Vic Tayback
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
Bullitt
(Pete Ross)
Getting Married
(Burt Carboni)
Death Follows a Psycho
No Deposit, No Return
(Big Joe Adamo)
Papillon
(Sergeant)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(Carface (voice))
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
(Mario Pinski)
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
(The Bad Guys)
Mansion of the Doomed
(Detective Simon)
Report to the Commissioner
(Lt. Seidensticker)
The Cheap Detective
(Lieutenant DiMaggio)
Five Minutes to Live
(Fred Dorella)
The Shaggy D.A.
(Eddie Roschak)
The Gambler
(One)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(Mel)
Loverboy
(Harry Bruckner)
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
(Detective Merchant (uncredited))
Gangster Story
(Norm (uncredited))
Horseplayer
(George Samsa)
Blood and Lace
(Calvin Carruthers)
The Don Is Dead
(Ralph Negri)
Weekend Warriors
(Sgt. Burdge)
Gambit
(Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited))
The Blue Knight
(Neil Grogan)
Reel Horror
(Smedke (archive footage))
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
(Capt. Barney Marcus)
Portrait of a Stripper
(Harry Parkins)
The Underachievers
(Coach)
The Black Bird
(Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant)
Little Ladies of the Night
(Finch)
Surftide 77
(Arms Cooper)
The Jesse Owens Story
(Abe Saperstein)
Emperor of the North
(Yardman)
Mysterious Two
(Ted Randall)
The Choirboys
(Zoony)
Treasure Island
(Silver)
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
(Lou)
Gridlock
(Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski)
They Call It Murder
(Jeff Poland)
Criminal Act
(The Exterminator (Greengrass))
Maxie
(Smedke)
Through the Magic Pyramid
(Horembeb)
Dark Victory
(Archie)
The Big Bus
(Goldie)
Love with the Proper Stranger
(Cye (uncredited))
This Year's Blonde
(Harry Cohn)
Lepke
(Charles 'Lucky' Luciano)
The Night the City Screamed
(Morris Brustein)
T-Bird Gang
(Policeman)
Rage!
(Tommy)
Special Delivery
(Wyatt)
The Three Kings
(Harold)
The Alpha Caper
(Policeman)
Partners in Crime
Honor Thy Father
(Don A. Tirello)
The Power of the Resurrection
(Simon the Canaanite)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
(European Agent (uncredited))
Murder, She Wrote
(Sal Domino)
Alice
(Mel Sharples)
Family Affair
CHiPs
Tales from the Darkside
(Tippy Ryan)
Star Trek
(Jojo Krako)
My World and Welcome to It
Love on a Rooftop
The Rookies
T. J. Hooker
(Pete Benedict)
F Troop
The F.B.I.
(Ed Larch)
The Love Boat
(Harry Stewart)
I Dream of Jeannie
(Turhan)
Hawaii Five-O
(Parmel)
All in the Family
(Joe Tucker)
That Girl
The Streets of San Francisco
Land of the Giants
(Hood)
Mannix
Hotel
MacGyver
(George Henderson)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mod Squad
The Bill Cosby Show
(Calvin)
Medical Center
Gunsmoke
(Gaines)
Bewitched
(Mayor's Chauffeur)
Mission: Impossible
(Egan's Goon)
Emergency!
(Driver)
Cannon
Ironside
Crazy like a Fox
(Mo Scmidt)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Man Talking to Cab Driver)
The Monkees
(George)
Khan!
Felony Squad
Vega$
Rawhide
(Monte)
Cimarron Strip
Police Story
Daniel Boone
(American Soldier)
Switch
(Ralph Kabelka)
Lancer
McCloud
Matt Houston
Occasional Wife
Tales from the Darkside
(Alan Coombs)
Captain Nice
Griff
On the Rocks
The Practice
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Outsider
Bronk
Time Express
The F.B.I.
(Neil Parks)
Gunsmoke
(Rawlins)
Gunsmoke
(Dirks)
Gunsmoke
(Bill Hankins)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(Bernie)
Columbo
(Sam Franklin)
Daniel Boone
(Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief)
Hawaii Five-O
(Martin Lynch)
The Silent Force
(Capt. Al Grant)
Finder of Lost Loves
(Thomas Velasco)
The Love Boat
(Harry Beluski)
Mission: Impossible
(Sgt. Gorte)
Barney Miller
(Mr. Stavochek)
CHiPs
(Vic Tayback (uncredited))
The Monkees
(Rocco)
The Monkees
(Chuche)
$weepstake$
(Sir Yarbrough)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Sergeant)
The Blue Knight
(Neil Grogan)
The Partridge Family
(Ingram)
The Partridge Family
(Rocco)
The Partridge Family
(Harlan Laws)
Get Smart
(Jamal)
Get Smart
(Popov)
Supertrain
(Frank Tuttle)