Vic Tayback
Acting
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.
Born: January 6, 1930
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Star Trek
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.
Get Smart
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.
Bewitched
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
I Dream of Jeannie
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
All in the Family
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Papillon
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Filmography
as George Samsa
as Carface (voice)
as The Exterminator (Greengrass)
as Harry Bruckner
as Coach
as Harold
as Sgt. Burdge
as The Bad Guys
as Silver
as Smedke (archive footage)
as George Henderson
as Mo Scmidt
as Sal Domino
as Tippy Ryan
as Alan Coombs
as Thomas Velasco
as Abe Saperstein
as Ted Randall
as Pete Benedict
as Morris Brustein
as Floyd 'Snake' Kraslowski
as Tommy
as Harry Cohn
as Harry Parkins
as Lieutenant DiMaggio
as Burt Carboni
as Capt. Barney Marcus
as Zoony
as Harry Stewart
as Harry Beluski
as Vic Tayback (uncredited)
as Finch
as Eddie Roschak
as Detective Simon
as Mel Sharples
as Wyatt
as Goldie
as Big Joe Adamo
as Archie
as Warren Finley, Police Lieutenant
as Ralph Kabelka
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
as Lt. Seidensticker
as Mr. Stavochek
as One
as Mario Pinski
as Sergeant
as Ralph Negri
as Neil Grogan
as Neil Grogan
as Policeman
as Yardman
as Don A. Tirello
as Smedke
as Driver
as Jeff Poland
as Sam Franklin
as Calvin Carruthers
as Joe Tucker
as Ingram
as Rocco
as Harlan Laws
as Capt. Al Grant
as Bernie
as Calvin
as Pete Ross
as Hood
as Parmel
as Martin Lynch
as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)
as Detective Merchant (uncredited)
as Egan's Goon
as Sgt. Gorte
as George
as Rocco
as Chuche
as Jojo Krako
as Ed Larch
as Neil Parks
as Turhan
as American Soldier
as Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief
as Sergeant
as Mayor's Chauffeur
as Cye (uncredited)
as Arms Cooper
as Self
as Fred Dorella
as Norm (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Monte
as Simon the Canaanite
as Man Talking to Cab Driver
as Gaines
as Rawlins
as Dirks
as Bill Hankins