Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 6, 1930
Died
May 25, 1990
Age
60
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Vic Tayback
Acting
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.…
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Filmography
1990
Horseplayer
Movie · George Samsa
5.8
1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Movie · Carface (voice)
6.8
1989
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Movie · Lou
3.1
1989
Criminal Act
Movie · The Exterminator (Greengrass)
5.2
1989
Loverboy
Movie · Harry Bruckner
6.0
1988
The Underachievers
Movie · Coach
4.8
1987
The Three Kings
Movie · Harold
4.0
1986
Weekend Warriors
Movie · Sgt. Burdge
3.2
1986
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
Movie · The Bad Guys
7.4
1986
Treasure Island
Movie · Silver
6.4
1985
Reel Horror
Movie · Smedke (archive footage)
3.2
1985
MacGyver
TV · George Henderson
7.7
1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV · Mo Scmidt
7.2
1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV · Sal Domino
7.5
1984
Tales from the Darkside
TV · Tippy Ryan
7.2
1984
Tales from the Darkside
TV · Alan Coombs
7.2
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
TV · Thomas Velasco
6.8
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie · Abe Saperstein
8.1
1982
Matt Houston
TV
6.3
1982
Hotel
TV · Wallace Egan
6.8
1982
Mysterious Two
Movie · Ted Randall
6.1
1982
T. J. Hooker
TV · Pete Benedict
6.5
1981
Through the Magic Pyramid
Movie · Horembeb
2.5
1980
The Night the City Screamed
Movie · Morris Brustein
6.0