Vic Tayback
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1930-01-06 – 1990-05-25
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Bullitt
1968Pete Ross
Getting Married
1978Burt Carboni
Death Follows a Psycho
1972
No Deposit, No Return
1976Big Joe Adamo
Papillon
1973Sergeant
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989Carface (voice)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974Mario Pinski
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986The Bad Guys
Mansion of the Doomed
1976Detective Simon
Report to the Commissioner
1975Lt. Seidensticker
The Cheap Detective
1978Lieutenant DiMaggio
Five Minutes to Live
1961Fred Dorella
The Shaggy D.A.
1976Eddie Roschak
The Gambler
1974One
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974Mel
Loverboy
1989Harry Bruckner
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Gangster Story
1959Norm (uncredited)
Horseplayer
1990George Samsa