Vic Tayback
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Bullitt
as Pete Ross 1968
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice) 1989
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Mario Pinski 1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mel 1974
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner 1989
Gambit
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) 1966
Emperor of the North
as Yardman 1973
The Gambler
as One 1974
The Big Bus
as Goldie 1976
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio 1978
No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo 1976
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak 1976
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Cye (uncredited) 1963
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
as The Bad Guys 1986
Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon 1976
The Choirboys
as Zoony 1977