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Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Department: Acting

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

Bullitt

Bullitt

1968

Getting Married

Getting Married

1978

Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

1972

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976

Papillon

Papillon

1973

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

1976

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

1961

The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

The Gambler

The Gambler

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974

Loverboy

Loverboy

1989

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

Gangster Story

Gangster Story

1959

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

1990

Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

1971

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

1973

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

1986

Gambit

Gambit

1966

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973

Reel Horror

Reel Horror

1985

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

The Underachievers

The Underachievers

1988

The Black Bird

The Black Bird

1975

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

1977

Surftide 77

Surftide 77

1962

The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

1982

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1986

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

1989

Gridlock

Gridlock

1980

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

1971

Criminal Act

Criminal Act

1989

Maxie

Maxie

1973

Through the Magic Pyramid

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1976

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde

1980

Lepke

Lepke

1975

The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed

1980

T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang

1959

Rage!

Rage!

1980

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

1976

The Three Kings

The Three Kings

1987

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

1973

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

1973

The Power of the Resurrection

The Power of the Resurrection

1958

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Alice

Alice

1976

Family Affair

Family Affair

1966

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

Star Trek

Star Trek

1966

My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

1969

Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

1966

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

1982

F Troop

F Troop

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

All in the Family

All in the Family

1971

That Girl

That Girl

1966

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

1968

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Hotel

Hotel

1982

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

1969

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

1984

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Monkees

The Monkees

1966

Khan!

Khan!

1975

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966

Vega$

Vega$

1978

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Police Story

Police Story

1973

Switch

Switch

1975

Lancer

Lancer

1968

McCloud

McCloud

1970

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

1966

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

Captain Nice

Captain Nice

1967

Griff

Griff

1973

On the Rocks

On the Rocks

1975

The Practice

The Practice

1976

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

The Outsider

The Outsider

1968

Bronk

Bronk

1975

Time Express

Time Express

1979

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

1970

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

1975

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977

The Monkees

The Monkees

1966

The Monkees

The Monkees

1966

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970

Get Smart

Get Smart

1965

Get Smart

Get Smart

1965