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    Vic Tayback

    1930-01-06 (94 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Horseplayer
    54 %|Jan 20, 1990
    Drama
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    All Dogs Go to Heaven
    68 %|Nov 17, 1989
    Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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    Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
    19 %|Oct 11, 1989
    Mystery, Comedy, Horror
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    Criminal Act
    53 %|Sep 27, 1989
    Thriller, Horror, Crime
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    Loverboy
    61 %|Apr 28, 1989
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Underachievers
    48 %|Jun 1, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Three Kings
    28 %|Dec 17, 1987
    Family, Fantasy, Drama
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    Weekend Warriors
    32 %|Oct 1, 1986
    Drama, Action, Comedy, Music
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    George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
    72 %|Jun 14, 1986
    Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Treasure Island
    62 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Drama, Adventure
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    Reel Horror
    24 %|Oct 1, 1985
    Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
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    The New Man
    0 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Jesse Owens Story
    79 %|Jul 9, 1984
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    Mysterious Two
    58 %|May 31, 1982
    TV Movie, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama, Horror
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    Through the Magic Pyramid
    25 %|Dec 6, 1981
    Fantasy, Adventure, TV Movie
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    The Night the City Screamed
    50 %|Dec 14, 1980
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    Gridlock
    60 %|Oct 2, 1980
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Rage!
    70 %|Sep 25, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    This Year's Blonde
    56.67 %|May 18, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Portrait of a Stripper
    25 %|Oct 2, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Cheap Detective
    62 %|Jun 23, 1978
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    Getting Married
    40 %|May 17, 1978
    Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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    The Case of the Baltimore Girls
    0 %|Jan 23, 1978
    Crime, TV Movie
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    The Choirboys
    53 %|Dec 23, 1977
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Little Ladies of the Night
    33 %|Jan 16, 1977
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Shaggy D.A.
    57.95 %|Dec 17, 1976
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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    Mansion of the Doomed
    62 %|Oct 1, 1976
    Horror
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    Special Delivery
    52 %|Jul 16, 1976
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    The Big Bus
    52 %|Jun 23, 1976
    Action, Comedy
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    No Deposit, No Return
    62 %|Feb 5, 1976
    Comedy, Family, Crime
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    Dark Victory
    0 %|Feb 5, 1976
    TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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    The Black Bird
    46 %|Dec 25, 1975
    Comedy
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    Lepke
    52 %|May 23, 1975
    Drama, Crime
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    Report to the Commissioner
    68 %|Feb 5, 1975
    Crime, Drama
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    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    69.59 %|Dec 9, 1974
    Romance, Drama
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    The Gambler
    67 %|Oct 2, 1974
    Drama, Crime
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    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    67 %|May 23, 1974
    Crime, Comedy, Action
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    Papillon
    78.44 %|Dec 16, 1973
    Crime, Drama
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    The Don Is Dead
    59 %|Nov 14, 1973
    Crime, Drama
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    The Blue Knight
    58 %|Nov 11, 1973
    Action, TV Movie, Crime, Drama
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    The Alpha Caper
    70 %|Oct 6, 1973
    TV Movie, Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    Emperor of the North
    67 %|May 23, 1973
    Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller
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    Partners in Crime
    20 %|Mar 24, 1973
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Honor Thy Father
    40 %|Mar 1, 1973
    Crime, History, Drama, TV Movie
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    Maxie
    18 %|Jan 1, 1973
    Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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    Death Follows a Psycho
    0 %|Jan 1, 1972
    Thriller
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    They Call It Murder
    65 %|Dec 17, 1971
    Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    Blood and Lace
    59 %|Mar 17, 1971
    Thriller, Drama, Horror
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    Bullitt
    71.53 %|Oct 17, 1968
    Action, Crime, Thriller, Romance, Drama
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    Gambit
    70.07 %|Dec 21, 1966
    Comedy, Crime
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    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    51 %|Oct 12, 1966
    Crime, Thriller, Comedy
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    Love with the Proper Stranger
    67 %|Dec 25, 1963
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Surftide 77
    37 %|Jul 17, 1962
    Comedy
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    Five Minutes to Live
    58 %|Dec 7, 1961
    Crime, Thriller
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    Gangster Story
    50 %|Dec 1, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    T-Bird Gang
    48 %|Oct 16, 1959
    Action

    Series

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    MacGyver
    77 %|Sep 29, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Crime, Western
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    Crazy like a Fox
    71 %|Dec 30, 1984
    Comedy, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Tales from the Darkside
    72 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Tales from the Darkside
    72 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Finder of Lost Loves
    57 %|Sep 22, 1984
    Drama
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    Matt Houston
    62 %|Sep 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Hotel
    68 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama, Soap
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    T. J. Hooker
    63 %|Mar 13, 1982
    Drama, Crime
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    Time Express
    60 %|Apr 26, 1979
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    actor
    Sweepstakes
    0 %|Jan 26, 1979
    Drama
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    Vega$
    70 %|Sep 20, 1978
    Drama, Crime
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    The Eddie Capra Mysteries
    50 %|Sep 8, 1978
    Mystery
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    The Love Boat
    63 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    63 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    CHiPs
    68 %|Sep 15, 1977
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    CHiPs
    68 %|Sep 15, 1977
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Alice
    70 %|Aug 31, 1976
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Practice
    75 %|Jan 30, 1976
    actor
    On the Rocks
    50 %|Sep 11, 1975
    Comedy
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    Switch
    67 %|Sep 9, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Bronk
    62 %|Apr 17, 1975
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Khan!
    50 %|Feb 7, 1975
    Drama
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    Barney Miller
    72.5 %|Jan 23, 1975
    Comedy
    actor
    Griff
    50 %|Sep 29, 1973
    Drama
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    Police Story
    71 %|Mar 20, 1973
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Streets of San Francisco
    70 %|Sep 23, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Rookies
    69 %|Sep 11, 1972
    Drama, Crime
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    Emergency!
    77.84 %|Jan 22, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Columbo
    81 %|Sep 15, 1971
    Crime, Drama
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    Cannon
    65 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    All in the Family
    78.37 %|Jan 12, 1971
    Comedy
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    The Silent Force
    50 %|Sep 21, 1970
    Action & Adventure
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    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    75 %|Sep 19, 1970
    Comedy
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    McCloud
    71 %|Feb 17, 1970
    Crime, Drama
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    Medical Center
    61 %|Sep 24, 1969
    Drama
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    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    56 %|Sep 17, 1969
    Comedy, Family, Kids
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    My World and Welcome to It
    55 %|Sep 15, 1969
    Comedy
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    The Bill Cosby Show
    50.36 %|Sep 14, 1969
    Comedy
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    The Mod Squad
    65 %|Sep 24, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Lancer
    47 %|Sep 24, 1968
    Western
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    Land of the Giants
    66 %|Sep 22, 1968
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Hawaii Five-O
    71 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Outsider
    52 %|Sep 18, 1968
    Drama
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Cimarron Strip
    50 %|Sep 7, 1967
    Western
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Captain Nice
    56.67 %|Jan 9, 1967
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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    Mission: Impossible
    75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Mission: Impossible
    75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Occasional Wife
    75 %|Sep 13, 1966
    Comedy
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    Family Affair
    66 %|Sep 12, 1966
    Comedy, Family
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    The Monkees
    65 %|Sep 12, 1966
    Comedy, Family
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    Felony Squad
    70 %|Sep 12, 1966
    Crime, Drama
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    Star Trek
    80.34 %|Sep 8, 1966
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    That Girl
    61.150000000000006 %|Sep 8, 1966
    Comedy
    actor
    Love on a Rooftop
    50 %|Sep 6, 1966
    Comedy
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    The F.B.I.
    54 %|Sep 19, 1965
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The F.B.I.
    54 %|Sep 19, 1965
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    I Dream of Jeannie
    78 %|Sep 18, 1965
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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    Get Smart
    79.19 %|Sep 18, 1965
    Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    F Troop
    61 %|Sep 14, 1965
    Comedy, Western
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    Daniel Boone
    69 %|Sep 24, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Western
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    Daniel Boone
    69 %|Sep 24, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Western
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    Bewitched
    79 %|Sep 17, 1964
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Drama
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    Rawhide
    71 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    Gunsmoke
    65 %|Sep 10, 1955
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama