Acting credits
117
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Vic Tayback
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 55Series: 62
TMDB ID: 14069
IMDb ID: nm0851861
Known for: Acting
Born: January 6, 1930
Died: May 25, 1990
Age: 60
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1990
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q1424403
Also known as
Vic Taybeck • Victor Tayback • Vick Tayback • Vic E. Tayback • Vic Tabback
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Vic Tayback.
5.8
Horseplayer
as George Samsa
1990 Movie
6.8
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Carface (voice)
1989 Movie
2.5
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
as Lou
1989 Movie
4.8
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
1989 Movie
6.1
Loverboy
as Harry Bruckner
1989 Movie
4.2
The Underachievers
as Coach
1988 Movie
2.8
The Three Kings
as Harold
1987 Movie
2.8
Weekend Warriors
as Sgt. Burdge
1986 Movie
7.3
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
as The Bad Guys
1986 Movie
6.2
Treasure Island
as Silver
1986 Movie
2.4
Reel Horror
as Smedke (archive footage)
1985 Movie
7.9
The Jesse Owens Story
as Abe Saperstein
1984 Movie
5.8
Mysterious Two
as Ted Randall
1982 Movie
5.0
The Night the City Screamed
as Morris Brustein
1980 Movie
6.0
Gridlock
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
1980 Movie
7.0
Rage!
as Tommy
1980 Movie
5.7
This Year's Blonde
as Harry Cohn
1980 Movie
2.0
Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins
1979 Movie
6.3
The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
1978 Movie
4.0
Getting Married
as Burt Carboni
1978 Movie
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus
1978 Movie
5.3
The Choirboys
as Zoony
1977 Movie
2.8
Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch
1977 Movie
5.8
The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Vic Tayback.
7.7
MacGyver
as George Henderson • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Mo Scmidt • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Sal Domino • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
as Tippy Ryan • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Thomas Velasco • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
1 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Hotel
1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Pete Benedict • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Time Express
1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
Vega$
1 eps
1978 Series
5.0
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Harry Stewart • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
CHiPs
1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
Alice
as Mel Sharples • 202 eps
1976 Series
7.5
The Practice
1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Switch
as Ralph Kabelka • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Bronk
1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Barney Miller
as Mr. Stavochek • 1 eps
1975 Series
The Blue Knight
as Neil Grogan • 4 eps
1973 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
3 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Rookies
2 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Emergency!
as Driver • 1 eps
1972 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Sam Franklin • 1 eps
1971 Series