Vic Tayback
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.
Acted in
Horseplayer
1990
as George Samsa
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
as Carface (voice)
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
as Lou
Criminal Act
1989
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Loverboy
1989
as Harry Bruckner
The Underachievers
1988
as Coach
The Three Kings
1987
as Harold
Weekend Warriors
1986
as Sgt. Burdge
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986
as The Bad Guys
Treasure Island
1986
as Silver
Reel Horror
1985
as Smedke (archive footage)
MacGyver
1985
as George Henderson
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Mo Scmidt
The New Man
1984
as Alan Coombs
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sal Domino
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Tippy Ryan
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Alan Coombs
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Thomas Velasco
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Abe Saperstein
Matt Houston
1982
Hotel
1982
Mysterious Two
1982
as Ted Randall
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Pete Benedict
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981
as Horembeb
The Night the City Screamed
1980
as Morris Brustein
Gridlock
1980
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Rage!
1980
as Tommy
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Harry Cohn
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Harry Parkins
Time Express
1979
Sweepstakes
1979
Vega$
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Getting Married
1978
as Burt Carboni
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Capt. Barney Marcus
The Choirboys
1977
as Zoony
The Love Boat
1977
as Harry Stewart
The Love Boat
1977
as Harry Beluski
CHiPs
1977
CHiPs
1977
as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Finch
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
as Eddie Roschak
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
as Detective Simon
Alice
1976
as Mel Sharples
Special Delivery
1976
as Wyatt
The Big Bus
1976
as Goldie
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as Big Joe Adamo
Dark Victory
1976
as Archie
The Practice
1976
The Black Bird
1975
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
On the Rocks
1975
Switch
1975
as Ralph Kabelka
Lepke
1975
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Bronk
1975
Khan!
1975
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Lt. Seidensticker
Barney Miller
1975
as Mr. Stavochek
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Mel
The Gambler
1974
as One
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Mario Pinski
Papillon
1973
as Sergeant
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Ralph Negri
The Blue Knight
1973
as Neil Grogan
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Policeman
Griff
1973
Emperor of the North
1973
as Yardman
Partners in Crime
1973
Police Story
1973
Honor Thy Father
1973
as Don A. Tirello
Maxie
1973
as Smedke
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Rookies
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Driver
Death Follows a Psycho
1972
They Call It Murder
1971
as Jeff Poland
Columbo
1971
as Sam Franklin
Cannon
1971
Blood and Lace
1971
as Calvin Carruthers
All in the Family
1971
as Joe Tucker
The Silent Force
1970
as Capt. Al Grant
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
McCloud
1970
Medical Center
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Bernie
My World and Welcome to It
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Calvin
Bullitt
1968
as Pete Ross
The Mod Squad
1968
Lancer
1968
Land of the Giants
1968
as Hood
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Parmel
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Martin Lynch
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Ironside
1967
Captain Nice
1967
Gambit
1966
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Egan's Goon
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Sgt. Gorte
Occasional Wife
1966
Family Affair
1966
The Monkees
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Star Trek
1966
as Jojo Krako
That Girl
1966
Love on a Rooftop
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Larch
The F.B.I.
1965
as Neil Parks
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turhan
Get Smart
1965
F Troop
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
as American Soldier
Daniel Boone
1964
as Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
Bewitched
1964
as Mayor's Chauffeur
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Cye (uncredited)
Surftide 77
1962
as Arms Cooper
Five Minutes to Live
1961
as Fred Dorella
Gangster Story
1959
as Norm (uncredited)
T-Bird Gang
1959
as Policeman
Rawhide
1959
as Monte
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Man Talking to Cab Driver
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gaines
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rawlins
Gunsmoke
1955
as Dirks
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bill Hankins