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.
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.
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Cast Credits
Horseplayer
as George Samsa
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice)
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner
The Underachievers
as Coach
The Three Kings
as Harold
Weekend Warriors
as Sgt. Burdge
Treasure Island
as Silver
Reel Horror
as Smedke (archive footage)
The Jesse Owens Story
as Abe Saperstein
Mysterious Two
as Ted Randall
Through the Magic Pyramid
as Horembeb
The Night the City Screamed
as Morris Brustein
Gridlock
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Rage!
as Tommy
This Year's Blonde
as Harry Cohn
Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
Getting Married
as Burt Carboni
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus
The Choirboys
as Zoony
Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak
Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon
Special Delivery
as Wyatt
The Big Bus
as Goldie
No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo
Dark Victory
as Archie
The Black Bird
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant