Vic Tayback

Known For: Acting
Born: January 6, 1930
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 25, 1990

Vic Tayback

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Early life Tayback was born on January 6, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, to Syrian Catholic immigrant parents Helen (née Hanood; Arabic: هيلين هنود تايباك) and Najeeb James Tayback (Arabic: نجيب جيمس طيبك) . Both of his parents had emigrated to the United States from Aleppo. He moved with his family to Burbank, California during his teenage years and attended Burbank High School, from which he graduated in 1948. He also attended Glendale Community College and the Frederick A. Speare School of Radio and TV Broadcasting. Career Tayback served in the United States Navy…

Filmography

Horseplayer

1990 · George Samsa

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 · Carface (voice)

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

1989 · Lou

Criminal Act

1989 · The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Loverboy

1989 · Harry Bruckner

The Underachievers

1988 · Coach

The Three Kings

1987 · Harold

Weekend Warriors

1986 · Sgt. Burdge

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986 · The Bad Guys

Treasure Island

1986 · Silver

Reel Horror

1985 · Smedke (archive footage)

MacGyver

1985 · George Henderson

Crazy like a Fox

1984 · Mo Scmidt

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Sal Domino

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · Tippy Ryan, Alan Coombs

Finder of Lost Loves

1984 · Thomas Velasco

The Jesse Owens Story

1984 · Abe Saperstein

Matt Houston

1982

Hotel

1982 · Wallace Egan

Mysterious Two

1982 · Ted Randall

T. J. Hooker

1982 · Pete Benedict

Through the Magic Pyramid

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981 · Horembeb

The Night the City Screamed

1980 · Morris Brustein

Gridlock

1980 · Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski

Rage!

1980 · Tommy

This Year's Blonde

1980 · Harry Cohn

Portrait of a Stripper

1979 · Harry Parkins

Time Express

1979

Supertrain

1979 · Frank Tuttle

$weepstake$

1979 · Sir Yarbrough

Vega$

1978

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

The Cheap Detective

1978 · Lieutenant DiMaggio

Getting Married

1978 · Burt Carboni

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978 · Capt. Barney Marcus

The Choirboys

1977 · Zoony

The Love Boat

1977 · Harry Stewart, Harry Beluski

CHiPs

1977 · , Vic Tayback (uncredited)

Little Ladies of the Night

1977 · Finch

The Shaggy D.A.

1976 · Eddie Roschak

Mansion of the Doomed

1976 · Detective Simon

Alice

1976 · Mel Sharples

Special Delivery

1976 · Wyatt

The Big Bus

1976 · Goldie

No Deposit, No Return

1976 · Big Joe Adamo

Dark Victory

1976 · Archie

The Practice

1976

The Black Bird

1975 · Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

On the Rocks

1975

Switch

1975 · Ralph Kabelka

Lepke

1975 · Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Bronk

1975

Khan!

1975 · Lt. Gubbins

Report to the Commissioner

1975 · Lt. Seidensticker

Barney Miller

1975 · Mr. Stavochek

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · Mel

The Gambler

1974 · One

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 · Mario Pinski

Papillon

1973 · Sergeant

The Don Is Dead

1973 · Ralph Negri

The Blue Knight

1973 · Neil Grogan

The Blue Knight

1973 · Neil Grogan

The Alpha Caper

1973 · Policeman

Griff

1973

Emperor of the North

1973 · Yardman

Partners in Crime

1973

Police Story

1973

Honor Thy Father

1973 · Don A. Tirello

Maxie

1973 · Smedke

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

The Rookies

1972

Emergency!

1972 · Driver

Death Follows a Psycho

1972

They Call It Murder

1971 · Jeff Poland

Columbo

1971 · Sam Franklin

Cannon

1971

Blood and Lace

1971 · Calvin Carruthers

All in the Family

1971 · Joe Tucker

The Partridge Family

1970 · Ingram, Rocco, Harlan Laws

The Silent Force

1970 · Capt. Al Grant

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

McCloud

1970

Medical Center

1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969 · Bernie

My World and Welcome to It

1969

The Bill Cosby Show

1969 · Calvin

Bullitt

1968 · Pete Ross

The Mod Squad

1968

Lancer

1968

Land of the Giants

1968 · Hood

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Parmel, Martin Lynch

The Outsider

1968

Mannix

1967

Cimarron Strip

1967

Ironside

1967

Captain Nice

1967

Gambit

1966 · Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966 · Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible

1966 · Egan's Goon, Sgt. Gorte

Occasional Wife

1966

Family Affair

1966

The Monkees

1966 · George, Rocco, Chuche

Felony Squad

1966

Star Trek

1966 · Jojo Krako

That Girl

1966

Love on a Rooftop

1966

The F.B.I.

1965 · Ed Larch, Neil Parks

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Turhan

Get Smart

1965 · Jamal, Popov

F Troop

1965

Daniel Boone

1964 · American Soldier, Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

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

1964 · Sergeant

Bewitched

1964 · Mayor's Chauffeur

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963 · Cye (uncredited)

The Lieutenant

1963 · Cpl. Peter Garth

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962 · European Agent (uncredited)

Surftide 77

1962 · Arms Cooper

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Five Minutes to Live

1961 · Fred Dorella

Gangster Story

1959 · Norm (uncredited)

T-Bird Gang

1959 · Policeman

Rawhide

1959 · Monte

The Power of the Resurrection

1958 · Simon the Canaanite

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Man Talking to Cab Driver

Gunsmoke

1955 · Gaines, Rawlins, Dirks, Bill Hankins

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