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In reply to the discussion: Adam West, TVs Batman, Dies at 88 [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,412 posts)31. That's Victor Buono as King Tut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Buono
"Buono made his first network TV appearance playing the bearded poet Bongo Benny in an episode of 77 Sunset Strip."
Roger Smith of that series died a few days back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Smith_(actor)
"Buono played the villain King Tut on the television series Batman. A Jekyll-and-Hyde character, William McElroy is a timid Yale professor of Egyptology who, after being hit in the head with a brick at a peace rally, assumes the persona of the charismatic, monomaniacal Egyptian King Tut. When he suffers another blow to the head, the villain recovers his meek academic personality. The role, which proved to be the most frequently featured original villain in the series, was one of Buono's favorites because he was delighted at being able to overact without restraint.
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"Buono was unusual among gay performers of his era by openly living together with same-sex partners, although he was not flamboyant about his lifestyle and referred to himself as a "conscientious objector" in the "morality revolution" of the 1960s."
"Buono made his first network TV appearance playing the bearded poet Bongo Benny in an episode of 77 Sunset Strip."
Roger Smith of that series died a few days back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Smith_(actor)
"Buono played the villain King Tut on the television series Batman. A Jekyll-and-Hyde character, William McElroy is a timid Yale professor of Egyptology who, after being hit in the head with a brick at a peace rally, assumes the persona of the charismatic, monomaniacal Egyptian King Tut. When he suffers another blow to the head, the villain recovers his meek academic personality. The role, which proved to be the most frequently featured original villain in the series, was one of Buono's favorites because he was delighted at being able to overact without restraint.
....
"Buono was unusual among gay performers of his era by openly living together with same-sex partners, although he was not flamboyant about his lifestyle and referred to himself as a "conscientious objector" in the "morality revolution" of the 1960s."
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It is really tough to cho5ozs. They were all good. However I think Julie Newmar is my favorite.
CentralMass
Jun 2017
#41
I understand that the actor playing Batman died. But why did you run a picture of Bruce Wayne? NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2017
#37