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Vic Tayback

Acting
January 6, 1930
— May 25, 1990(60 years old)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

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.

Also Known As

Vic Taybeck • Victor Tayback • Vick Tayback • Vic E. Tayback • Vic Tabback

Known For

Columbo series poster (1971)
8.1

Columbo

Sam Franklin

Star Trek series poster (1966)
8.0

Star Trek

Jojo Krako

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Sal Domino

MacGyver series poster (1985)
7.7

MacGyver

George Henderson

Bewitched series poster (1964)
7.9
Gem

Bewitched

Mayor's Chauffeur

Ironside series poster (1967)
6.8

Ironside

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Harry Stewart

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Harry Beluski

Mannix series poster (1967)
6.7

Mannix

Emergency! series poster (1972)
7.9

Emergency!

Driver

Mission: Impossible series poster (1966)
7.6

Mission: Impossible

Egan's Goon

Mission: Impossible series poster (1966)
7.6

Mission: Impossible

Sgt. Gorte

Photos of Vic Tayback

Filmography

1990s

Horseplayer movie poster (1990)
5.8

Horseplayer

George Samsa

1980s

All Dogs Go to Heaven movie poster (1989)
6.8

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Carface (voice)

Loverboy movie poster (1989)
6.1

Loverboy

Harry Bruckner

Criminal Act movie poster (1989)
4.8

Criminal Act

The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers movie poster (1989)
2.5

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Lou

The Underachievers movie poster (1988)
4.2

The Underachievers

Coach

The Three Kings movie poster (1987)
2.8

The Three Kings

Harold

Treasure Island movie poster (1986)
6.2

Treasure Island

Silver

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head movie poster (1986)
7.3

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

The Bad Guys

Weekend Warriors movie poster (1986)
2.8

Weekend Warriors

Sgt. Burdge

Reel Horror movie poster (1985)
2.4

Reel Horror

Smedke (archive footage)

The Jesse Owens Story movie poster (1984)
7.9

The Jesse Owens Story

Abe Saperstein

Mysterious Two movie poster (1982)
5.8

Mysterious Two

Ted Randall

This Year's Blonde movie poster (1980)
5.7

This Year's Blonde

Harry Cohn

Gridlock movie poster (1980)
6.0

Gridlock

Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

Rage! movie poster (1980)
7.0

Rage!

Tommy

The Night the City Screamed movie poster (1980)
5.0

The Night the City Screamed

Morris Brustein

1970s

Portrait of a Stripper movie poster (1979)
2.0

Portrait of a Stripper

Harry Parkins

The Cheap Detective movie poster (1978)
6.3

The Cheap Detective

Lieutenant DiMaggio

The Case of the Baltimore Girls movie poster (1978)

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Capt. Barney Marcus

Getting Married movie poster (1978)
4.0

Getting Married

Burt Carboni

The Choirboys movie poster (1977)
5.4

The Choirboys

Zoony

Little Ladies of the Night movie poster (1977)
2.8

Little Ladies of the Night

Finch

The Big Bus movie poster (1976)
5.3

The Big Bus

Goldie

Mansion of the Doomed movie poster (1976)
6.3

Mansion of the Doomed

Detective Simon

The Shaggy D.A. movie poster (1976)
5.8

The Shaggy D.A.

Eddie Roschak

No Deposit, No Return movie poster (1976)
6.2

No Deposit, No Return

Big Joe Adamo

Special Delivery movie poster (1976)
5.2

Special Delivery

Wyatt

Dark Victory movie poster (1976)

Dark Victory

Archie

Lepke movie poster (1975)
4.5

Lepke

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Report to the Commissioner movie poster (1975)
6.6

Report to the Commissioner

Lt. Seidensticker

The Black Bird movie poster (1975)
4.6

The Black Bird

Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore movie poster (1974)
7.0

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Mel

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot movie poster (1974)
6.8

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Mario Pinski

The Gambler movie poster (1974)
6.7

The Gambler

One

Papillon movie poster (1973)
7.8
Gem

Papillon

Sergeant

Emperor of the North movie poster (1973)
6.8

Emperor of the North

Yardman

The Don Is Dead movie poster (1973)
5.9

The Don Is Dead

Ralph Negri

The Blue Knight movie poster (1973)
5.5

The Blue Knight

Neil Grogan

Honor Thy Father movie poster (1973)
4.0

Honor Thy Father

Don A. Tirello

The Alpha Caper movie poster (1973)
5.5

The Alpha Caper

Policeman

Partners in Crime movie poster (1973)
2.0

Partners in Crime

Maxie movie poster (1973)
1.8

Maxie

Smedke

Death Follows a Psycho movie poster (1972)

Death Follows a Psycho

Blood and Lace movie poster (1971)
5.5

Blood and Lace

Calvin Carruthers

They Call It Murder movie poster (1971)
5.4

They Call It Murder

Jeff Poland

1960s

Bullitt movie poster (1968)
7.1

Bullitt

Pete Ross

Gambit movie poster (1966)
7.0

Gambit

Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round movie poster (1966)
5.7

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Love with the Proper Stranger movie poster (1963)
6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger

Cye (uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon movie poster (1962)
5.3

Five Weeks in a Balloon

European Agent (uncredited)

Surftide 77 movie poster (1962)
3.4

Surftide 77

Arms Cooper

Five Minutes to Live movie poster (1961)
5.4

Five Minutes to Live

Fred Dorella

1950s

T-Bird Gang movie poster (1959)
4.7

T-Bird Gang

Policeman

Gangster Story movie poster (1959)
5.0

Gangster Story

Norm (uncredited)

The Power of the Resurrection movie poster (1958)

The Power of the Resurrection

Simon the Canaanite