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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-01-06

Day of Death

1990-05-25 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Vic Taybeck

Victor Tayback

Vick Tayback

Vic E. Tayback

Vic Tabback

Vic Tayback

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

Acting

Bullitt

1968

Bullitt

as

Pete Ross

Getting Married

1978

Getting Married

as

Burt Carboni

No Deposit, No Return

1976

No Deposit, No Return

as

Big Joe Adamo

Papillon

1973

Papillon

as

Sergeant

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

All Dogs Go to Heaven

as

Carface (voice)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as

Mario Pinski

Mansion of the Doomed

1976

Mansion of the Doomed

as

Detective Simon

Report to the Commissioner

1975

Report to the Commissioner

as

Lt. Seidensticker

The Cheap Detective

1978

The Cheap Detective

as

Lieutenant DiMaggio

Five Minutes to Live

1961

Five Minutes to Live

as

Fred Dorella

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

The Shaggy D.A.

as

Eddie Roschak

The Gambler

1974

The Gambler

as

One

Loverboy

1989

Loverboy

as

Harry Bruckner

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

as

Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Gangster Story

1959

Gangster Story

as

Norm (uncredited)

Horseplayer

1990

Horseplayer

as

George Samsa

Blood and Lace

1971

Blood and Lace

as

Calvin Carruthers

The Don Is Dead

1973

The Don Is Dead

as

Ralph Negri

Weekend Warriors

1986

Weekend Warriors

as

Sgt. Burdge

Gambit

1966

Gambit

as

Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

The Blue Knight

1973

The Blue Knight

as

Neil Grogan

Reel Horror

1985

Reel Horror

as

Smedke (archive footage)

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as

Capt. Barney Marcus

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

Portrait of a Stripper

as

Harry Parkins

The New Man

1984

The New Man

as

Alan Coombs

The Black Bird

1975

The Black Bird

as

Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Surftide 77

1962

Surftide 77

as

Arms Cooper

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as

Abe Saperstein

Mysterious Two

1982

Mysterious Two

as

Ted Randall

The Choirboys

1977

The Choirboys

as

Zoony

Treasure Island

1986

Treasure Island

as

Silver

Gridlock

1980

Gridlock

as

Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

They Call It Murder

1971

They Call It Murder

as

Jeff Poland

Criminal Act

1989

Criminal Act

as

The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Maxie

1973

Maxie

as

Smedke

Dark Victory

1976

Dark Victory

as

Archie

The Big Bus

1976

The Big Bus

as

Goldie

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

Love with the Proper Stranger

as

Cye (uncredited)

This Year's Blonde

1980

This Year's Blonde

as

Harry Cohn

Lepke

1975

Lepke

as

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

The Night the City Screamed

1980

The Night the City Screamed

as

Morris Brustein

T-Bird Gang

1959

T-Bird Gang

as

Policeman

Rage!

1980

Rage!

as

Tommy

Special Delivery

1976

Special Delivery

as

Wyatt

The Three Kings

1987

The Three Kings

as

Harold

The Alpha Caper

1973

The Alpha Caper

as

Policeman

Honor Thy Father

1973

Honor Thy Father

as

Don A. Tirello

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Sal Domino

Alice

Alice

as

Mel Sharples

Star Trek

Star Trek

as

Jojo Krako

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Pete Benedict

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Ed Larch

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Harry Stewart

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Joe Tucker

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

George Henderson

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Gaines

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Mayor's Chauffeur

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Egan's Goon

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Driver

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Mo Scmidt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Man Talking to Cab Driver

The Monkees

The Monkees

as

George

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Monte

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

American Soldier

Switch

Switch

as

Ralph Kabelka

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Neil Parks

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Rawlins

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Dirks

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Bill Hankins

Columbo

Columbo

as

Sam Franklin

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Martin Lynch

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

as

Capt. Al Grant

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

as

Thomas Velasco

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Harry Beluski

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Mr. Stavochek

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Vic Tayback (uncredited)

The Monkees

The Monkees

as

Chuche

Production

Crew

Directing