Vic Tayback
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 6, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
| 1990 | HorseplayerGeorge Samsa | |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to HeavenCarface (voice) | |
| 1989 | LoverboyHarry Bruckner | |
| 1989 | Beverly Hills BodysnatchersLou | |
| 1989 | Criminal ActThe Exterminator (Greengrass) | |
| 1988 | The UnderachieversCoach | |
| 1987 | The Three KingsHarold | |
| 1986 | George Carlin: Playin' with Your HeadThe Bad Guys | |
| 1986 | Weekend WarriorsSgt. Burdge | |
| 1986 | Treasure IslandSilver | |
| 1985 | Reel HorrorSmedke (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | MacGyverGeorge Henderson | |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens StoryAbe Saperstein | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSal Domino | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideTippy Ryan | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a FoxMo Scmidt | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideAlan Coombs | |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost LovesThomas Velasco | |
| 1982 | Mysterious TwoTed Randall | |
| 1982 | T. J. HookerPete Benedict | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1981 | Through the Magic PyramidHorembeb | |
| 1980 | GridlockFloyd 'Snake' Kraslowski | |
| 1980 | This Year's BlondeHarry Cohn | |
| 1980 | The Night the City ScreamedMorris Brustein | |
| 1980 | Rage!Tommy | |
| 1979 | Portrait of a StripperHarry Parkins | |
| 1979 | Time Express | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Sir Yarbrough | |
| 1979 | SupertrainFrank Tuttle | |
| 1978 | Getting MarriedBurt Carboni | |
| 1978 | The Cheap DetectiveLieutenant DiMaggio | |
| 1978 | The Case of the Baltimore GirlsCapt. Barney Marcus | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the NightFinch | |
| 1977 | The ChoirboysZoony | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatHarry Stewart | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatHarry Beluski | |
| 1977 | CHiPsVic Tayback (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No ReturnBig Joe Adamo | |
| 1976 | Mansion of the DoomedDetective Simon | |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A.Eddie Roschak | |
| 1976 | Dark VictoryArchie | |
| 1976 | The Big BusGoldie | |
| 1976 | Special DeliveryWyatt | |
| 1976 | AliceMel Sharples | |
| 1976 | The Practice | |
| 1975 | Report to the CommissionerLt. Seidensticker | |
| 1975 | The Black BirdWarren Finley, Police Lieutenant | |
| 1975 | LepkeCharles 'Lucky' Luciano | |
| 1975 | Khan! | |
| 1975 | SwitchRalph Kabelka | |
| 1975 | On the Rocks | |
| 1975 | Bronk | |
| 1975 | Barney MillerMr. Stavochek | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and LightfootMario Pinski | |
| 1974 | The GamblerOne | |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreMel | |
| 1973 | PapillonSergeant | |
| 1973 | The Don Is DeadRalph Negri | |
| 1973 | The Blue KnightNeil Grogan | |
| 1973 | Emperor of the NorthYardman | |
| 1973 | MaxieSmedke | |
| 1973 | The Alpha CaperPoliceman | |
| 1973 | Partners in Crime | |
| 1973 | Honor Thy FatherDon A. Tirello | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | Griff | |
| 1973 | The Blue KnightNeil Grogan | |
| 1972 | Death Follows a Psycho | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Emergency!Driver | |
| 1971 | Blood and LaceCalvin Carruthers | |
| 1971 | They Call It MurderJeff Poland | |
| 1971 | All in the FamilyJoe Tucker | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | ColumboSam Franklin | |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1970 | The Silent ForceCapt. Al Grant | |
| 1970 | The Partridge FamilyIngram | |
| 1970 | The Partridge FamilyRocco | |
| 1970 | The Partridge FamilyHarlan Laws | |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby ShowCalvin | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's FatherBernie | |
| 1968 | BullittPete Ross | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OParmel | |
| 1968 | Land of the GiantsHood | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | The Outsider | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OMartin Lynch | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1967 | Captain Nice | |
| 1966 | Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundDetective Merchant (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | GambitPlainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | Star TrekJojo Krako | |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop | |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleEgan's Goon | |
| 1966 | The MonkeesGeorge | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | Occasional Wife | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleSgt. Gorte | |
| 1966 | The MonkeesRocco | |
| 1966 | The MonkeesChuche | |
| 1965 | F Troop | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Ed Larch | |
| 1965 | I Dream of JeannieTurhan | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Neil Parks | |
| 1965 | Get SmartJamal | |
| 1965 | Get SmartPopov | |
| 1964 | BewitchedMayor's Chauffeur | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneAmerican Soldier | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneHongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Sergeant | |
| 1963 | Love with the Proper StrangerCye (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Surftide 77Arms Cooper | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a BalloonEuropean Agent (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Five Minutes to LiveFred Dorella | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | Gangster StoryNorm (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | T-Bird GangPoliceman | |
| 1959 | RawhideMonte | |
| 1958 | The Power of the ResurrectionSimon the Canaanite | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeGaines | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMan Talking to Cab Driver | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeRawlins | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeDirks | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeBill Hankins |