About
Vic Tayback
Overview
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
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| 1990 | Horseplayer | Actor | George Samsa | 59 Average |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Actor | Carface (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 1989 | Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers | Actor | Lou | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Criminal Act | Actor | The Exterminator (Greengrass) | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Loverboy | Actor | Harry Bruckner | 59 Average |
| 1988 | The Underachievers | Actor | Coach | 58 Average |
| 1987 | The Three Kings | Actor | Harold | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Weekend Warriors | Actor | Sgt. Burdge | 58 Average |
| 1986 | George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head | Actor | The Bad Guys | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Treasure Island | Actor | Silver | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Reel Horror | Actor | Smedke (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The New Man | Actor | Alan Coombs | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Actor | Abe Saperstein | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | Actor | Ted Randall | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Through the Magic Pyramid | Actor | Horembeb | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Actor | Morris Brustein | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Actor | Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Rage! | Actor | Tommy | 58 Average |
| 1980 | This Year's Blonde | Actor | Harry Cohn | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripper | Actor | Harry Parkins | 58 Average |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Actor | Lieutenant DiMaggio | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Actor | Burt Carboni | 58 Average |
| 1978 | The Case of the Baltimore Girls | Actor | Capt. Barney Marcus | N/A N/A |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Actor | Zoony | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Actor | Finch | 58 Average |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. | Actor | Eddie Roschak | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Mansion of the Doomed | Actor | Detective Simon | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Alice | Actor | Mel Sharples | 69 Fair |
| 1976 | Special Delivery | Actor | Wyatt | 58 Average |
| 1976 | The Big Bus | Actor | Goldie | 57 Average |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return | Actor | Big Joe Adamo | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Dark Victory | Actor | Archie | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | The Black Bird | Actor | Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Lepke | Actor | Charles 'Lucky' Luciano | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Khan! | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Actor | Lt. Seidensticker | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Actor | Mel | 64 Fair |
| 1974 | The Gambler | Actor | One | 60 Fair |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Actor | Mario Pinski | 63 Fair |
| 1973 | Papillon | Actor | Sergeant | 73 Good |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Actor | Ralph Negri | 59 Average |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Actor | Neil Grogan | 59 Average |
| 1973 | The Alpha Caper | Actor | Policeman | N/A N/A |
| 1973 | Griff | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1973 | Emperor of the North | Actor | Yardman | 60 Fair |
| 1973 | Partners in Crime | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1973 | Honor Thy Father | Actor | Don A. Tirello | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Maxie | Actor | Smedke | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Death Follows a Psycho | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Actor | Jeff Poland | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Blood and Lace | Actor | Calvin Carruthers | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Bullitt | Actor | Pete Ross | 67 Fair |
| 1966 | Gambit | Actor | Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1966 | Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | Actor | Detective Merchant (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Love with the Proper Stranger | Actor | Cye (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Surftide 77 | Actor | Arms Cooper | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Five Minutes to Live | Actor | Fred Dorella | 58 Average |
| 1959 | Gangster Story | Actor | Norm (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1959 | T-Bird Gang | Actor | Policeman | 58 Average |