Vic Tayback
Acting • Born 1930-01-06 – Died 1990-05-25
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.
Filmography
137 credits
Bullitt
Movie • 1968
Pete Ross
Getting Married
Movie • 1978
Burt Carboni
Death Follows a Psycho
Movie • 1972
No Deposit, No Return
Movie • 1976
Big Joe Adamo
Papillon
Movie • 1973
Sergeant
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Movie • 1989
Carface (voice)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Movie • 1974
Mario Pinski
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
Movie • 1986
The Bad Guys
Mansion of the Doomed
Movie • 1976
Detective Simon
Report to the Commissioner
Movie • 1975
Lt. Seidensticker
The Cheap Detective
Movie • 1978
Lieutenant DiMaggio
Five Minutes to Live
Movie • 1961
Fred Dorella
The Shaggy D.A.
Movie • 1976
Eddie Roschak
The Gambler
Movie • 1974
One
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Movie • 1974
Mel
Loverboy
Movie • 1989
Harry Bruckner
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Movie • 1966
Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Gangster Story
Movie • 1959
Norm (uncredited)
Horseplayer
Movie • 1990
George Samsa
Blood and Lace
Movie • 1971
Calvin Carruthers
The Don Is Dead
Movie • 1973
Ralph Negri
Weekend Warriors
Movie • 1986
Sgt. Burdge
Gambit
Movie • 1966
Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
The Blue Knight
Movie • 1973
Neil Grogan
Reel Horror
Movie • 1985
Smedke (archive footage)
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Movie • 1978
Capt. Barney Marcus
Portrait of a Stripper
Movie • 1979
Harry Parkins
The Underachievers
Movie • 1988
Coach
The Black Bird
Movie • 1975
Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Little Ladies of the Night
Movie • 1977
Finch
Surftide 77
Movie • 1962
Arms Cooper
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie • 1984
Abe Saperstein
Emperor of the North
Movie • 1973
Yardman
Mysterious Two
Movie • 1982
Ted Randall
The Choirboys
Movie • 1977
Zoony
Treasure Island
Movie • 1986
Silver
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Movie • 1989
Lou
Gridlock
Movie • 1980
Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
They Call It Murder
Movie • 1971
Jeff Poland
Criminal Act
Movie • 1989
The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Maxie
Movie • 1973
Smedke
Through the Magic Pyramid
Movie • 1981
Horembeb
Dark Victory
Movie • 1976
Archie
The Big Bus
Movie • 1976
Goldie
Love with the Proper Stranger
Movie • 1963
Cye (uncredited)
This Year's Blonde
Movie • 1980
Harry Cohn
Lepke
Movie • 1975
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
The Night the City Screamed
Movie • 1980
Morris Brustein
T-Bird Gang
Movie • 1959
Policeman
Rage!
Movie • 1980
Tommy
Special Delivery
Movie • 1976
Wyatt
The Three Kings
Movie • 1987
Harold
The Alpha Caper
Movie • 1973
Policeman
Partners in Crime
Movie • 1973
Honor Thy Father
Movie • 1973
Don A. Tirello
The Power of the Resurrection
Movie • 1958
Simon the Canaanite
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Sal Domino
Alice
TV • 1976
Mel Sharples
Family Affair
TV • 1966
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Tippy Ryan
Star Trek
TV • 1966
Jojo Krako
My World and Welcome to It
TV • 1969
Love on a Rooftop
TV • 1966
The Rookies
TV • 1972
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Pete Benedict
F Troop
TV • 1965
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Ed Larch
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Harry Stewart
I Dream of Jeannie
TV • 1965
Turhan
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Parmel
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Joe Tucker
That Girl
TV • 1966
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Hood
Mannix
TV • 1967
Hotel
TV • 1982
MacGyver
TV • 1985
George Henderson
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV • 1970
The Bill Cosby Show
TV • 1969
Calvin
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Gaines
Bewitched
TV • 1964
Mayor's Chauffeur
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Egan's Goon
Emergency!
TV • 1972
Driver
Cannon
TV • 1971
Ironside
TV • 1967
Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Mo Scmidt
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Man Talking to Cab Driver
The Monkees
TV • 1966
George
Khan!
TV • 1975
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Vega$
TV • 1978
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Monte
Cimarron Strip
TV • 1967
Police Story
TV • 1973
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
American Soldier
Switch
TV • 1975
Ralph Kabelka
Lancer
TV • 1968
McCloud
TV • 1970
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Occasional Wife
TV • 1966
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Alan Coombs
Captain Nice
TV • 1967
Griff
TV • 1973
On the Rocks
TV • 1975
The Practice
TV • 1976
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV • 1978
The Outsider
TV • 1968
Bronk
TV • 1975
Time Express
TV • 1979
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Neil Parks
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Rawlins
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Dirks
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Bill Hankins
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV • 1969
Bernie
Columbo
TV • 1971
Sam Franklin
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Martin Lynch
The Silent Force
TV • 1970
Capt. Al Grant
Finder of Lost Loves
TV • 1984
Thomas Velasco
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Harry Beluski
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Sgt. Gorte
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Mr. Stavochek
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Vic Tayback (uncredited)
The Monkees
TV • 1966
Rocco
The Monkees
TV • 1966
Chuche
$weepstake$
TV • 1979
Sir Yarbrough
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Sergeant
The Blue Knight
TV • 1973
Neil Grogan
The Partridge Family
TV • 1970
Ingram
The Partridge Family
TV • 1970
Rocco
The Partridge Family
TV • 1970
Harlan Laws
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Jamal
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Popov