Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Acting

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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.…

Filmography

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Horseplayer ★ 5.8 Horseplayer 1990 All Dogs Go to Heaven ★ 6.8 All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers ★ 3.1 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers 1989 Criminal Act ★ 5.2 Criminal Act 1989 Loverboy ★ 6.1 Loverboy 1989 The Underachievers ★ 4.8 The Underachievers 1988 The Three Kings ★ 4.0 The Three Kings 1987 Weekend Warriors ★ 3.2 Weekend Warriors 1986 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head ★ 7.3 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head 1986 Treasure Island ★ 6.4 Treasure Island 1986 Reel Horror ★ 3.3 Reel Horror 1985 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 Crazy like a Fox ★ 7.2 Crazy like a Fox 1984 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Tales from the Darkside ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984 Finder of Lost Loves ★ 6.8 Finder of Lost Loves 1984 The Jesse Owens Story ★ 8.1 The Jesse Owens Story 1984 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 Hotel ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982 Mysterious Two ★ 6.1 Mysterious Two 1982 T. J. Hooker ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982 Through the Magic Pyramid ★ 2.5 Through the Magic Pyramid 1981 The Night the City Screamed ★ 6.0 The Night the City Screamed 1980 Gridlock ★ 7.5 Gridlock 1980 Rage! ★ 8.0 Rage! 1980 This Year's Blonde ★ 6.3 This Year's Blonde 1980 Portrait of a Stripper ★ 3.5 Portrait of a Stripper 1979 Time Express ★ 7.0 Time Express 1979 Supertrain ★ 5.6 Supertrain 1979 $weepstake$ $weepstake$ 1979 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries ★ 6.5 The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 The Cheap Detective ★ 6.4 The Cheap Detective 1978 Getting Married ★ 6.0 Getting Married 1978 The Case of the Baltimore Girls The Case of the Baltimore Girls 1978 The Choirboys ★ 5.5 The Choirboys 1977 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 CHiPs ★ 6.9 CHiPs 1977 Little Ladies of the Night ★ 4.2 Little Ladies of the Night 1977 The Shaggy D.A. ★ 5.8 The Shaggy D.A. 1976 Mansion of the Doomed ★ 6.3 Mansion of the Doomed 1976 Alice ★ 7.1 Alice 1976 Special Delivery ★ 5.5 Special Delivery 1976 The Big Bus ★ 5.3 The Big Bus 1976 No Deposit, No Return ★ 6.3 No Deposit, No Return 1976 Dark Victory Dark Victory 1976 The Practice ★ 7.5 The Practice 1976 The Black Bird ★ 5.0 The Black Bird 1975 On the Rocks ★ 6.0 On the Rocks 1975 Switch ★ 6.7 Switch 1975 Lepke ★ 4.9 Lepke 1975 Bronk ★ 6.8 Bronk 1975 Khan! ★ 6.0 Khan! 1975 Report to the Commissioner ★ 6.6 Report to the Commissioner 1975 Barney Miller ★ 7.4 Barney Miller 1975 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore ★ 7.0 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974 The Gambler ★ 6.7 The Gambler 1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ★ 6.8 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 1974 Papillon ★ 7.8 Papillon 1973 The Don Is Dead ★ 5.9 The Don Is Dead 1973 The Blue Knight ★ 5.5 The Blue Knight 1973 The Blue Knight ★ 9.0 The Blue Knight 1973 The Alpha Caper ★ 6.0 The Alpha Caper 1973 Griff ★ 6.5 Griff 1973 Emperor of the North ★ 6.8 Emperor of the North 1973 Partners in Crime ★ 5.0 Partners in Crime 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 Honor Thy Father ★ 5.0 Honor Thy Father 1973 Maxie ★ 3.5 Maxie 1973 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 The Rookies ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972 Emergency! ★ 7.9 Emergency! 1972 Death Follows a Psycho Death Follows a Psycho 1972 They Call It Murder ★ 5.4 They Call It Murder 1971 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 Blood and Lace ★ 5.7 Blood and Lace 1971 All in the Family ★ 7.8 All in the Family 1971 The Partridge Family ★ 6.9 The Partridge Family 1970 The Silent Force ★ 6.7 The Silent Force 1970