Horseplayer
1990 · Movie
as George Samsa
Vic Tayback
1930-01-06
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 before beginning his acting career at the age of 25. A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, he was a familiar face on television in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing on numerous series, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek, Bonanza, Here Come the Brides, That Girl, Gunsmoke, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Partridge Family, All in the Family, Fantasy Island, Columbo, Bewitched and The Love Boat. He also appeared in many films such as Bullitt (1968), Papillon (1973), The Gambler (1974), The Cheap Detective (1978), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as more than 25 stage productions, including Twelve Angry Men, The Diary of Anne Frank, Death of a Salesman, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. He was the co-founder of the theatre troupe Company of Angels. He also appeared in television commercials, notably in 1968 with Richard Dreyfuss for the AMC Javelin. Tayback's most famous role was as diner owner Mel Sharples in both the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the television series Alice (1976–1985). He was the only actor in the original film to reprise his role for the rest of the series. For the role, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1978 and won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 1980 and 1981. In 1971, he made a guest appearance as Dirks in season 16, episode 19 of the long-running CBS Western series Gunsmoke. Personal life Tayback was married to Sheila Maureen Barnard (1932–2001) from March 16, 1963, until his death on May 25, 1990. They had one son. Death Tayback died of a heart attack at age 60 on May 25, 1990. Tayback was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was taken after his wife called paramedics. She said he had climbed out of bed, taken a few steps and collapsed. Tayback was a lifelong smoker and had a history of heart problems. He underwent a triple bypass in 1983. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). CLR
Filmography
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 · Movie
as Carface (voice)
Loverboy
1989 · Movie
as Harry Bruckner
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989 · Movie
as Lou
Criminal Act
1989 · Movie
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
The Underachievers
1988 · Movie
as Coach
The Three Kings
1987 · Movie
as Harold
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986 · Movie
as The Bad Guys
Weekend Warriors
1986 · Movie
as Sgt. Burdge
Treasure Island
1986 · Movie
as Silver
Reel Horror
1985 · Movie
as Smedke (archive footage)
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
as George Henderson
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · Movie
as Abe Saperstein
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Sal Domino
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · TV Show
as Tippy Ryan, Alan Coombs
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · TV Show
as Mo Scmidt
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · TV Show
as Thomas Velasco
Mysterious Two
1982 · Movie
as Ted Randall
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV Show
as Pete Benedict
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
as Wallace Egan
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
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Through the Magic Pyramid
1981 · Movie
as Horembeb
Gridlock
1980 · Movie
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
This Year's Blonde
1980 · Movie
as Harry Cohn
The Night the City Screamed
1980 · Movie
as Morris Brustein
Rage!
1980 · Movie
as Tommy
Portrait of a Stripper
1979 · Movie
as Harry Parkins
Time Express
1979 · TV Show
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$weepstake$
1979 · TV Show
as Sir Yarbrough
Supertrain
1979 · TV Show
as Frank Tuttle
Getting Married
1978 · Movie
as Burt Carboni
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Movie
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978 · Movie
as Capt. Barney Marcus
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 · TV Show
Little Ladies of the Night
1977 · Movie
as Finch
The Choirboys
1977 · Movie
as Zoony
CHiPs
1977 · TV Show
as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
as Harry Stewart, Harry Beluski
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · Movie
as Big Joe Adamo
Mansion of the Doomed
1976 · Movie
as Detective Simon
The Shaggy D.A.
1976 · Movie
as Eddie Roschak
Dark Victory
1976 · Movie
as Archie
The Big Bus
1976 · Movie
as Goldie
Special Delivery
1976 · Movie
as Wyatt
Alice
1976 · TV Show
as Mel Sharples
The Practice
1976 · TV Show
Report to the Commissioner
1975 · Movie
as Lt. Seidensticker
The Black Bird
1975 · Movie
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Lepke
1975 · Movie
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Khan!
1975 · TV Show
as Lt. Gubbins
Switch
1975 · TV Show
as Ralph Kabelka
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On the Rocks
1975 · TV Show
Bronk
1975 · TV Show
Barney Miller
1975 · TV Show
as Mr. Stavochek
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 · Movie
as Mario Pinski
The Gambler
1974 · Movie
as One
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Movie
as Mel
Papillon
1973 · Movie
as Sergeant
The Don Is Dead
1973 · Movie
as Ralph Negri
The Blue Knight
1973 · Movie
as Neil Grogan
Emperor of the North
1973 · Movie
as Yardman
Maxie
1973 · Movie
as Smedke
The Alpha Caper
1973 · Movie
as Policeman
Partners in Crime
1973 · Movie
Honor Thy Father
1973 · Movie
as Don A. Tirello
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
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Griff
1973 · TV Show
The Blue Knight
1973 · TV Show
as Neil Grogan
Death Follows a Psycho
1972 · Movie
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
Emergency!
1972 · TV Show
as Driver
Blood and Lace
1971 · Movie
as Calvin Carruthers
They Call It Murder
1971 · Movie
as Jeff Poland
All in the Family
1971 · TV Show
as Joe Tucker
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
as Sam Franklin
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · TV Show
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
The Silent Force
1970 · TV Show
as Capt. Al Grant
The Partridge Family
1970 · TV Show
as Ingram, Rocco, Harlan Laws
My World and Welcome to It
1969 · TV Show
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · TV Show
as Calvin
Medical Center
1969 · TV Show
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · TV Show
as Bernie
Bullitt
1968 · Movie
as Pete Ross
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Parmel, Martin Lynch
Land of the Giants
1968 · TV Show
as Hood
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
Lancer
1968 · TV Show
as Durham
The Outsider
1968 · TV Show
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Cimarron Strip
1967 · TV Show
Captain Nice
1967 · TV Show
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966 · Movie
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Gambit
1966 · Movie
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Family Affair
1966 · TV Show
Star Trek
1966 · TV Show
as Jojo Krako
Love on a Rooftop
1966 · TV Show
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Egan's Goon, Sgt. Gorte
The Monkees
1966 · TV Show
as George, Rocco, Chuche
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
Occasional Wife
1966 · TV Show
F Troop
1965 · TV Show
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Ed Larch, Neil Parks
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · TV Show
as Turhan
Get Smart
1965 · TV Show
as Jamal, Popov
Bewitched
1964 · TV Show
as Mayor's Chauffeur
Daniel Boone
1964 · TV Show
as American Soldier, Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV Show
as Sergeant
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963 · Movie
as Cye (uncredited)
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV Show
as Cpl. Peter Garth
Surftide 77
1962 · Movie
as Arms Cooper
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 · Movie
as European Agent (uncredited)
Five Minutes to Live
1961 · Movie
as Fred Dorella
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Gangster Story
1959 · Movie
as Norm (uncredited)
T-Bird Gang
1959 · Movie
as Policeman
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Monte
The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Movie
as Simon the Canaanite
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Gaines, Rawlins, Dirks, Bill Hankins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Man Talking to Cab Driver
