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Victor Buono

Actor · Died January 1, 1982, aged 43 · San Diego, California, United States

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Victor Buono (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor and comic. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Buono, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 3, 1938
Died
January 1, 1982 (aged 43)
From
San Diego, California, United States
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on Motif · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Victor Buono's films like?

Across their 22 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Power
17%
Self
16%
Society
14%
Bonds
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
2%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 15
Trickster
2 of 15
Shapeshifter
2 of 15
Threshold guardian
2 of 15
Hero
1 of 15
Ally
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Absurd
10
Joyful
9
Dread
4
Thrilling
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Victor Buono's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 39 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Buono's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 39 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reel Horror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Skippy (archive footage)

  • The Flight of Dragons(1982)

    as Aragh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Here's Boomer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • More Wild Wild West(1980)

    as Dr. Henry Messenger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Man with Bogart's Face(1980)

    as Commodore Anastas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Target... Earth? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Homer The Archivist

  • Murder Can Hurt You!(1980)

    as Chief Ironbottom

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Better Late Than Never(1979)

    as Dr. Zoltan Polos

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Mod Squad(1979)

    as Keith Starr

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Supertrain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Misto

  • Backstairs at the White House (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Pres. William Howard Taft

  • Flying High (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vega$ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Evil(1978)

    as The Devil

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Albert Z. Fell / Jack the Ripper

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr. Schubert

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Schubert

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sirota's Court (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tony Randall Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernard Gluck

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • High Risk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sebastian

  • Brenda Starr (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lance O'Toole

  • The Practice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ellery Queen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Friedland

  • Khan! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chinese Caper(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Moonchild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Maitre D'

  • Northeast of Seoul (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Portman

  • The Snoop Sisters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan

  • Arnold(1973)

    as Minister

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Adelbert

  • The Lie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Bancks

  • Crime Club (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    as Judge Roger Knight

  • Goodnight, My Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as Julius Limeway

  • The Wrath of God(1972)

    as Jennings

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of Socrates (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Socrates

  • The Man with Icy Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as John Hammond

  • The Mad Butcher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Otto Lehman

  • The Wild Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Horacio Fatt

  • Up Your Teddy Bear(1970)

    as Lyle "Skippy" Ferns

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Vampire

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Clove · as Hugo Lovelace

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970)

    as Fat Man

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Boot Hill(1969)

    as Honey Fisher

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Big Daddy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as A. Lincoln Beauregard

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Damien

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Target: Harry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mosul Rashi

  • The Mod Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Vlahos

  • Here's Lucy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Vermillion

  • The Legend of Robin Hood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    as Sir Guy

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Kent

  • Who's Minding the Mint?(1967)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamilton Starr

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Hippie

  • The Flying Nun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Marko

  • Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mr. Memory

  • T.H.E. Cat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as General Burek

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Cecil Seabrook

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Silencers(1966)

    as Tung-Tze

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 10 episodes · as King Tut

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannibal Day

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Carlos Manzeppi · as Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi · as Wing Fat

  • Young Dillinger(1965)

    as Prof. Hofman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as Sorak

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)

    as Big Sam Hollis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Quaife

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Hubris

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Tabor Ulrich

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods(1964)

    as Sheriff Potts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Strangler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as Leo Kroll

  • 4 for Texas(1963)

    as Harvey Burden

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Leo Chareet · as Grebb

  • My Six Loves(1963)

    as Man at Press Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)

    as Edwin Flagg

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • General Electric True (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Loretta Young Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Fraser

  • Everglades (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Breed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Manrique

  • Harrigan and Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Surfside 6 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Beamish

  • Thriller (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Carolik · as Dr. Van de Velde

  • The Story of Ruth(1960)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Detectives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Gustafson

  • The Untouchables (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanthos Moon · as Parnise Surigao

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Egeloff · as Malegra

  • Bourbon Street Beat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Babcock · as Young

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bennie · as Bongo Bennie · as Charlie Case · as Gunther · as Stanison · as Victor Traymund

  • Sea Hunt(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Tank Wallace · as Seminard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Glovatski · as Ben Huggins · as John Sylvester Fossette · as Nathon Fallon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as S. F. Bartender (uncredited)

  • General Electric Theater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Bagoas

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles from 1953 to 1985; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Film career

19531985

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 95: 95 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1950s10 · acting1960s39 · acting1970s39 · acting1980s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
6065

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Victor Buono's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Better Late Than Never (1979)

72nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Victor Buono's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles41–67 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–21 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles12–31 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–38 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles44–59 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Victor Buono work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Buono's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Aldrich shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles