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