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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… Read more
Known for Papillon 1973 Star Trek 1966 Bullitt 1968 All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989 ★ 6.8 All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
Carface (voice) ★ 6.1 Loverboy 1989
Harry Bruckner ★ 7.4 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head 1986
The Bad Guys Series ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985
George Henderson Series ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984
Sal Domino Series ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984
Tippy Ryan Series ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982
Pete Benedict Series ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982
Wallace Egan Series ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982
★ 6.3 The Cheap Detective 1978
Lieutenant DiMaggio Series ★ 6.9 Vega$ 1978
★ 5.4 The Choirboys 1977
Zoony Series ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977
Harry Stewart Series ★ 6.8 CHiPs 1977
Vic Tayback (uncredited) ★ 6.3 No Deposit, No Return 1976
Big Joe Adamo ★ 6.2 Mansion of the Doomed 1976
Detective Simon ★ 5.8 The Shaggy D.A. 1976
Eddie Roschak ★ 5.3 The Big Bus 1976
Goldie Series ★ 7 Alice 1976
Mel Sharples ★ 6.6 Report to the Commissioner 1975
Lt. Seidensticker Series ★ 7.3 Barney Miller 1975
Mr. Stavochek ★ 6.8 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1974
Mario Pinski ★ 6.7 The Gambler 1974
One ★ 7 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974
Mel ★ 7.8 Papillon 1973
Sergeant ★ 5.9 The Don Is Dead 1973
Ralph Negri ★ 6.8 Emperor of the North 1973
Yardman Series ★ 7 Police Story 1973
Series ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972
Series ★ 7.1 The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Series ★ 8 Emergency! 1972
Driver ★ 5.7 Blood and Lace 1971
Calvin Carruthers Series ★ 7.8 All in the Family 1971
Joe Tucker Series ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971
Series ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971
Sam Franklin Series ★ 7.7 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1970
Series ★ 7.2 McCloud 1970
Series ★ 6.8 The Partridge Family 1970
Ingram ★ 7.1 Bullitt 1968
Pete Ross Series ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968
Parmel Series ★ 6.8 Land of the Giants 1968
Hood Series ★ 6.1 The Mod Squad 1968
Series ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967
Series ★ 6.8 Ironside 1967
★ 5.6 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round 1966
Detective Merchant (uncredited) ★ 7 Gambit 1966
Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) Series ★ 6.7 Family Affair 1966
Series ★ 8 Star Trek 1966
Jojo Krako Series ★ 6.2 That Girl 1966
Series ★ 7.6 Mission: Impossible 1966
Egan's Goon Series ★ 6.5 The Monkees 1966
George Series ★ 6.3 F Troop 1965
Series ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965
Ed Larch Series ★ 7.8 I Dream of Jeannie 1965
Turhan Series ★ 8 Get Smart 1965
Jamal Series ★ 7.9 Bewitched 1964
Mayor's Chauffeur Series ★ 7 Daniel Boone 1964
American Soldier Series ★ 7.2 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964
Sergeant ★ 6.8 Love with the Proper Stranger 1963
Cye (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Five Weeks in a Balloon 1962
European Agent (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Five Minutes to Live 1961
Fred Dorella Series ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959
Monte Series ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955
Gaines Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
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