Vic Tayback
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-01-06 (60 years old)
Deathday
1990-05-25
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.
Acting
1968
as Pete Ross
1978
as Burt Carboni
1976
as Big Joe Adamo
1973
as Sergeant
1989
as Carface (voice)
1974
as Mario Pinski
1986
as The Bad Guys
1976
as Detective Simon
1975
as Lt. Seidensticker
1978
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
1961
as Fred Dorella
1976
as Eddie Roschak
1974
as One
1974
1989
as Harry Bruckner
1966
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
1959
as Norm (uncredited)
1990
as George Samsa
1971
as Calvin Carruthers
1973
as Ralph Negri
1986
as Sgt. Burdge
1966
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
1973
as Neil Grogan
1985
as Smedke (archive footage)
1978
as Capt. Barney Marcus
1979
as Harry Parkins
1988
as Coach
1984
as Alan Coombs
1975
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
1977
as Finch
1962
as Arms Cooper
1984
as Abe Saperstein
1973
as Yardman
1982
as Ted Randall
1977
as Zoony
1986
as Silver
1989
1980
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
1971
as Jeff Poland
1989
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
1973
as Smedke
1981
as Horembeb
1976
as Archie
1976
as Goldie
1963
as Cye (uncredited)
1980
as Harry Cohn
1975
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
1980
as Morris Brustein
1959
as Policeman
1980
as Tommy
1976
as Wyatt
1987
as Harold
1973
as Policeman
1973
as Don A. Tirello
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