

Acting
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....
Highest rated appearances
Criminal Act
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Portrait of a Stripper
as Harry Parkins

The Cheap Detective
as Lieutenant DiMaggio

Getting Married
as Burt Carboni

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Capt. Barney Marcus

The Choirboys
as Zoony

Little Ladies of the Night
as Finch

The Shaggy D.A.
as Eddie Roschak

Mansion of the Doomed
as Detective Simon

Special Delivery
as Wyatt

The Big Bus
as Goldie

No Deposit, No Return
as Big Joe Adamo

Dark Victory
as Archie

The Black Bird
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant

Lepke
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Report to the Commissioner
as Lt. Seidensticker

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mel

The Gambler
as One

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Mario Pinski

Papillon
as Sergeant

The Don Is Dead
as Ralph Negri

The Blue Knight
as Neil Grogan

The Alpha Caper
as Policeman

Emperor of the North
as Yardman

Partners in Crime

Honor Thy Father
as Don A. Tirello

Maxie
as Smedke

Death Follows a Psycho

They Call It Murder
as Jeff Poland

Blood and Lace
as Calvin Carruthers

Bullitt
as Pete Ross

Gambit
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)

Love with the Proper Stranger
as Cye (uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon
as European Agent (uncredited)

Surftide 77
as Arms Cooper

Five Minutes to Live
as Fred Dorella