Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1930-01-06
- Day of Death1990-05-25 (60 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
- Also Known AsVic TaybeckVictor TaybackVick TaybackVic E. TaybackVic 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.
Acting Career
- 1990
Horseplayer
As: George Samsa
- 1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven
As: Carface (voice)
- 1989
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
As: Lou
- 1989
Criminal Act
As: The Exterminator (Greengrass)
- 1989
Loverboy
As: Harry Bruckner
- 1988
The Underachievers
As: Coach
- 1987
The Three Kings
As: Harold
- 1986
Weekend Warriors
As: Sgt. Burdge
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
As: The Bad Guys
1986Treasure Island
As: Silver
1985MacGyver
As: George Henderson
1984Crazy like a Fox
As: Mo Scmidt
1984The New Man
As: Alan Coombs
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Sal Domino
1984Tales from the Darkside
As: Tippy Ryan
- 1984
Tales from the Darkside
As: Alan Coombs
1984Finder of Lost Loves
As: Thomas Velasco
1984The Jesse Owens Story
As: Abe Saperstein
1982Mysterious Two
As: Ted Randall
1982T. J. Hooker
As: Pete Benedict
1980The Night the City Screamed
As: Morris Brustein
1980Gridlock
As: Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
1980Rage!
As: Tommy
1980This Year's Blonde
As: Harry Cohn
1979Portrait of a Stripper
As: Harry Parkins
1978The Cheap Detective
As: Lieutenant DiMaggio
1978Getting Married
As: Burt Carboni
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girls
As: Capt. Barney Marcus
1977The Choirboys
As: Zoony
1977The Love Boat
As: Harry Stewart
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Harry Beluski
1977CHiPs
As: Vic Tayback (uncredited)
1977Little Ladies of the Night
As: Finch
1976The Shaggy D.A.
As: Eddie Roschak
1976Mansion of the Doomed
As: Detective Simon
1976Alice
As: Mel Sharples
1976Special Delivery
As: Wyatt
1976The Big Bus
As: Goldie
1976No Deposit, No Return
As: Big Joe Adamo
1976Dark Victory
As: Archie
1975The Black Bird
As: Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
1975Switch
As: Ralph Kabelka
1975Lepke
As: Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
1975Report to the Commissioner
As: Lt. Seidensticker
1975Barney Miller
As: Mr. Stavochek
- 1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
As: Mel
1974The Gambler
As: One
- 1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
As: Mario Pinski
- 1973
Papillon
As: Sergeant
1973The Don Is Dead
As: Ralph Negri
1973The Blue Knight
As: Neil Grogan
1973The Alpha Caper
As: Policeman
1973Emperor of the North
As: Yardman
1973Honor Thy Father
As: Don A. Tirello
1973Maxie
As: Smedke
1972Emergency!
As: Driver
1971They Call It Murder
As: Jeff Poland
1971Columbo
As: Sam Franklin
1971Blood and Lace
As: Calvin Carruthers
1971All in the Family
As: Joe Tucker
1970The Silent Force
As: Capt. Al Grant
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Father
As: Bernie
1969The Bill Cosby Show
As: Calvin
- 1968
Bullitt
As: Pete Ross
1968Land of the Giants
As: Hood
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Parmel
- 1968
Hawaii Five-O
As: Martin Lynch
1966Gambit
As: Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
As: Detective Merchant (uncredited)
1966Mission: Impossible
As: Egan's Goon
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Sgt. Gorte
1966The Monkees
As: George
- 1966
The Monkees
As: Rocco
- 1966
The Monkees
As: Chuche
1966Star Trek
As: Jojo Krako
1965The F.B.I.
As: Ed Larch
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Neil Parks
1965I Dream of Jeannie
As: Turhan
1964Daniel Boone
As: American Soldier
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
1964Bewitched
As: Mayor's Chauffeur
1963Love with the Proper Stranger
As: Cye (uncredited)
1962Surftide 77
As: Arms Cooper
1961Five Minutes to Live
As: Fred Dorella
1959Gangster Story
As: Norm (uncredited)
1959T-Bird Gang
As: Policeman
1959Rawhide
As: Monte
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Man Talking to Cab Driver
1955Gunsmoke
As: Gaines
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Rawlins
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Dirks
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Bill Hankins