Vic Tayback

Acting

Vic Tayback

Born January 6, 1930Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA124 credits

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

Horseplayer
5.8

Horseplayer

Movie

1990

All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.8

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Movie

1989

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
2.5

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Movie

1989

Criminal Act
4.8

Criminal Act

Movie

1989

Loverboy
6.1

Loverboy

Movie

1989

The Underachievers
4.2

The Underachievers

Movie

1988

Filmography

Horseplayer
1990Horseplayeras George SamsaMovie
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989All Dogs Go to Heavenas Carface (voice)Movie
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989Beverly Hills Bodysnatchersas LouMovie
Criminal Act
1989Criminal Actas The Exterminator (Greengrass)Movie
Loverboy
1989Loverboyas Harry BrucknerMovie
The Underachievers
1988The Underachieversas CoachMovie
The Three Kings
1987The Three Kingsas HaroldMovie
Weekend Warriors
1986Weekend Warriorsas Sgt. BurdgeMovie
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Headas The Bad GuysMovie
Treasure Island
1986Treasure Islandas SilverMovie
Reel Horror
1985Reel Horroras Smedke (archive footage)Movie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras George HendersonTV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Foxas Mo ScmidtTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Sal DominoTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Tippy RyanTV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984Finder of Lost Lovesas Thomas VelascoTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Storyas Abe SapersteinMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Mysterious Two
1982Mysterious Twoas Ted RandallMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Pete BenedictTV
T
1981Through the Magic Pyramidas HorembebMovie
The Night the City Screamed
1980The Night the City Screamedas Morris BrusteinMovie
Gridlock
1980Gridlockas Floyd 'Snake' KraslowskiMovie
Rage!
1980Rage!as TommyMovie
This Year's Blonde
1980This Year's Blondeas Harry CohnMovie
Portrait of a Stripper
1979Portrait of a Stripperas Harry ParkinsMovie
Time Express
1979Time ExpressTV
Supertrain
1979Supertrainas Frank TuttleTV
$
1979$weepstake$as Sir YarbroughTV
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978The Eddie Capra MysteriesTV
The Cheap Detective
1978The Cheap Detectiveas Lieutenant DiMaggioMovie
Getting Married
1978Getting Marriedas Burt CarboniMovie
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girlsas Capt. Barney MarcusMovie
The Choirboys
1977The Choirboysas ZoonyMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Harry StewartTV
CHiPs
1977CHiPsTV
Little Ladies of the Night
1977Little Ladies of the Nightas FinchMovie
The Shaggy D.A.
1976The Shaggy D.A.as Eddie RoschakMovie
Mansion of the Doomed
1976Mansion of the Doomedas Detective SimonMovie
Alice
1976Aliceas Mel SharplesTV
Special Delivery
1976Special Deliveryas WyattMovie
The Big Bus
1976The Big Busas GoldieMovie
No Deposit, No Return
1976No Deposit, No Returnas Big Joe AdamoMovie
Dark Victory
1976Dark Victoryas ArchieMovie
The Practice
1976The PracticeTV
The Black Bird
1975The Black Birdas Warren Finley, Police LieutenantMovie
O
1975On the RocksTV
Switch
1975Switchas Ralph KabelkaTV
Lepke
1975Lepkeas Charles 'Lucky' LucianoMovie
Bronk
1975BronkTV
K
1975Khan!TV
Report to the Commissioner
1975Report to the Commissioneras Lt. SeidenstickerMovie
Barney Miller
1975Barney Milleras Mr. StavochekTV
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymoreas MelMovie
The Gambler
1974The Gambleras OneMovie
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974Thunderbolt and Lightfootas Mario PinskiMovie
Papillon
1973Papillonas SergeantMovie
The Don Is Dead
1973The Don Is Deadas Ralph NegriMovie
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue Knightas Neil GroganMovie
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue Knightas Neil GroganTV
The Alpha Caper
1973The Alpha Caperas PolicemanMovie
G
1973GriffTV
Emperor of the North
1973Emperor of the Northas YardmanMovie
Partners in Crime
1973Partners in CrimeMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Honor Thy Father
1973Honor Thy Fatheras Don A. TirelloMovie
Maxie
1973Maxieas SmedkeMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!as DriverTV
Death Follows a Psycho
1972Death Follows a PsychoMovie
They Call It Murder
1971They Call It Murderas Jeff PolandMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Sam FranklinTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Blood and Lace
1971Blood and Laceas Calvin CarruthersMovie
All in the Family
1971All in the Familyas Joe TuckerTV
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas IngramTV
The Silent Force
1970The Silent Forceas Capt. Al GrantTV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowTV
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras BernieTV
My World and Welcome to It
1969My World and Welcome to ItTV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby Showas CalvinTV
Bullitt
1968Bullittas Pete RossMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Lancer
1968LancerTV
Land of the Giants
1968Land of the Giantsas HoodTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas ParmelTV
The Outsider
1968The OutsiderTV
Mannix
1967MannixTV
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron StripTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Captain Nice
1967Captain NiceTV
Gambit
1966Gambitas Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)Movie
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Roundas Detective Merchant (uncredited)Movie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Egan's GoonTV
Occasional Wife
1966Occasional WifeTV
Family Affair
1966Family AffairTV
The Monkees
1966The Monkeesas GeorgeTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
Star Trek
1966Star Trekas Jojo KrakoTV
That Girl
1966That GirlTV
Love on a Rooftop
1966Love on a RooftopTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Ed LarchTV
I Dream of Jeannie
1965I Dream of Jeannieas TurhanTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas JamalTV
F Troop
1965F TroopTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas American SoldierTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as SergeantTV
Bewitched
1964Bewitchedas Mayor's ChauffeurTV
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963Love with the Proper Strangeras Cye (uncredited)Movie
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962Five Weeks in a Balloonas European Agent (uncredited)Movie
Surftide 77
1962Surftide 77as Arms CooperMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Five Minutes to Live
1961Five Minutes to Liveas Fred DorellaMovie
Gangster Story
1959Gangster Storyas Norm (uncredited)Movie
T-Bird Gang
1959T-Bird Gangas PolicemanMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas MonteTV
The Power of the Resurrection
1958The Power of the Resurrectionas Simon the CanaaniteMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Man Talking to Cab DriverTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas GainesTV