Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Birthday: January 6, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Deathday: May 25, 1990

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

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Papillon

Papillon

Bullitt

Bullitt

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

MacGyver

MacGyver

George Henderson

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Carface (voice)

Loverboy

Loverboy

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Criminal Act

Criminal Act

The Exterminator (Greengrass)

The Underachievers

The Underachievers

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

The Three Kings

The Three Kings

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

Reel Horror

Reel Horror

Smedke (archive footage)

The New Man

The New Man

The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

Hotel

Hotel

Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Through the Magic Pyramid

Through the Magic Pyramid

Gridlock

Gridlock

Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde

The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed

Morris Brustein

Rage!

Rage!

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

CHiPs

CHiPs

Vic Tayback (uncredited)

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

CHiPs

CHiPs

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Time Express

Time Express

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

Getting Married

Getting Married

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Lieutenant DiMaggio

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Capt. Barney Marcus

Vega$

Vega$

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

Detective Simon

The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Alice

Alice

The Practice

The Practice

Bronk

Bronk

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Lt. Seidensticker

The Black Bird

The Black Bird

Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Lepke

Lepke

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Khan!

Khan!

Switch

Switch

On the Rocks

On the Rocks

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

The Gambler

The Gambler

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

All in the Family

All in the Family

Medical Center

Medical Center

Papillon

Papillon

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

Maxie

Maxie

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

Emergency!

Emergency!

Police Story

Police Story

Griff

Griff

Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

The Rookies

The Rookies

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Ironside

Ironside

McCloud

McCloud

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

Calvin Carruthers

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Mannix

Mannix

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Cannon

Cannon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Columbo

Columbo

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

Lancer

Lancer

The Outsider

The Outsider

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Bullitt

Bullitt

Star Trek

That Girl

That Girl

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

Captain Nice

Captain Nice

The Monkees

The Monkees

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Gambit

Gambit

Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Family Affair

Family Affair

Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Get Smart

Get Smart

The Monkees

The Monkees

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

American Soldier

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

The Monkees

The Monkees

F Troop

F Troop

Bewitched

Bewitched

Mayor's Chauffeur

Rawhide

Rawhide

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

Cye (uncredited)

Surftide 77

Surftide 77

Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

Gangster Story

Gangster Story

Norm (uncredited)

T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Man Talking to Cab Driver

Horseplayer

Horseplayer

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Carface (voice)

Loverboy

Loverboy

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Criminal Act

Criminal Act

The Exterminator (Greengrass)

The Underachievers

The Underachievers

The Three Kings

The Three Kings

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Reel Horror

Reel Horror

Smedke (archive footage)

The New Man

The New Man

The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

Through the Magic Pyramid

Through the Magic Pyramid

Gridlock

Gridlock

Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde

The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed

Morris Brustein

Rage!

Rage!

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

Getting Married

Getting Married

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Lieutenant DiMaggio

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Capt. Barney Marcus

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

Detective Simon

The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Lt. Seidensticker

The Black Bird

The Black Bird

Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Lepke

Lepke

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

The Gambler

The Gambler

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Papillon

Papillon

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

Maxie

Maxie

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

Calvin Carruthers

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

Bullitt

Bullitt

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Gambit

Gambit

Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

Cye (uncredited)

Surftide 77

Surftide 77

Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

Gangster Story

Gangster Story

Norm (uncredited)

T-Bird Gang

T-Bird Gang

MacGyver

MacGyver

George Henderson

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

Hotel

Hotel

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

CHiPs

CHiPs

Vic Tayback (uncredited)

CHiPs

CHiPs

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Time Express

Time Express

$weepstake$

$weepstake$

Vega$

Vega$

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Alice

Alice

The Practice

The Practice

Bronk

Bronk

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Khan!

Khan!

Switch

Switch

On the Rocks

On the Rocks

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

All in the Family

All in the Family

Medical Center

Medical Center

Emergency!

Emergency!

Police Story

Police Story

Griff

Griff

The Rookies

The Rookies

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Ironside

Ironside

McCloud

McCloud

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Mannix

Mannix

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Cannon

Cannon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Columbo

Columbo

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

Lancer

Lancer

The Outsider

The Outsider

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Star Trek

That Girl

That Girl

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

Captain Nice

Captain Nice

The Monkees

The Monkees

Family Affair

Family Affair

Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Get Smart

Get Smart

The Monkees

The Monkees

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

American Soldier

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

The Monkees

The Monkees

F Troop

F Troop

Bewitched

Bewitched

Mayor's Chauffeur

Rawhide

Rawhide

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Man Talking to Cab Driver