Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

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.

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Movies starring Vic Tayback (59)

Horseplayer (1990)

George Samsa

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

Carface (Voice)

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)

Lou

Criminal Act (1989)

The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Loverboy (1989)

Harry Bruckner

The Underachievers (1988)

Coach

The Three Kings (1987)

Harold

Weekend Warriors (1986)

Sgt. Burdge

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)

The Bad Guys

Treasure Island (1986)

Silver

Reel Horror (1985)

Smedke (Archive Footage)

The New Man (1984)

Alan Coombs

The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

Abe Saperstein

Mysterious Two (1982)

Ted Randall

Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)

Horembeb

The Night the City Screamed (1980)

Morris Brustein

Gridlock (1980)

Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

Rage! (1980)

Tommy

This Year's Blonde (1980)

Harry Cohn

Portrait of a Stripper (1979)

Harry Parkins

The Cheap Detective (1978)

Lieutenant Dimaggio

Getting Married (1978)

Burt Carboni

The Case of the Baltimore Girls (1978)

Capt. Barney Marcus

The Choirboys (1977)

Zoony

Little Ladies of the Night (1977)

Finch

The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

Eddie Roschak

Mansion of the Doomed (1976)

Detective Simon

Special Delivery (1976)

Wyatt

The Big Bus (1976)

Goldie

No Deposit, No Return (1976)

Big Joe Adamo

Dark Victory (1976)

Archie

The Black Bird (1975)

Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Lepke (1975)

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Lt. Seidensticker

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

Mel

The Gambler (1974)

One

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Mario Pinski

Papillon (1973)

Sergeant

The Don Is Dead (1973)

Ralph Negri

The Blue Knight (1973)

Neil Grogan

The Alpha Caper (1973)

Policeman

Emperor of the North (1973)

Yardman

Partners in Crime (1973)
Honor Thy Father (1973)

Don A. Tirello

Maxie (1973)

Smedke

Death Follows a Psycho (1972)
They Call It Murder (1971)

Jeff Poland

Suitable for Framing (1971)
Blood and Lace (1971)

Calvin Carruthers

Bullitt (1968)

Pete Ross

Gambit (1966)

Plainclothes Officer At Twa Counter (Uncredited)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)

Detective Merchant (Uncredited)

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

Cye (Uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)

European Agent (Uncredited)

Surftide 77 (1962)

Arms Cooper

Five Minutes to Live (1961)

Fred Dorella

Gangster Story (1959)

Norm (Uncredited)

T-Bird Gang (1959)

Policeman

The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

Simon The Canaanite

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