Vic Tayback
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1930-01-06
- Died
- 1990-05-25
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Vic Taybeck · Victor Tayback · Vick Tayback · Vic E. Tayback · Vic Tabback
Biography
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
Known For
TV Shows (68)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Sam Franklin
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sal Domino
The Love Boat
1977
as Harry Stewart / Harry Beluski
MacGyver
1985
as George Henderson
Star Trek
1966
as Jojo Krako
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Emergency!
1972
as Driver
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Parmel / Martin Lynch
Ironside
1967
Bewitched
1964
as Mayor's Chauffeur
Mannix
1967
Get Smart
1965
as Jamal / Popov
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Egan's Goon / Sgt. Gorte
Alice
1976
as Mel Sharples
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Pete Benedict
Rawhide
1959
as Monte
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turhan
Hotel
1982
as Wallace Egan
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Larch / Neil Parks
Barney Miller
1975
as Mr. Stavochek
Daniel Boone
1964
as American Soldier / Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
Cannon
1971
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Tippy Ryan / Alan Coombs
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gaines / Rawlins / Dirks / Bill Hankins
All in the Family
1971
as Joe Tucker
Medical Center
1969
The Rookies
1972
McCloud
1970
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Man Talking to Cab Driver
The Partridge Family
1970
as Ingram / Rocco / Harlan Laws
Family Affair
1966
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Thomas Velasco
That Girl
1966
Land of the Giants
1968
as Hood
Matt Houston
1982
The Monkees
1966
as George / Rocco / Chuche
Switch
1975
as Ralph Kabelka
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Sergeant
Vega$
1978
Felony Squad
1966
Police Story
1973
The Mod Squad
1968
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Mo Scmidt
Lancer
1968
CHiPs
1977
as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
F Troop
1965
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Calvin
The Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Garth
Cimarron Strip
1967
Supertrain
1979
as Frank Tuttle
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Bernie
The Outsider
1968
Bronk
1975
Captain Nice
1967
$weepstake$
1979
as Sir Yarbrough
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Love on a Rooftop
1966
Occasional Wife
1966
Movies (57)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
as Carface (voice)
Papillon
1973
as Sergeant
Bullitt
1968
as Pete Ross
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Mario Pinski
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Abe Saperstein
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Mel
Criminal Act
1989
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Loverboy
1989
as Harry Bruckner
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Horseplayer
1990
as George Samsa
The Big Bus
1976
as Goldie
Emperor of the North
1973
as Yardman
The Gambler
1974
as One
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Ralph Negri
Gambit
1966
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Harry Cohn
Special Delivery
1976
as Wyatt
The Blue Knight
1973
as Neil Grogan
They Call It Murder
1971
as Jeff Poland
Five Minutes to Live
1961
as Fred Dorella
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as Big Joe Adamo
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
as Detective Simon
The Choirboys
1977
as Zoony
Maxie
1973
as Smedke
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
as European Agent (uncredited)
Lepke
1975
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Death Follows a Psycho
1972
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Policeman
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Cye (uncredited)
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Lt. Seidensticker
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1986
as Silver
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Harry Parkins
The Three Kings
1987
as Harold
The Night the City Screamed
1980
as Morris Brustein
Honor Thy Father
1973
as Don A. Tirello
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
as Eddie Roschak
Weekend Warriors
1986
as Sgt. Burdge
The Black Bird
1975
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
The Underachievers
1988
as Coach
T-Bird Gang
1959
as Policeman
Blood and Lace
1971
as Calvin Carruthers
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Finch
Partners in Crime
1973
Getting Married
1978
as Burt Carboni
Reel Horror
1985
as Smedke (archive footage)
Gangster Story
1959
as Norm (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1976
as Archie
Mysterious Two
1982
as Ted Randall
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981
as Horembeb
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
as Lou
Rage!
1980
as Tommy
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986
as The Bad Guys
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Simon the Canaanite
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Capt. Barney Marcus
Gridlock
1980
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Surftide 77
1962
as Arms Cooper
About 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… With 125 credits spanning from 1955 to 1990, Vic Tayback has appeared in 57 films and 68 TV shows.
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- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) — as Carface (voice)
- Papillon (1973) — as Sergeant
- Bullitt (1968) — as Pete Ross
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) — as Mario Pinski
- The Jesse Owens Story (1984) — as Abe Saperstein
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