Vic Tayback
Known for Acting · 124 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 (67)
Star Trek
1966
as Jojo Krako
Columbo
1971
as Sam Franklin
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sal Domino
Mannix
1967
The Love Boat
1977
as Harry Stewart / Harry Beluski
MacGyver
1985
as George Henderson
Bewitched
1964
as Mayor's Chauffeur
Ironside
1967
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Parmel / Martin Lynch
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Egan's Goon / Sgt. Gorte
Get Smart
1965
as Jamal / Popov
Barney Miller
1975
as Mr. Stavochek
Emergency!
1972
as Driver
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Pete Benedict
Alice
1976
as Mel Sharples
Hotel
1982
as Wallace Egan
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Larch / Neil Parks
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turhan
Daniel Boone
1964
as American Soldier / Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Rawhide
1959
as Monte
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Tippy Ryan / Alan Coombs
Medical Center
1969
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gaines / Rawlins / Dirks / Bill Hankins
All in the Family
1971
as Joe Tucker
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
McCloud
1970
That Girl
1966
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
Land of the Giants
1968
as Hood
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Man Talking to Cab Driver
The Monkees
1966
as George / Rocco / Chuche
Switch
1975
as Ralph Kabelka
Family Affair
1966
The Partridge Family
1970
as Ingram / Rocco / Harlan Laws
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Sergeant
The Mod Squad
1968
CHiPs
1977
as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
Lancer
1968
Felony Squad
1966
Police Story
1973
F Troop
1965
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Mo Scmidt
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Bernie
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Thomas Velasco
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Calvin
Bronk
1975
The Outsider
1968
Cimarron Strip
1967
Supertrain
1979
as Frank Tuttle
Occasional Wife
1966
My World and Welcome to It
1969
$weepstake$
1979
as Sir Yarbrough
Love on a Rooftop
1966
Captain Nice
1967
The Silent Force
1970
as Capt. Al Grant
Movies (57)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
as Carface (voice)
Bullitt
1968
as Pete Ross
Papillon
1973
as Sergeant
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Mario Pinski
The Big Bus
1976
as Goldie
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Mel
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Loverboy
1989
as Harry Bruckner
The Gambler
1974
as One
Gambit
1966
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
The Choirboys
1977
as Zoony
Dark Victory
1976
as Archie
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Emperor of the North
1973
as Yardman
Rage!
1980
as Tommy
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Ralph Negri
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
as Detective Simon
Reel Horror
1985
as Smedke (archive footage)
Gridlock
1980
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
The Shaggy D.A.
1976
as Eddie Roschak
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Lt. Seidensticker
The Three Kings
1987
as Harold
Weekend Warriors
1986
as Sgt. Burdge
Lepke
1975
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
The Blue Knight
1973
as Neil Grogan
Special Delivery
1976
as Wyatt
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Abe Saperstein
The Night the City Screamed
1980
as Morris Brustein
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Harry Parkins
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
as Cye (uncredited)
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as Big Joe Adamo
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
as European Agent (uncredited)
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
as Finch
Honor Thy Father
1973
as Don A. Tirello
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Policeman
Mysterious Two
1982
as Ted Randall
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Harry Cohn
Criminal Act
1989
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
The Underachievers
1988
as Coach
The Black Bird
1975
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Capt. Barney Marcus
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Simon the Canaanite
Five Minutes to Live
1961
as Fred Dorella
They Call It Murder
1971
as Jeff Poland
Maxie
1973
as Smedke
Partners in Crime
1973
Blood and Lace
1971
as Calvin Carruthers
Gangster Story
1959
as Norm (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
as Lou
Getting Married
1978
as Burt Carboni
Treasure Island
1986
as Silver
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986
as The Bad Guys
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981
as Horembeb
Horseplayer
1990
as George Samsa
T-Bird Gang
1959
as Policeman
Surftide 77
1962
as Arms Cooper
Death Follows a Psycho
1972
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 124 credits spanning from 1955 to 1990, Vic Tayback has appeared in 57 films and 67 TV shows.
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- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) — as Carface (voice)
- Bullitt (1968) — as Pete Ross
- Papillon (1973) — as Sergeant
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) — as Mario Pinski
- The Big Bus (1976) — as Goldie
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