Vic Tayback

Birthday: 1930-01-06
Deathday: 1990-05-25
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1990-01-20 Horseplayer George Samsa
1989-11-17 All Dogs Go to Heaven Carface (voice)
1989-10-11 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers Lou
1989-09-27 Criminal Act The Exterminator (Greengrass)
1989-04-28 Loverboy Harry Bruckner
1988-06-01 The Underachievers Coach
1987-12-17 The Three Kings Harold
1986-10-01 Weekend Warriors Sgt. Burdge
1986-06-14 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head The Bad Guys
1986-01-01 Treasure Island Silver
1984-09-30 The New Man Alan Coombs
1984-07-09 The Jesse Owens Story Abe Saperstein
1982-05-31 Mysterious Two Ted Randall
1981-12-06 Through the Magic Pyramid Horembeb
1980-12-14 The Night the City Screamed Morris Brustein
1980-10-02 Gridlock Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
1980-09-25 Rage! Tommy
1980-05-18 This Year's Blonde Harry Cohn
1979-10-02 Portrait of a Stripper Harry Parkins
1978-06-23 The Cheap Detective Lieutenant DiMaggio
1978-05-17 Getting Married Burt Carboni
1978-01-23 The Case of the Baltimore Girls Capt. Barney Marcus
1977-12-23 The Choirboys Zoony
1977-01-16 Little Ladies of the Night Finch
1976-12-17 The Shaggy D.A. Eddie Roschak
1976-10-01 Mansion of the Doomed Detective Simon
1976-07-16 Special Delivery Wyatt
1976-06-23 The Big Bus Goldie
1976-02-05 No Deposit, No Return Big Joe Adamo
1976-02-05 Dark Victory Archie
1975-12-25 The Black Bird Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
1975-05-23 Lepke Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
1975-02-05 Report to the Commissioner Lt. Seidensticker
1974-12-09 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Mel
1974-10-02 The Gambler One
1974-05-23 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Mario Pinski
1973-12-16 Papillon Sergeant
1973-11-14 The Don Is Dead Ralph Negri
1973-11-11 The Blue Knight Neil Grogan
1973-10-06 The Alpha Caper Policeman
1973-05-23 Emperor of the North Yardman
1973-03-24 Partners in Crime
1973-03-01 Honor Thy Father Don A. Tirello
1973-01-01 Maxie Smedke
1972-01-01 Death Follows a Psycho
1971-12-17 They Call It Murder Jeff Poland
1971-03-17 Blood and Lace Calvin Carruthers
1968-10-17 Bullitt Pete Ross
1966-12-21 Gambit Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
1966-10-12 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Detective Merchant (uncredited)
1963-12-25 Love with the Proper Stranger Cye (uncredited)
1962-07-17 Surftide 77 Arms Cooper
1961-12-07 Five Minutes to Live Fred Dorella
1959-12-01 Gangster Story Norm (uncredited)
1959-10-16 T-Bird Gang Policeman