Vic Tayback - Actor Profile

Vic Tayback

50Movies
7.9 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★7.9
The Jesse Owens Story (1984) movie poster
★7.9

The Jesse Owens Story — The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold

The Jesse Owens Story

1984•Drama
★7.8
Papillon (1973) movie poster
★7.8

Papillon — A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which ins

Papillon

1973•Crime
★7.2
Bullitt (1968) movie poster
★7.2

Bullitt — Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead

Bullitt

1968•Action
★7.2
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986) movie poster
★7.2

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head — George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines includ

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986•Documentary
★7.0
Gambit (1966) movie poster
★7.0

Gambit — Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar.

Gambit

1966•Comedy

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1990 Horseplayer George Samsa ★ 5.8 FLOP
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Carface (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
1989 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers Lou ★ 2.5 FLOP
1989 Criminal Act The Exterminator (Greengrass) ★ 4.8 FLOP
1989 Loverboy Harry Bruckner ★ 6.1 FLOP
1988 The Underachievers Coach ★ 4.2 FLOP
1987 The Three Kings Harold ★ 2.8 FLOP
1986 Weekend Warriors Sgt. Burdge ★ 2.8 FLOP
1986 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head The Bad Guys ★ 7.2 HIT
1986 Treasure Island Silver ★ 6.2 FLOP
1985 Reel Horror Smedke (archive footage) ★ 2.4 FLOP
1984 The Jesse Owens Story Abe Saperstein ★ 7.9 HIT
1982 Mysterious Two Ted Randall ★ 5.8 FLOP
1981 Through the Magic Pyramid Horembeb ★ 2.5 FLOP
1980 The Night the City Screamed Morris Brustein ★ 5.0 FLOP
1980 Gridlock Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski ★ 6.0 FLOP
1980 Rage! Tommy ★ 7.0 HIT
1980 This Year's Blonde Harry Cohn ★ 5.7 FLOP
1979 Portrait of a Stripper Harry Parkins ★ 2.0 FLOP
1978 The Cheap Detective Lieutenant DiMaggio ★ 6.3 FLOP
1978 Getting Married Burt Carboni ★ 4.0 FLOP
1977 The Choirboys Zoony ★ 5.3 FLOP
1977 Little Ladies of the Night Finch ★ 2.8 FLOP
1976 The Shaggy D.A. Eddie Roschak ★ 5.8 FLOP
1976 Mansion of the Doomed Detective Simon ★ 6.1 FLOP
1976 Special Delivery Wyatt ★ 5.2 FLOP
1976 The Big Bus Goldie ★ 5.3 FLOP
1976 No Deposit, No Return Big Joe Adamo ★ 6.2 FLOP
1975 The Black Bird Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant ★ 4.6 FLOP
1975 Lepke Charles 'Lucky' Luciano ★ 4.5 FLOP
1975 Report to the Commissioner Lt. Seidensticker ★ 6.5 HIT
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Mel ★ 6.9 HIT
1974 The Gambler One ★ 6.7 HIT
1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Mario Pinski ★ 6.8 HIT
1973 Papillon Sergeant ★ 7.8 HIT
1973 The Don Is Dead Ralph Negri ★ 5.8 FLOP
1973 The Blue Knight Neil Grogan ★ 5.5 FLOP
1973 The Alpha Caper Policeman ★ 5.5 FLOP
1973 Emperor of the North Yardman ★ 6.7 HIT
1973 Honor Thy Father Don A. Tirello ★ 4.0 FLOP
1971 They Call It Murder Jeff Poland ★ 5.4 FLOP
1971 Blood and Lace Calvin Carruthers ★ 5.6 FLOP
1968 Bullitt Pete Ross ★ 7.2 HIT
1966 Gambit Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited) ★ 7.0 HIT
1966 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Detective Merchant (uncredited) ★ 5.7 FLOP
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger Cye (uncredited) ★ 6.8 HIT
1962 Surftide 77 Arms Cooper ★ 3.4 FLOP
1961 Five Minutes to Live Fred Dorella ★ 5.4 FLOP
1959 Gangster Story Norm (uncredited) ★ 5.0 FLOP
1959 T-Bird Gang Policeman ★ 4.7 FLOP