King Tut is a fictional character in the television series Batman. The character made his television debut in "The Curse of Tut" (April 13, 1966). He was created by Earl Barret, Robert C. Dennis and Charles R. Rondeau, and portrayed by Victor Buono. In his memoir Back to the Batcave, Adam West describes him as the only villain created for the TV series to be a real success. King Tut and Egghead were the only two villains to deduce that Batman was Bruce Wayne. King Tut / William McElroy and Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch were the only villains identified in dialog by both their noms de guerre and their "real" names.