Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

🎂 6th January 1930 (96 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, 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.

Vic Tayback

🎬 Movies Featuring Vic Tayback

Horseplayer

Horseplayer (1990)

as George Samsa
All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

as Carface (voice)
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)

as Lou
Criminal Act

Criminal Act (1989)

as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Loverboy

Loverboy (1989)

as Harry Bruckner
The Underachievers

The Underachievers (1988)

as Coach
The Three Kings

The Three Kings (1987)

as Harold
Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors (1986)

as Sgt. Burdge
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)

as The Bad Guys
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1986)

as Silver
Reel Horror

Reel Horror (1985)

as Smedke (archive footage)
The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

as Abe Saperstein
Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two (1982)

as Ted Randall
No Image

Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)

as Horembeb
The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed (1980)

as Morris Brustein
Gridlock

Gridlock (1980)

as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Rage!

Rage! (1980)

as Tommy
This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde (1980)

as Harry Cohn
Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper (1979)

as Harry Parkins
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective (1978)

as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Getting Married

Getting Married (1978)

as Burt Carboni
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls (1978)

as Capt. Barney Marcus
The Choirboys

The Choirboys (1977)

as Zoony
Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night (1977)

as Finch
The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A. (1976)

as Eddie Roschak
Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed (1976)

as Detective Simon
Special Delivery

Special Delivery (1976)

as Wyatt
The Big Bus

The Big Bus (1976)

as Goldie
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return (1976)

as Big Joe Adamo
Dark Victory

Dark Victory (1976)

as Archie
The Black Bird

The Black Bird (1975)

as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Lepke

Lepke (1975)

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner (1975)

as Lt. Seidensticker
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

as Mel
The Gambler

The Gambler (1974)

as One
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

as Mario Pinski
Papillon

Papillon (1973)

as Sergeant
The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead (1973)

as Ralph Negri
The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight (1973)

as Neil Grogan
The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper (1973)

as Policeman
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North (1973)

as Yardman
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1973)

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father (1973)

as Don A. Tirello
Maxie

Maxie (1973)

as Smedke
Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho (1972)

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder (1971)

as Jeff Poland
Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace (1971)

as Calvin Carruthers
Bullitt

Bullitt (1968)

as Pete Ross
Gambit

Gambit (1966)

as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

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

as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

as Cye (uncredited)
Surftide 77

Surftide 77 (1962)

as Arms Cooper
Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live (1961)

as Fred Dorella
Gangster Story

Gangster Story (1959)

as Norm (uncredited)
T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang (1959)

as Policeman
The Power of the Resurrection

The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

as Simon the Canaanite