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.
Filmography Horseplayer
1990
George Samsa
Details All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
Carface (voice)
Details Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
Lou
Details Criminal Act
1989
The Exterminator (Greengrass)
Details The Underachievers
1988
Coach
Details Weekend Warriors
1986
Sgt. Burdge
Details George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986
The Bad Guys
Details Reel Horror
1985
Smedke (archive footage)
Details The Jesse Owens Story
1984
Abe Saperstein
Details Mysterious Two
1982
Ted Randall
Details Through the Magic Pyramid
1981
Horembeb
Details The Night the City Screamed
1980
Morris Brustein
Details Gridlock
1980
Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
Details This Year's Blonde
1980
Harry Cohn
Details Portrait of a Stripper
1979
Harry Parkins
Details The Cheap Detective
1978
Lieutenant DiMaggio
Details Getting Married
1978
Burt Carboni
Details The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
Capt. Barney Marcus
Details Little Ladies of the Night
1977
Finch
Details The Shaggy D.A.
1976
Eddie Roschak
Details Mansion of the Doomed
1976
Detective Simon
Details No Deposit, No Return
1976
Big Joe Adamo
Details The Black Bird
1975
Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
Details Lepke
1975
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Details Report to the Commissioner
1975
Lt. Seidensticker
Details Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Mel
Details Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
Mario Pinski
Details The Don Is Dead
1973
Ralph Negri
Details The Blue Knight
1973
Neil Grogan
Details The Alpha Caper
1973
Policeman
Details Emperor of the North
1973
Yardman
Details Partners in Crime
1973
Character TBA
Details Honor Thy Father
1973
Don A. Tirello
Details Death Follows a Psycho
1972
Character TBA
Details They Call It Murder
1971
Jeff Poland
Details Blood and Lace
1971
Calvin Carruthers
Details Gambit
1966
Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
Details Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
Detective Merchant (uncredited)
Details Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
Cye (uncredited)
Details Five Minutes to Live
1961
Fred Dorella
Details Gangster Story
1959
Norm (uncredited)
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