZ]

I agree with your assessment on this character Rick. I never did agree with him being named King Tut as the real King Tut was not quite an adult during his sovereignty, but this character and his background story, combined with the superb acting skills by VB, truly amped up the show in its later seasons. And you my friend, amped up my continuing interest in classic tv with this video. Thank you! 😊

[@silvereagle2061]

At 3:46 ... It's Janice Rand from "Star Trek". (Grace Lee Whitney)

[@pl5624]

Sometimes simpler is better.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I always love hearing some interesting stuff that happens when making the Batman show. Thank you for the work you do Rick, have a great day and take care!

[@ricknineg]

This one was a fun one to make Jared!

[@danjarrett]

I Just saw Victor Buono in a Perry Mason Episode. The Grinning Gorilla. He was a good Actor.

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

Victor Buono also appeared in a season five episode of Get Smart playing Hannibal Day in the episode Moonlighting Becomes You.

[@ralphjohnson340]

Batman was my favorite show when I was a little boy really great video dude on this video

[@roberttelarket4934]

Victor Buono's best role was in one of the three greatest movies of all times, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane!!!

[@PaulTesta]

The other 2?

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@PaulTesta: A Christmas Carol(1951 - Alistair Sim) and Female Trouble(1974 - Divine by John Waters).

[@PaulTesta]

@roberttelarket4934 Well that certainly is an eclectic threesome.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Boy, that is an eclectic batch! All great for sure

[@PaulTesta]

@roberttelarket4934 The Alistair Sim version is, imo, the best version of "A Christmas Carol." My DVD has a warm Christmas opening by Patrick MacNee, who played the young Jacob Marley.

[@bernie2231]

Tut was the toast!

[@jkocol]

He was great in this role and the first I ever saw the actor in. I delighted over the years recognizing Victor in other small roles whenever he would appear.

[@normbittner3762]

He was great.

[@vitus.verdegast]

Let Buono be Buono!

[@georgiahoosier]

Buono never gave a bad performance. To catch him as another over the top villain, check out the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" episode "Cyborg"

[@robertdiotalevi285]

01:25 Yeoman Janice Rand (Star Trek), Grace Lee Whitney. 04:19 The gorgeous Lee Meriwether, Miss America of 1955.

[@dennisanderson3895]

I think the lack of makeup played so much better *because* of what an actor Buono was. Well in his villainous persona, the character was fiendishly clever and twisted but with such a self-delighted whimsy! Then too was the tragic element that he was a very brilliant and kind Egyptologist, when in states of recovery, it made him more sympathetic than most villains - he was a good man struggling with a terrible mental disorder.

[@nicholase82]

It was clear that he was the most popular of the original and lesser known characters on the show. I kinda want to see him again in modern media.

[@guineapiglady2841]

0:10 THAT'S.........supposse to be Batman's house??

[@brianrebmann5398]

Very good video your videos are always a treat

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Brian! I hope all is well with you

[@PaulTesta]

Rick, Another fun Batman '66 episode. King Tut may not have been the best villain (my money's on Gorshin's Riddler) but he was certainly the funniest! That's Lee Meriwether in the role of Lisa Carson. Also, if memory serves me correctly, that upside-down box of stamps @ 4:52 is a holdover prop from the Green Hornet 2-parter that aired the previous week from this King Tut episode. Be well and stay hopeful!

[@ricknineg]

Thank you Paul! I imagined that many would love to learn more about this story!

[@PaulTesta]

@@ricknineg Perhaps a future R9G episode...?? 😉

[@robertdiotalevi285]

Victor also was in Wild, Wild West as Count Carlos Maria Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi.

[@paulmclaughlin4132]

King Tut was perfect just the way he appeared on the show, no more make up needed. He was one of my top four or five villains on the show along with, Julie Newmar as Catwoman, Van Johnson as the Minstrel and a tie between Burgess Meredith as Penguin and Caesar Romero as the Joker and we cannot forget Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. Another great segment on Batman. Awesome job Rick.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks so much! So glad You liked the video

[@charlesturner1377]

I liked false face but tut was good

[@ricknineg]

False face was great and so underrated

[@harlanabraham7772]

Victor Buono was a very fine actor. Also liked Art Carney (the archer), Milton Berle (Louie the Lilac), of course Frank Gorshin (The Riddler).

[@cadeevans4623]

always liked king tut loved the episodes with king tut thanks for sharing Rick classic Batman is the best man

[@jeffharrison1090]

King Tut was definitely my favorite of the big 3...1) Tut, 2) Riddler, 3) Joker as far as "character" and scripts go. Joker's plans were more fun to watch. The Riddler's (Frank Gorshin) shows were more energetic. Tut's were more like the "Romulans" in Star Trek...intelligent and devious. All we Great!!!

[@airtiki2374]

If anything makeup wise maybe had given him that Egyptian eye look

[@ronfehr7899]

For a children's show, the less makeup decision was the right one.

[@e815usa]

What's amazing is that the makeup made him look MUCH older than he actually was! He was born in 1938 so he was a young 28-30 when he he was on Batman. I always thought he was much older than that.

[@sergioandrade8735]

Victor Buono always played character older than his real age, he was 28 at the time he played Kid Tut.

[@josephosheavideos3992]

The stills you show in this video come from King Tut's third appearance in the series. This two-parter features guest starring roles from Lee Meriweather as Lisa Carson/Cleopatra (who had played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman feature movie), Grace Lee Whitney as the Lady-in-Waiting (in one of the few roles she was able to land after being cut from "Star Trek"), and Lloyd Haynes as the Lord Chamberlain (who would become one of the first black actors to lead a series a few years later in "Room 222").

[@oantech4252]

Where is the Wayne Manor in Batman 66? Wayne Manor | Batman 60's TV Wiki | Fandom Pasadena Location of Wayne Manor According to Wikipedia, the exteriors for Wayne Manor were shot at 380 South San Rafael Avenue in Pasadena, California. Rick.. This would make a great video to see this location today if you live close enough for a road trip...👍🧭🚙

[@EriksDesdemona]

That's a relatively long video just to convey this quote: “The first time we made him (Victor) up they wanted this exotic Egyptian-looking makeup on him”, said Hutchinson. “Well, we did the makeup. Everyone looked in the mirror and fell on the floor. He looked like some old opera diva. Buono said laughing: “I can’t go out of this trailer looking like this.” So we just washed his face and put this little chin piece on and the costuming and he sold it.”

[@robertdragoff6909]

Using the “KISS” principle (Keep it simple stupid) was much better……. Seeing dressed as a Pharaoh was a better idea than using makeup. I think Buono was too good an actor to create the character using makeup alone….

[@TheTimeProphet]

Victor was also a bad guy in 'Man from Atlantis' too.

[@williampetersen9915]

Great video. I remember hearing Stanley Ralph Ross telling this story back in the late 80's at a collector's show in Buena Park. Thanks for relating it here.

[@mac11380]

1:22 Yeoman Rand from Star Trek the original series.

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

All of the "Guest star" villians were top notch and kept the show interesting. For some reason two of characters that stood out to me was Eggman and False Face. They were just unique to me at the time.🤔

[@Mark43777]

I love Victor Buono as King Tut, his over the top arrogance ,Insults and comedy. His I don't care what you think, I am good at this and I know it. No makeup needed I always thought he was one of the funniest villians and so cool

[@wholderby]

He wasn't supposed to be King Tut - he was a College Professor of History who got hit on the head.....I mean, if memory serves.....he isn't supposed to be Egyptian nor the actual King etc.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Victor was fantastic, the costume and make up people were on the ball. It was perfect the way it was. It's hard to believe he's been dead 42 years.

[@JSBrown303]

Definitely one of the best villains on the show! Too bad the character hasn't been used in more Batman media. Of course, no one could match Victor Buono's performance.

[@Moriarty22cent]

With all the ideas they had before they came to the conclusion, his performance would be lost. The audience would be ooo and ahhing over the elaborate make up, thus losing the performance of the actor. Kind of like Malachi Throne when he was playing False Face in the series. I'm glad they went with just the beard, though I think they should have chosen a different color like black or something darker for the beard. King Tut remains one of my favorite villains in the series. On a side note: The blonde henchwoman of Tut's was played by Grace Lee Whitney, better known as Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek: The Original Series. There are several shots of her in this video.

[@felipeescamilla3092]

Can't imagine him any different, they did an awesome job with that character

[@patrickwall8517]

I think removing the make up was the right call.

[@johndurham2459]

Great villain whether he was in Batman, Wild Wild West and even as the tea ☕ drinking police chief in a gangster musical.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

King Tut was a different kind of Villain. Victor Buono played the part with the perfect mix of pompousity, arrogance, and humor. His presence commanded every scene he appeared in.

[@colleenkelleher393]

He was great without the make up. More realistic watching as a kid.

[@iVenge]

Victor Buono had such an expressive face, that the excessive makeup would have gotten in the way of the performance.

[@sergioandrade8735]

The scenes of Bruce, Dick, and Aunt Harriet in Roman costumes was that from an episode that did not make it to air? I also do not remember Victor Buono in the costume with the derby.

[@edwinsmith6690]

I didn't know about any of the issues with his makeup, but I did think that he played the part very well. I couldn't think of anyone else who could have done his part as great as he did

[@deniseboldea1624]

Victor Bruno was a classic villian actor in the 60s. He had roles as the big bad in such T. V. Shows as the Wild Wild West, The Man From Atlantis and Voyage to the bottom of the Sea to name a few, but King Tut was my absolute favorite. I seem to recall the makeup story from somewhere, perhaps in the Batman book I have on the production of the series, but I'm glad they opted for no makeup, Bruno had a variety of facial expressions that more than made up for the lack of face paint.

[@robertdiotalevi285]

Buono not Bruno!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

He played the killer on Perry Mason a few times. His best role was as a beatnik painter

[@kevinsbookcase59]

He did such a fantastic job as Tut, that when you see him in other roles, like when he was on Perry Mason.. you just can't help but see Tut. Oh what he could have done if he had not passed away.

[@byronbrewer33]

Great video, Rick! King Tut was one of my favorites. And I did not know until I became a comics reader a few years later that King Tut as a Batman villain made his debut on the 1960s TV series. Until the villain appeared on this show, there was no King Tut in the Batman rogue's gallery.

[@ricknineg]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DocRunaway]

I think it was King Tut who gave Buono a few goofy villain roles. I remember him on Man From Atlantis as a campy villain on a couple of episodes, maybe one of the few campy elements of that series, and in Supertrain. Then again most things were campy on Supertrain.

[@randytim512]

King Tut was a great Character and Victor was perfect in that part.

[@al007italia]

Once again, I have learned something new. Thanks. Tut was 1 of my favorite villains. It would have ruined the character if they had put all that make up on him.

[@57buickcentury]

If you want to see how he _did_ look with a lot of makeup, check him out in the Matt Helm movie _The Silencers_ - ooeee.

[@Michael-e4n8v]

King tut the best. Victor buono was a real actor

[@MikesFoggyIdea]

I’d love to see what he looked like with all that makeup on.

[@paulmicelli5819]

He also play a villain in Wild Wild West.