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Vic Tayback

Bio: 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

Born: Mon, Jan 06 1930

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Death: Fri, May 25 1990

Vic Tayback is 60 years old

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Horseplayer

Vic Tayback was

60 in Horseplayer

as 'George Samsa'.

Sat, Jan 20 1990

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Vic Tayback was

59 in All Dogs Go to Heaven

as 'Carface (voice)'.

Fri, Nov 17 1989

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Vic Tayback was

59 in Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

as 'Lou'.

Wed, Oct 11 1989

Criminal Act

Vic Tayback was

59 in Criminal Act

as 'The Exterminator (Greengrass)'.

Wed, Sep 27 1989

Loverboy

Vic Tayback was

59 in Loverboy

as 'Harry Bruckner'.

Fri, Apr 28 1989

The Underachievers

Vic Tayback was

58 in The Underachievers

as 'Coach'.

Wed, Jun 01 1988

The Three Kings

Vic Tayback was

57 in The Three Kings

as 'Harold'.

Thu, Dec 17 1987

Weekend Warriors

Vic Tayback was

56 in Weekend Warriors

as 'Sgt. Burdge'.

Wed, Oct 01 1986

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

Vic Tayback was

56 in George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

as 'The Bad Guys'.

Sat, Jun 14 1986

Treasure Island

Vic Tayback was

55 in Treasure Island

as 'Silver'.

Wed, Jan 01 1986

Reel Horror

Vic Tayback was

55 in Reel Horror

as 'Smedke (archive footage)'.

Tue, Oct 01 1985

The New Man

Vic Tayback was

54 in The New Man

as 'Alan Coombs'.

Sun, Sep 30 1984

The Jesse Owens Story

Vic Tayback was

54 in The Jesse Owens Story

as 'Abe Saperstein'.

Mon, Jul 09 1984

Mysterious Two

Vic Tayback was

52 in Mysterious Two

as 'Ted Randall'.

Mon, May 31 1982

Through the Magic Pyramid

Vic Tayback was

51 in Through the Magic Pyramid

as 'Horembeb'.

Sun, Dec 06 1981

The Night the City Screamed

Vic Tayback was

50 in The Night the City Screamed

as 'Morris Brustein'.

Sun, Dec 14 1980

Gridlock

Vic Tayback was

50 in Gridlock

as 'Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski'.

Thu, Oct 02 1980

Rage!

Vic Tayback was

50 in Rage!

as 'Tommy'.

Thu, Sep 25 1980

This Year's Blonde

Vic Tayback was

50 in This Year's Blonde

as 'Harry Cohn'.

Sun, May 18 1980

Portrait of a Stripper

Vic Tayback was

49 in Portrait of a Stripper

as 'Harry Parkins'.

Tue, Oct 02 1979

The Cheap Detective

Vic Tayback was

48 in The Cheap Detective

as 'Lieutenant DiMaggio'.

Fri, Jun 23 1978

Getting Married

Vic Tayback was

48 in Getting Married

as 'Burt Carboni'.

Wed, May 17 1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Vic Tayback was

48 in The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as 'Capt. Barney Marcus'.

Mon, Jan 23 1978

The Choirboys

Vic Tayback was

47 in The Choirboys

as 'Zoony'.

Fri, Dec 23 1977

Little Ladies of the Night

Vic Tayback was

47 in Little Ladies of the Night

as 'Finch'.

Sun, Jan 16 1977

The Shaggy D.A.

Vic Tayback was

46 in The Shaggy D.A.

as 'Eddie Roschak'.

Fri, Dec 17 1976

Mansion of the Doomed

Vic Tayback was

46 in Mansion of the Doomed

as 'Detective Simon'.

Fri, Oct 01 1976

Special Delivery

Vic Tayback was

46 in Special Delivery

as 'Wyatt'.

Fri, Jul 16 1976

The Big Bus

Vic Tayback was

46 in The Big Bus

as 'Goldie'.

Wed, Jun 23 1976

Dark Victory

Vic Tayback was

46 in Dark Victory

as 'Archie'.

Thu, Feb 05 1976

No Deposit, No Return

Vic Tayback was

46 in No Deposit, No Return

as 'Big Joe Adamo'.

Thu, Feb 05 1976

The Black Bird

Vic Tayback was

45 in The Black Bird

as 'Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant'.

Thu, Dec 25 1975

Lepke

Vic Tayback was

45 in Lepke

as 'Charles 'Lucky' Luciano'.

Fri, May 23 1975

Report to the Commissioner

Vic Tayback was

45 in Report to the Commissioner

as 'Lt. Seidensticker'.

Wed, Feb 05 1975

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Vic Tayback was

44 in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as 'Mel'.

Mon, Dec 09 1974

The Gambler

Vic Tayback was

44 in The Gambler

as 'One'.

Wed, Oct 02 1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Vic Tayback was

44 in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as 'Mario Pinski'.

Thu, May 23 1974

Papillon

Vic Tayback was

43 in Papillon

as 'Sergeant'.

Sun, Dec 16 1973

The Don Is Dead

Vic Tayback was

43 in The Don Is Dead

as 'Ralph Negri'.

Wed, Nov 14 1973

The Blue Knight

Vic Tayback was

43 in The Blue Knight

as 'Neil Grogan'.

Sun, Nov 11 1973

The Alpha Caper

Vic Tayback was

43 in The Alpha Caper

as 'Policeman'.

Sat, Oct 06 1973

Emperor of the North

Vic Tayback was

43 in Emperor of the North

as 'Yardman'.

Wed, May 23 1973

Partners in Crime

Vic Tayback was

43 in Partners in Crime

Sat, Mar 24 1973

Honor Thy Father

Vic Tayback was

43 in Honor Thy Father

as 'Don A. Tirello'.

Thu, Mar 01 1973

Maxie

Vic Tayback was

42 in Maxie

as 'Smedke'.

Mon, Jan 01 1973

Death Follows a Psycho

Vic Tayback was

41 in Death Follows a Psycho

Sat, Jan 01 1972

They Call It Murder

Vic Tayback was

41 in They Call It Murder

as 'Jeff Poland'.

Fri, Dec 17 1971

Blood and Lace

Vic Tayback was

41 in Blood and Lace

as 'Calvin Carruthers'.

Wed, Mar 17 1971

Bullitt

Vic Tayback was

38 in Bullitt

as 'Pete Ross'.

Thu, Oct 17 1968

Gambit

Vic Tayback was

36 in Gambit

as 'Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)'.

Wed, Dec 21 1966

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Vic Tayback was

36 in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

as 'Detective Merchant (uncredited)'.

Wed, Oct 12 1966

Love with the Proper Stranger

Vic Tayback was

33 in Love with the Proper Stranger

as 'Cye (uncredited)'.

Wed, Dec 25 1963

Surftide 77

Vic Tayback was

32 in Surftide 77

as 'Arms Cooper'.

Tue, Jul 17 1962

Five Minutes to Live

Vic Tayback was

31 in Five Minutes to Live

as 'Fred Dorella'.

Thu, Dec 07 1961

Gangster Story

Vic Tayback was

29 in Gangster Story

as 'Norm (uncredited)'.

Tue, Dec 01 1959

T-Bird Gang

Vic Tayback was

29 in T-Bird Gang

as 'Policeman'.

Fri, Oct 16 1959

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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MacGyver

Vic Tayback was

55+ in MacGyver

as 'George Henderson'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985

Crazy like a Fox

Vic Tayback was

54+ in Crazy like a Fox

as 'Mo Scmidt'.

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 30 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Vic Tayback was

54+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Sal Domino'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Tales from the Darkside

Vic Tayback was

54+ in Tales from the Darkside

as 'Tippy Ryan, Alan Coombs'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Finder of Lost Loves

Vic Tayback was

54+ in Finder of Lost Loves

as 'Thomas Velasco'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984

Matt Houston

Vic Tayback was

52+ in Matt Houston

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

Hotel

Vic Tayback was

52+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

T. J. Hooker

Vic Tayback was

52+ in T. J. Hooker

as 'Pete Benedict'.

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 13 1982

Time Express

Vic Tayback was

49+ in Time Express

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 26 1979

Sweepstakes

Vic Tayback was

49+ in Sweepstakes

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 26 1979

Vega$

Vic Tayback was

48+ in Vega$

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Vic Tayback was

48+ in The Eddie Capra Mysteries

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1978

The Love Boat

Vic Tayback was

47+ in The Love Boat

as 'Harry Stewart, Harry Beluski'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

CHiPs

Vic Tayback was

47+ in CHiPs

as ', Vic Tayback (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

Alice

Vic Tayback was

46+ in Alice

as 'Mel Sharples'.

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 31 1976

The Practice

Vic Tayback was

46+ in The Practice

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 30 1976

On the Rocks

Vic Tayback was

45+ in On the Rocks

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

Switch

Vic Tayback was

45+ in Switch

as 'Ralph Kabelka'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975

Bronk

Vic Tayback was

45+ in Bronk

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 17 1975

Khan!

Vic Tayback was

45+ in Khan!

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 07 1975

Barney Miller

Vic Tayback was

45+ in Barney Miller

as 'Mr. Stavochek'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 23 1975

Griff

Vic Tayback was

43+ in Griff

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 29 1973

Police Story

Vic Tayback was

43+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

The Streets of San Francisco

Vic Tayback was

42+ in The Streets of San Francisco

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972

The Rookies

Vic Tayback was

42+ in The Rookies

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972

Emergency!

Vic Tayback was

42+ in Emergency!

as 'Driver'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1972

Columbo

Vic Tayback was

41+ in Columbo

as 'Sam Franklin'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971

Cannon

Vic Tayback was

41+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

All in the Family

Vic Tayback was

41+ in All in the Family

as 'Joe Tucker'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 12 1971

The Silent Force

Vic Tayback was

40+ in The Silent Force

as 'Capt. Al Grant'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Vic Tayback was

40+ in The Mary Tyler Moore Show

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 19 1970

McCloud

Vic Tayback was

40+ in McCloud

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970

Medical Center

Vic Tayback was

39+ in Medical Center

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Vic Tayback was

39+ in The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as 'Bernie'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 17 1969

My World and Welcome to It

Vic Tayback was

39+ in My World and Welcome to It

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1969

The Bill Cosby Show

Vic Tayback was

39+ in The Bill Cosby Show

as 'Calvin'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 1969

The Mod Squad

Vic Tayback was

38+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Lancer

Vic Tayback was

38+ in Lancer

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Land of the Giants

Vic Tayback was

38+ in Land of the Giants

as 'Hood'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Vic Tayback was

38+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Parmel, Martin Lynch'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

The Outsider

Vic Tayback was

38+ in The Outsider

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1968

Mannix

Vic Tayback was

37+ in Mannix

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967

Cimarron Strip

Vic Tayback was

37+ in Cimarron Strip

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 07 1967

Ironside

Vic Tayback was

37+ in Ironside

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

Captain Nice

Vic Tayback was

37+ in Captain Nice

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 09 1967

Mission: Impossible

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'Egan's Goon, Sgt. Gorte'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

Occasional Wife

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Occasional Wife

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1966

Felony Squad

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Felony Squad

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

The Monkees

Vic Tayback was

36+ in The Monkees

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

Family Affair

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Family Affair

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

That Girl

Vic Tayback was

36+ in That Girl

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

Star Trek

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Star Trek

as 'Jojo Krako'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

Love on a Rooftop

Vic Tayback was

36+ in Love on a Rooftop

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1966

The F.B.I.

Vic Tayback was

35+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Ed Larch, Neil Parks'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Get Smart

Vic Tayback was

35+ in Get Smart

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

I Dream of Jeannie

Vic Tayback was

35+ in I Dream of Jeannie

as 'Turhan'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

F Troop

Vic Tayback was

35+ in F Troop

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1965

Daniel Boone

Vic Tayback was

34+ in Daniel Boone

as 'American Soldier, Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

Bewitched

Vic Tayback was

34+ in Bewitched

as 'Mayor's Chauffeur'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 17 1964

The Mike Douglas Show

Vic Tayback was

31+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Rawhide

Vic Tayback was

29+ in Rawhide

as 'Monte'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Vic Tayback was

25+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Man Talking to Cab Driver'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Gunsmoke

Vic Tayback was

25+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Gaines, Rawlins, Dirks, Bill Hankins'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955