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Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/01/1930

Day of Death

25/05/1990
(60) years old

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Bullitt

Bullitt

Getting Married

Getting Married

Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

Papillon

Papillon

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Filmography

Cast

1990

Horseplayer

as George Samsa

1989

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

1988

The Underachievers

as Coach

1987

The Three Kings

as Harold

1986

Weekend Warriors

as Sgt. Burdge

1986

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

as The Bad Guys

1986

Treasure Island

as Silver

1985

Reel Horror

as Smedke (archive footage)

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as Abe Saperstein

1982

Mysterious Two

as Ted Randall

1981

Through the Magic Pyramid

as Horembeb

1980

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

1979

Portrait of a Stripper

as Harry Parkins

1978

The Cheap Detective

as Lieutenant DiMaggio

1978

Getting Married

as Burt Carboni

1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as Capt. Barney Marcus

1977

The Choirboys

as Zoony

1977

Little Ladies of the Night

as Finch

1976

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

No Deposit, No Return

as Big Joe Adamo

1976

Dark Victory

as Archie

1975

The Black Bird

as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

1975

Lepke

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

1975

Report to the Commissioner

as Lt. Seidensticker

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Mel

1974

The Gambler

as One

1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as Mario Pinski

1973

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

Partners in Crime

1973

Honor Thy Father

as Don A. Tirello

1973

Maxie

as Smedke

1972

Death Follows a Psycho

1971

They Call It Murder

as Jeff Poland

1971

Blood and Lace

as Calvin Carruthers

1968

Bullitt

as Pete Ross

1966

Gambit

as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (unc...

1966

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

as Detective Merchant (uncredited)

1963

Love with the Proper Stranger

as Cye (uncredited)

1962

Surftide 77

as Arms Cooper

1961

Five Minutes to Live

as Fred Dorella

1959

Gangster Story

as Norm (uncredited)

1959

T-Bird Gang

as Policeman

1958

The Power of the Resurrection

as Simon the Canaanite