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
| Birth Location | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930-01-06 |
| Died | 1990-05-25 |
Movies
Horseplayer
as George Samsa
1990
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice)
1989
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
as Lou
1989
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
1989
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner
1989
The Underachievers
as Coach
1988
The Three Kings
as Harold
1987
Weekend Warriors
as Sgt. Burdge
1986
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
as The Bad Guys
1986
Treasure Island
as Silver
1986
Reel Horror
as Smedke (archive footage)
1985
The New Man
as Alan Coombs
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
as Abe Saperstein
1984
Mysterious Two
as Ted Randall
1982
Through the Magic Pyramid
as Horembeb
1981
The Night the City Screamed
as Morris Brustein
1980
Gridlock
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
1980
Rage!
as Tommy
1980
This Year's Blonde
as Harry Cohn
1980
Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins
1979
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
1978
Getting Married
as Burt Carboni
1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus
1978
The Choirboys
as Zoony
1977
Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch
1977
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak
1976
Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon
1976
Special Delivery
as Wyatt
1976
The Big Bus
as Goldie
1976
Dark Victory
as Archie
1976
No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo
1976
The Black Bird
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
1975
Lepke
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
1975
Report to the Commissioner
as Lt. Seidensticker
1975
1974
The Gambler
as One
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Mario Pinski
1974
Papillon
as Sergeant
1973
The Don Is Dead
as Ralph Negri
1973
The Blue Knight
as Neil Grogan
1973
The Alpha Caper
as Policeman
1973
Emperor of the North
as Yardman
1973
1973
Honor Thy Father
as Don A. Tirello
1973
Maxie
as Smedke
1973
They Call It Murder
as Jeff Poland
1971
Blood and Lace
as Calvin Carruthers
1971
Bullitt
as Pete Ross
1968
Gambit
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
1966
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Cye (uncredited)
1963
Surftide 77
as Arms Cooper
1962
Five Minutes to Live
as Fred Dorella
1961
Gangster Story
as Norm (uncredited)
1959
T-Bird Gang
as Policeman
1959
Vic Tayback hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
