Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Acting

Birthday

1930/01/06

Day of death

1990/05/25 (60 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also know as

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

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.

Acting
Bullitt
7.1

(1968) Bullitt

as Pete Ross

Getting Married
4.0

(1978) Getting Married

as Burt Carboni

Death Follows a Psycho
0.0

(1972) Death Follows a Psycho

as ---

No Deposit, No Return
6.2

(1976) No Deposit, No Return

as Big Joe Adamo

Papillon
7.8

(1973) Papillon

as Sergeant

All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.8

(1989) All Dogs Go to Heaven

as Carface (voice)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
6.7

(1974) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as Mario Pinski

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
7.2

(1986) George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

as The Bad Guys

Mansion of the Doomed
6.2

(1976) Mansion of the Doomed

as Detective Simon

Report to the Commissioner
6.8

(1975) Report to the Commissioner

as Lt. Seidensticker

The Cheap Detective
6.2

(1978) The Cheap Detective

as Lieutenant DiMaggio

Five Minutes to Live
5.7

(1961) Five Minutes to Live

as Fred Dorella

The Shaggy D.A.
5.8

(1976) The Shaggy D.A.

as Eddie Roschak

The Gambler
6.7

(1974) The Gambler

as One

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
7.0

(1974) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Mel

Loverboy
6.1

(1989) Loverboy

as Harry Bruckner

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
5.1

(1966) Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

as Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Gangster Story
5.0

(1959) Gangster Story

as Norm (uncredited)

Horseplayer
5.4

(1990) Horseplayer

as George Samsa

Blood and Lace
5.9

(1971) Blood and Lace

as Calvin Carruthers

The Don Is Dead
5.9

(1973) The Don Is Dead

as Ralph Negri

Weekend Warriors
3.2

(1986) Weekend Warriors

as Sgt. Burdge

Gambit
7.0

(1966) Gambit

as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

The Blue Knight
5.8

(1973) The Blue Knight

as Neil Grogan

Reel Horror
2.4

(1985) Reel Horror

as Smedke (archive footage)

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
0.0

(1978) The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as Capt. Barney Marcus

Portrait of a Stripper
2.5

(1979) Portrait of a Stripper

as Harry Parkins

The Underachievers
4.8

(1988) The Underachievers

as Coach

The New Man
0.0

(1984) The New Man

as Alan Coombs

The Black Bird
4.6

(1975) The Black Bird

as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Little Ladies of the Night
3.3

(1977) Little Ladies of the Night

as Finch

Surftide 77
3.7

(1962) Surftide 77

as Arms Cooper

The Jesse Owens Story
7.9

(1984) The Jesse Owens Story

as Abe Saperstein

Emperor of the North
6.7

(1973) Emperor of the North

as Yardman

Mysterious Two
5.8

(1982) Mysterious Two

as Ted Randall

The Choirboys
5.3

(1977) The Choirboys

as Zoony

L'Île au trésor
6.2

(1986) Treasure Island

as Silver

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
2.2

(1989) Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

as Lou

Gridlock
6.0

(1980) Gridlock

as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

They Call It Murder
6.5

(1971) They Call It Murder

as Jeff Poland

Criminal Act
5.3

(1989) Criminal Act

as The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Maxie
1.8

(1973) Maxie

as Smedke

2.5

(1981) Through the Magic Pyramid

as Horembeb

Dark Victory
0.0

(1976) Dark Victory

as Archie

The Big Bus
5.2

(1976) The Big Bus

as Goldie

Love with the Proper Stranger
6.8

(1963) Love with the Proper Stranger

as Cye (uncredited)

This Year's Blonde
5.7

(1980) This Year's Blonde

as Harry Cohn

Lepke
5.2

(1975) Lepke

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

The Night the City Screamed
5.0

(1980) The Night the City Screamed

as Morris Brustein

T-Bird Gang
4.8

(1959) T-Bird Gang

as Policeman

Rage!
7.0

(1980) Rage!

as Tommy

Special Delivery
5.2

(1976) Special Delivery

as Wyatt

The Three Kings
2.8

(1987) The Three Kings

as Harold

The Alpha Caper
7.0

(1973) The Alpha Caper

as Policeman

Partners in Crime
2.0

(1973) Partners in Crime

as ---

Honor Thy Father
4.0

(1973) Honor Thy Father

as Don A. Tirello

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Sal Domino

Alice
7.0

(1976) Alice

as Mel Sharples

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as ---

Tales from the Darkside
7.2

(1984) Tales from the Darkside

as Tippy Ryan

Star Trek
8.0

(1966) Star Trek

as Jojo Krako

My World and Welcome to It
5.5

(1969) My World and Welcome to It

as ---

Love on a Rooftop
5.0

(1966) Love on a Rooftop

as ---

The Rookies
6.8

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

T. J. Hooker
6.3

(1982) T. J. Hooker

as Pete Benedict

F Troop
6.1

(1965) F Troop

as ---

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Ed Larch

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Harry Stewart

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

(1965) I Dream of Jeannie

as Turhan

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Parmel

All in the Family
7.8

(1971) All in the Family

as Joe Tucker

That Girl
6.2

(1966) That Girl

as ---

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Land of the Giants
6.7

(1968) Land of the Giants

as Hood

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as George Henderson

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7.5

(1970) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as ---

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as ---

The Bill Cosby Show
5.2

(1969) The Bill Cosby Show

as Calvin

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Gaines

Bewitched
7.9

(1964) Bewitched

as Mayor's Chauffeur

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Egan's Goon

Emergency!
7.8

(1972) Emergency!

as Driver

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

Get Smart
7.9

(1965) Get Smart

as ---

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as ---

Crazy like a Fox
7.1

(1984) Crazy like a Fox

as Mo Scmidt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Man Talking to Cab Driver

The Monkees
6.5

(1966) The Monkees

as George

5.0

(1975) Khan!

as ---

Felony Squad
6.4

(1966) Felony Squad

as ---

Vega$
7.0

(1978) Vega$

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Monte

Cimarron Strip
5.0

(1967) Cimarron Strip

as ---

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as American Soldier

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

Switch
6.7

(1975) Switch

as Ralph Kabelka

Lancer
4.7

(1968) Lancer

as ---

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

Occasional Wife
7.5

(1966) Occasional Wife

as ---

Tales from the Darkside
7.2

(1984) Tales from the Darkside

as Alan Coombs

Captain Nice
5.7

(1967) Captain Nice

as ---

0.0

(1979) Sweepstakes

as ---

5.0

(1973) Griff

as ---

5.0

(1975) On the Rocks

as ---

The Practice
7.5

(1976) The Practice

as ---

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
5.0

(1978) The Eddie Capra Mysteries

as ---

The Outsider
5.2

(1968) The Outsider

as ---

Bronk
6.2

(1975) Bronk

as ---

Time Express
6.0

(1979) Time Express

as ---

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Neil Parks

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Rawlins

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dirks

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Bill Hankins

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6.0

(1969) The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Bernie

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Sam Franklin

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Martin Lynch

The Silent Force
5.0

(1970) The Silent Force

as Capt. Al Grant

Finder of Lost Loves
5.7

(1984) Finder of Lost Loves

as Thomas Velasco

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Harry Beluski

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Sgt. Gorte

Barney Miller
7.2

(1975) Barney Miller

as Mr. Stavochek

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as Vic Tayback (uncredited)