Vic Tayback
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-01-06
Day of Death
1990-05-25 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
(1990)
Horseplayer
as George Samsa
(1989)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice)
(1989)
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner
(1989)
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
(1989)
(1988)
The Underachievers
as Coach
(1987)
The Three Kings
as Harold
(1986)
Weekend Warriors
as Sgt. Burdge
(1986)
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
as The Bad Guys
(1986)
Treasure Island
as Silver
(1985)
Reel Horror
as Smedke (archive footage)
(1984)
The Jesse Owens Story
as Abe Saperstein
(1984)
The New Man
as Alan Coombs
(1982)
Mysterious Two
as Ted Randall
(1981)
Through the Magic Pyramid
as Horembeb
(1980)
The Night the City Screamed
as Morris Brustein
(1980)
Gridlock
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
(1980)
Rage!
as Tommy
(1980)
This Year's Blonde
as Harry Cohn
(1979)
Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins
(1978)
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
(1978)
Getting Married
as Burt Carboni
(1978)
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus
(1977)
The Choirboys
as Zoony
(1977)
Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch
(1976)
Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon
(1976)
The Big Bus
as Goldie
(1976)
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak
(1976)
No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo
(1976)
Special Delivery
as Wyatt
(1976)
Dark Victory
as Archie
(1975)
Report to the Commissioner
as Lt. Seidensticker
(1975)
Lepke
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
(1975)
The Black Bird
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
(1974)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Mario Pinski
(1974)
(1974)
The Gambler
as One
(1973)
Papillon
as Sergeant
(1973)
Emperor of the North
as Yardman
(1973)
The Don Is Dead
as Ralph Negri
(1973)
Honor Thy Father
as Don A. Tirello
(1973)
The Alpha Caper
as Policeman
(1973)
The Blue Knight
as Neil Grogan
(1973)
Maxie
as Smedke
(1973)
(1972)
(1971)
Blood and Lace
as Calvin Carruthers
(1971)
They Call It Murder
as Jeff Poland
(1968)
Bullitt
as Pete Ross
(1966)
Gambit
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
(1966)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
(1963)
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Cye (uncredited)
(1962)
Surftide 77
as Arms Cooper
(1961)
Five Minutes to Live
as Fred Dorella
(1959)
Gangster Story
as Norm (uncredited)
(1959)
T-Bird Gang
as Policeman