Birthday:
Jan 06, 1930
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Vic Tayback
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bullitt | Pete Ross | 1968 |
| Getting Married | Burt Carboni | 1978 |
| Death Follows a Psycho | 1972 | |
| No Deposit, No Return | Big Joe Adamo | 1976 |
| Papillon | Sergeant | 1973 |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | Carface (voice) | 1989 |
| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Mario Pinski | 1974 |
| George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head | The Bad Guys | 1986 |
| Mansion of the Doomed | Detective Simon | 1976 |
| Report to the Commissioner | Lt. Seidensticker | 1975 |
| The Cheap Detective | Lieutenant DiMaggio | 1978 |
| Five Minutes to Live | Fred Dorella | 1961 |
| The Shaggy D.A. | Eddie Roschak | 1976 |
| The Gambler | One | 1974 |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Mel | 1974 |
| Loverboy | Harry Bruckner | 1989 |
| Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | Detective Merchant (uncredited) | 1966 |
| Gangster Story | Norm (uncredited) | 1959 |
| Horseplayer | George Samsa | 1990 |
| Blood and Lace | Calvin Carruthers | 1971 |
| The Don Is Dead | Ralph Negri | 1973 |
| Weekend Warriors | Sgt. Burdge | 1986 |
| Gambit | Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) | 1966 |
| The Blue Knight | Neil Grogan | 1973 |
| Reel Horror | Smedke (archive footage) | 1985 |
| The Case of the Baltimore Girls | Capt. Barney Marcus | 1978 |
| Portrait of a Stripper | Harry Parkins | 1979 |
| The Underachievers | Coach | 1988 |
| The New Man | Alan Coombs | 1984 |
| The Black Bird | Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant | 1975 |
| Little Ladies of the Night | Finch | 1977 |
| Surftide 77 | Arms Cooper | 1962 |
| The Jesse Owens Story | Abe Saperstein | 1984 |
| Emperor of the North | Yardman | 1973 |
| Mysterious Two | Ted Randall | 1982 |
| The Choirboys | Zoony | 1977 |
| Treasure Island | Silver | 1986 |
| Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers | Lou | 1989 |
| Gridlock | Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski | 1980 |
| They Call It Murder | Jeff Poland | 1971 |
| Criminal Act | The Exterminator (Greengrass) | 1989 |
| Maxie | Smedke | 1973 |
| Through the Magic Pyramid | Horembeb | 1981 |
| Dark Victory | Archie | 1976 |
| The Big Bus | Goldie | 1976 |
| Love with the Proper Stranger | Cye (uncredited) | 1963 |
| This Year's Blonde | Harry Cohn | 1980 |
| Lepke | Charles 'Lucky' Luciano | 1975 |
| The Night the City Screamed | Morris Brustein | 1980 |
| T-Bird Gang | Policeman | 1959 |
| Rage! | Tommy | 1980 |
| Special Delivery | Wyatt | 1976 |
| The Three Kings | Harold | 1987 |
| The Alpha Caper | Policeman | 1973 |
| Partners in Crime | 1973 | |
| Honor Thy Father | Don A. Tirello | 1973 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sal Domino | 1984 |
| Alice | Mel Sharples | 1976 |
| Family Affair | 1966 | |
| CHiPs | 1977 | |
| Tales from the Darkside | Tippy Ryan | 1984 |
| Star Trek | Jojo Krako | 1966 |
| My World and Welcome to It | 1969 | |
| Love on a Rooftop | 1966 | |
| The Rookies | 1972 | |
| T. J. Hooker | Pete Benedict | 1982 |
| F Troop | 1965 | |
| The F.B.I. | Ed Larch | 1965 |
| The Love Boat | Harry Stewart | 1977 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Turhan | 1965 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Parmel | 1968 |
| All in the Family | Joe Tucker | 1971 |
| That Girl | 1966 | |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | |
| Land of the Giants | Hood | 1968 |
| Mannix | 1967 | |
| Hotel | 1982 | |
| MacGyver | George Henderson | 1985 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 | |
| The Mod Squad | 1968 | |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Calvin | 1969 |
| Medical Center | 1969 | |
| Gunsmoke | Gaines | 1955 |
| Bewitched | Mayor's Chauffeur | 1964 |
| Mission: Impossible | Egan's Goon | 1966 |
| Emergency! | Driver | 1972 |
| Cannon | 1971 | |
| Get Smart | 1965 | |
| Ironside | 1967 | |
| Crazy like a Fox | Mo Scmidt | 1984 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Man Talking to Cab Driver | 1955 |
| The Monkees | 1966 | |
| Khan! | 1975 | |
| Felony Squad | 1966 | |
| Vega$ | 1978 | |
| Rawhide | Monte | 1959 |
| Cimarron Strip | 1967 | |
| Daniel Boone | American Soldier | 1964 |
| Police Story | 1973 | |
| Switch | Ralph Kabelka | 1975 |
| Lancer | 1968 | |
| McCloud | 1970 | |
| Matt Houston | 1982 | |
| Occasional Wife | 1966 | |
| Tales from the Darkside | Alan Coombs | 1984 |
| Captain Nice | 1967 | |
| Sweepstakes | 1979 | |
| Griff | 1973 | |
| On the Rocks | 1975 | |
| The Practice | 1976 | |
| The Eddie Capra Mysteries | 1978 | |
| The Outsider | 1968 | |
| Bronk | 1975 | |
| Time Express | 1979 | |
| The F.B.I. | Neil Parks | 1965 |
| Gunsmoke | Rawlins | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Dirks | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Bill Hankins | 1955 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Bernie | 1969 |
| Columbo | Sam Franklin | 1971 |
| Daniel Boone | Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief | 1964 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Martin Lynch | 1968 |
| The Silent Force | Capt. Al Grant | 1970 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Thomas Velasco | 1984 |
| The Love Boat | Harry Beluski | 1977 |
| Mission: Impossible | Sgt. Gorte | 1966 |
| Barney Miller | Mr. Stavochek | 1975 |
| CHiPs | Vic Tayback (uncredited) | 1977 |
