Vic Tayback

Personal Info

Birthday

January 6, 1930

Day of Death

1990-05-25

(60 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Vic Taybeck

Victor Tayback

Vick Tayback

Vic E. Tayback

Vic 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.

Known For

Columbo

Star Trek

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

MacGyver

Bewitched

I Dream of Jeannie

Barney Miller

Filmography

1990
Horseplayer
as George Samsa
1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice)
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
as Lou
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner
1988
The Underachievers
as Coach
1987
The Three Kings
as Harold
1986
Weekend Warriors
as Sgt. Burdge
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
as The Bad Guys
Treasure Island
as Silver
1985
Reel Horror
as Smedke (archive footage)
1984
The New Man
as Alan Coombs
The Jesse Owens Story
as Abe Saperstein
1982
Mysterious Two
as Ted Randall
1981
Through the Magic Pyramid
as Horembeb
1980
The Night the City Screamed
as Morris Brustein
Gridlock
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Rage!
as Tommy
This Year's Blonde
as Harry Cohn
1979
Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins
1978
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Getting Married
as Burt Carboni
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus
1977
The Choirboys
as Zoony
Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch
1976
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak
Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon
Special Delivery
as Wyatt
The Big Bus
as Goldie
No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo
Dark Victory
as Archie
1975
The Black Bird
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Lepke
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Report to the Commissioner
as Lt. Seidensticker
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mel
The Gambler
as One
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Mario Pinski
1973
Papillon
as Sergeant
The Don Is Dead
as Ralph Negri
The Blue Knight
as Neil Grogan
The Alpha Caper
as Policeman
Emperor of the North
as Yardman
Honor Thy Father
as Don A. Tirello
Maxie
as Smedke
1971
They Call It Murder
as Jeff Poland
Blood and Lace
as Calvin Carruthers
1968
Bullitt
as Pete Ross
1966
Gambit
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
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)
T-Bird Gang
as Policeman