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Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Actor Jan 6 (died age 60) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1955–1990 (35 year career)
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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.

Known For

Papillon
Film

Papillon

Sergeant
Bullitt
Film

Bullitt

Pete Ross
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Film

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Carface (voice)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Film

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Mel
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Film

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Mario Pinski
Gambit
Film

Gambit

Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Emperor of the North
Film

Emperor of the North

Yardman
The Gambler
Film

The Gambler

One

Filmography

Acting (122)

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Movies (56)

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

1990

as George Samsa

5.8
All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

as Carface (voice)

6.8
Loverboy

Loverboy

1989

as Harry Bruckner

6.1
Criminal Act

Criminal Act

1989

as The Exterminator (Greengrass)

4.8
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

1989

as Lou

2.5
The Underachievers

The Underachievers

1988

as Coach

4.2
The Three Kings

The Three Kings

1987

as Harold

2.8
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986

as The Bad Guys

7.2
Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

1986

as Sgt. Burdge

2.8
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1986

as Silver

6.2
Reel Horror

Reel Horror

1985

as Smedke (archive footage)

2.4
The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

as Abe Saperstein

7.9
Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

1982

as Ted Randall

5.8
Through the Magic Pyramid

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981

as Horembeb

2.5
Gridlock

Gridlock

1980

as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

6.0
This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde

1980

as Harry Cohn

5.7
Rage!

Rage!

1980

as Tommy

7.0
The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed

1980

as Morris Brustein

5.0
Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

as Harry Parkins

2.0
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

as Lieutenant DiMaggio

6.3
Getting Married

Getting Married

1978

as Burt Carboni

4.0
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

as Capt. Barney Marcus

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

as Zoony

5.3
Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

1977

as Finch

2.8
Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

1976

as Detective Simon

6.1
The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

as Eddie Roschak

5.8
The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Goldie

5.3
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1976

as Archie

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

1976

as Wyatt

5.2
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976

as Big Joe Adamo

6.2
The Black Bird

The Black Bird

1975

as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

4.6
Lepke

Lepke

1975

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

4.5
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

as Lt. Seidensticker

6.5
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

as Mario Pinski

6.8
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974

as Mel

7.0
The Gambler

The Gambler

1974

as One

6.7
Papillon

Papillon

1973

as Sergeant

7.8
The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

1973

as Policeman

5.5
The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

1973

as Ralph Negri

5.8
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

as Yardman

6.7
Maxie

Maxie

1973

as Smedke

1.8
The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973

as Neil Grogan

5.5
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973
2.0
Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

1973

as Don A. Tirello

4.0
Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

1972
They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

1971

as Jeff Poland

5.4
Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

1971

as Calvin Carruthers

5.6
Bullitt

Bullitt

1968

as Pete Ross

7.1
Gambit

Gambit

1966

as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

7.0
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

as Detective Merchant (uncredited)

5.7
Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

as Cye (uncredited)

6.8
Surftide 77

Surftide 77

1962

as Arms Cooper

3.4
Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

1961

as Fred Dorella

5.4
Gangster Story

Gangster Story

1959

as Norm (uncredited)

5.0
T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang

1959

as Policeman

4.7
The Power of the Resurrection

The Power of the Resurrection

1958

as Simon the Canaanite

Television (66)

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

as George Henderson

7.7
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Sal Domino

7.5
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Alan Coombs

7.2
Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

1984

as Mo Scmidt

7.1
Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

as Thomas Velasco

5.7
T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

1982

as Pete Benedict

6.5
Hotel

Hotel

1982
6.8
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982
6.2
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979

as Sir Yarbrough

Time Express

Time Express

1979
6.0
Vega$

Vega$

1978
7.0
The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978
5.0
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

as Harry Stewart

6.3
CHiPs

CHiPs

1977
6.8
Alice

Alice

1976

as Mel Sharples

7.1
The Practice

The Practice

1976
7.5
Barney Miller

Barney Miller

1975

as Mr. Stavochek

7.3
Switch

Switch

1975

as Ralph Kabelka

6.7
Bronk

Bronk

1975
6.2
On the Rocks

On the Rocks

1975
5.0
Khan!

Khan!

1975
5.0
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
Griff

Griff

1973
5.0
The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973

as Neil Grogan

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

as Driver

7.9
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
7.0
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972
6.8
Columbo

Columbo

1971

as Sam Franklin

8.1
Cannon

Cannon

1971
6.6
All in the Family

All in the Family

1971

as Joe Tucker

7.8
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970
7.6
McCloud

McCloud

1970
7.1
The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970

as Rocco

6.8
The Silent Force

The Silent Force

1970

as Capt. Al Grant

5.0
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
6.1
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

as Bernie

6.0
The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

1969

as Calvin

5.4
My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

1969
5.5
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Parmel

7.1
Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

1968

as Hood

6.7
Lancer

Lancer

1968
4.7
The Outsider

The Outsider

1968
5.2
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
Ironside

Ironside

1967
6.8
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967
5.5
Captain Nice

Captain Nice

1967
5.7
Star Trek

Star Trek

1966

as Jojo Krako

8.0
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Egan's Goon

7.6
The Monkees

The Monkees

1966

as George

6.5
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966
6.4
That Girl

That Girl

1966
6.1
Family Affair

Family Affair

1966
6.7
Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

1966
5.0
Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

1966
7.5
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

as Turhan

7.8
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Ed Larch

5.4
Get Smart

Get Smart

1965
7.9
F Troop

F Troop

1965
6.2
Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

as Mayor's Chauffeur

7.9
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as American Soldier

7.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Sergeant

7.1
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Monte

7.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Man Talking to Cab Driver

7.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Gaines

6.6