Vic Tayback
January 6, 1930 (94 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples in the comedy-drama film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), for which he won two consecutive Golden Globes.
Known For
Credits
- 1990 · Horseplayer as George Samsa
- 1989 · All Dogs Go to Heaven as Carface (voice)
- 1989 · Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers as Lou
- 1989 · Criminal Act as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
- 1989 · Loverboy as Harry Bruckner
- 1988 · The Underachievers as Coach
- 1987 · The Three Kings as Harold
- 1986 · Weekend Warriors as Sgt. Burdge
- 1986 · George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head as The Bad Guys
- 1986 · Treasure Island as Silver
- 1985 · Reel Horror as Smedke (archive footage)
- 1985 · MacGyver as George Henderson
- 1984 · Crazy like a Fox as Mo Scmidt
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sal Domino
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Tippy Ryan
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Alan Coombs
- 1984 · The New Man as Alan Coombs
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Thomas Velasco
- 1984 · The Jesse Owens Story as Abe Saperstein
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Mysterious Two as Ted Randall
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Pete Benedict
- 1981 · Through the Magic Pyramid as Horembeb
- 1980 · The Night the City Screamed as Morris Brustein
- 1980 · Gridlock as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
- 1980 · Rage! as Tommy
- 1980 · This Year's Blonde as Harry Cohn
- 1979 · Portrait of a Stripper as Harry Parkins
- 1979 · Time Express as
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · The Eddie Capra Mysteries as
- 1978 · The Cheap Detective as Lieutenant DiMaggio
- 1978 · Getting Married as Burt Carboni
- 1978 · The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Capt. Barney Marcus
- 1977 · The Choirboys as Zoony
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Harry Stewart
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Harry Beluski
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · CHiPs as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
- 1977 · Little Ladies of the Night as Finch
- 1976 · The Shaggy D.A. as Eddie Roschak
- 1976 · Mansion of the Doomed as Detective Simon
- 1976 · Alice as Mel Sharples
- 1976 · Special Delivery as Wyatt
- 1976 · The Big Bus as Goldie
- 1976 · No Deposit, No Return as Big Joe Adamo
- 1976 · Dark Victory as Archie
- 1976 · The Practice as
- 1975 · The Black Bird as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
- 1975 · On the Rocks as
- 1975 · Switch as Ralph Kabelka
- 1975 · Lepke as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
- 1975 · Bronk as
- 1975 · Khan! as
- 1975 · Report to the Commissioner as Lt. Seidensticker
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Mr. Stavochek
- 1974 · Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Mel
- 1974 · The Gambler as One
- 1974 · Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Mario Pinski
- 1973 · Papillon as Sergeant
- 1973 · The Don Is Dead as Ralph Negri
- 1973 · The Blue Knight as Neil Grogan
- 1973 · The Alpha Caper as Policeman
- 1973 · Griff as
- 1973 · Emperor of the North as Yardman
- 1973 · Partners in Crime as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Honor Thy Father as Don A. Tirello
- 1973 · Maxie as Smedke
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1972 · Emergency! as Driver
- 1972 · Death Follows a Psycho as
- 1971 · They Call It Murder as Jeff Poland
- 1971 · Columbo as Sam Franklin
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Blood and Lace as Calvin Carruthers
- 1971 · All in the Family as Joe Tucker
- 1970 · The Silent Force as Capt. Al Grant
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1969 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Bernie
- 1969 · My World and Welcome to It as
- 1969 · The Bill Cosby Show as Calvin
- 1968 · Bullitt as Pete Ross
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Hood
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Parmel
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Martin Lynch
- 1968 · The Outsider as
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1967 · Captain Nice as
- 1966 · Gambit as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
- 1966 · Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Egan's Goon
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Sgt. Gorte
- 1966 · Occasional Wife as
- 1966 · Family Affair as
- 1966 · The Monkees as
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · Star Trek as Jojo Krako
- 1966 · That Girl as
- 1966 · Love on a Rooftop as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ed Larch
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Neil Parks
- 1965 · Get Smart as
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Turhan
- 1965 · F Troop as
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as American Soldier
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
- 1964 · Bewitched as Mayor's Chauffeur
- 1963 · Love with the Proper Stranger as Cye (uncredited)
- 1962 · Surftide 77 as Arms Cooper
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Five Minutes to Live as Fred Dorella
- 1959 · Gangster Story as Norm (uncredited)
- 1959 · T-Bird Gang as Policeman
- 1959 · Rawhide as Monte
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Man Talking to Cab Driver
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Gaines
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Rawlins
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Dirks
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Bill Hankins