Vic Tayback
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1930
- Died
- May 25, 1990 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 Tayback served in the United States Navy before beginning his acting career at the age of 25. A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, he was a familiar face on television in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing on numerous series, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek, Bonanza, Here Come the Brides, That Girl, Gunsmoke, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Partridge Family, All in the Family, Fantasy Island, Columbo, Bewitched and The Love Boat. He also appeared in many films such as Bullitt (1968), Papillon (1973), The Gambler (1974), The Cheap Detective (1978), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as more than 25 stage productions, including Twelve Angry Men, The Diary of Anne Frank, Death of a Salesman, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. He was the co-founder of the theatre troupe Company of Angels. He also appeared in television commercials, notably in 1968 with Richard Dreyfuss for the AMC Javelin. Tayback's most famous role was as diner owner Mel Sharples in both the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the television series Alice (1976–1985). He was the only actor in the original film to reprise his role for the rest of the series. For the role, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1978 and won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 1980 and 1981. In 1971, he made a guest appearance as Dirks in season 16, episode 19 of the long-running CBS Western series Gunsmoke. Personal life Tayback was married to Sheila Maureen Barnard (1932–2001) from March 16, 1963, until his death on May 25, 1990. They had one son. Death Tayback died of a heart attack at age 60 on May 25, 1990. Tayback was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was taken after his wife called paramedics. She said he had climbed out of bed, taken a few steps and collapsed. Tayback was a lifelong smoker and had a history of heart problems. He underwent a triple bypass in 1983. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). CLR
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Filmography
Horseplayer
Movie · as George Samsa
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Movie · as Carface (voice)
Loverboy
Movie · as Harry Bruckner
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Movie · as Lou
Criminal Act
Movie · as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
The Underachievers
Movie · as Coach
The Three Kings
Movie · as Harold
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
Movie · as The Bad Guys
Weekend Warriors
Movie · as Sgt. Burdge
Treasure Island
Movie · as Silver
Reel Horror
Movie · as Smedke (archive footage)
MacGyver
TV · as George Henderson · 1 ep
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie · as Abe Saperstein
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Sal Domino · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Tippy Ryan, Alan Coombs · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Mo Scmidt · 1 ep
Finder of Lost Loves
TV · as Thomas Velasco · 1 ep
Mysterious Two
Movie · as Ted Randall
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Pete Benedict · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · as Wallace Egan · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
Through the Magic Pyramid
Movie · as Horembeb
Gridlock
Movie · as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
This Year's Blonde
Movie · as Harry Cohn
The Night the City Screamed
Movie · as Morris Brustein
Rage!
Movie · as Tommy
Portrait of a Stripper
Movie · as Harry Parkins
Time Express
TV · 1 ep
$weepstake$
TV · as Sir Yarbrough · 1 ep
Supertrain
TV · as Frank Tuttle · 1 ep
Getting Married
Movie · as Burt Carboni
The Cheap Detective
Movie · as Lieutenant DiMaggio
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Movie · as Capt. Barney Marcus
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
Fantasy Island
TV · as Melvyn Mews · 1 ep
Little Ladies of the Night
Movie · as Finch
The Choirboys
Movie · as Zoony
The Love Boat
TV · as Harry Stewart, Harry Beluski · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · as Vic Tayback (uncredited) · 2 eps
No Deposit, No Return
Movie · as Big Joe Adamo
Mansion of the Doomed
Movie · as Detective Simon
The Shaggy D.A.
Movie · as Eddie Roschak
Dark Victory
Movie · as Archie
The Big Bus
Movie · as Goldie
Special Delivery
Movie · as Wyatt
Alice
TV · as Mel Sharples · 202 eps
The Practice
TV · 1 ep
Report to the Commissioner
Movie · as Lt. Seidensticker
The Black Bird
Movie · as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Lepke
Movie · as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Khan!
TV · as Lt. Gubbins · 4 eps
Switch
TV · as Ralph Kabelka · 1 ep
On the Rocks
TV · 1 ep
Bronk
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Mr. Stavochek · 1 ep
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Movie · as Mario Pinski
The Gambler
Movie · as One
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Movie · as Mel
Papillon
Movie · as Sergeant
The Don Is Dead
Movie · as Ralph Negri
The Blue Knight
Movie · as Neil Grogan
Emperor of the North
Movie · as Yardman
Maxie
Movie · as Smedke
The Alpha Caper
Movie · as Policeman
Partners in Crime
Movie
Honor Thy Father
Movie · as Don A. Tirello
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Griff
TV · 13 eps
The Blue Knight
TV · as Neil Grogan · 4 eps
Death Follows a Psycho
Movie
The Rookies
TV · 2 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 3 eps
Emergency!
TV · as Driver · 1 ep
Blood and Lace
Movie · as Calvin Carruthers
They Call It Murder
Movie · as Jeff Poland
All in the Family
TV · as Joe Tucker · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · 3 eps
Columbo
TV · as Sam Franklin · 1 ep
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 3 eps
The Silent Force
TV · as Capt. Al Grant · 1 ep
The Partridge Family
TV · as Ingram, Rocco, Harlan Laws · 1 ep
My World and Welcome to It
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Parmel, Martin Lynch · 1 ep
The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Calvin · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 2 eps
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · as Bernie · 1 ep
Bullitt
Movie · as Pete Ross
Land of the Giants
TV · as Hood · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
Lancer
TV · as Durham · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · as Faber
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Cimarron Strip
TV · 1 ep
Captain Nice
TV · 1 ep
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Gambit
Movie · as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Family Affair
TV · 2 eps
Star Trek
TV · as Jojo Krako · 1 ep
Love on a Rooftop
TV · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Egan's Goon, Sgt. Gorte · 1 ep
The Monkees
TV · as George, Rocco, Chuche · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 2 eps
Occasional Wife
TV · 1 ep
F Troop
TV · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Ed Larch, Neil Parks · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Turhan · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Jamal, Popov · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · as Mayor's Chauffeur · 3 eps
Daniel Boone
TV · as American Soldier, Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Sergeant · 1 ep
Love with the Proper Stranger
Movie · as Cye (uncredited)
The Lieutenant
TV · as Cpl. Peter Garth · 1 ep
Surftide 77
Movie · as Arms Cooper
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Movie · as European Agent (uncredited)
Five Minutes to Live
Movie · as Fred Dorella
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Gangster Story
Movie · as Norm (uncredited)
T-Bird Gang
Movie · as Policeman
Rawhide
TV · as Monte · 1 ep
The Power of the Resurrection
Movie · as Simon the Canaanite
Gunsmoke
TV · as Gaines, Rawlins, Dirks, Bill Hankins · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Man Talking to Cab Driver · 1 ep