Vic Tayback
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Burly, likable actor Vic Tayback was born in Brooklyn but his family moved to Burbank, California, when he was a teenager. There, Tayback would spend the rest of his life and career as an actor. For almost the first 20 years of his career Tayback managed to land only one-off appearances on TV shows like "Mission: Impossible" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and a few roles in feature films....
Biography
Burly, likable actor Vic Tayback was born in Brooklyn but his family moved to Burbank, California, when he was a teenager. There, Tayback would spend the rest of his life and career as an actor. For almost the first 20 years of his career Tayback managed to land only one-off appearances on TV shows like "Mission: Impossible" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and a few roles in feature films. In 1974 Martin Scorsese cast him as restaurant owner Mel Sharples in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." The hit movie led to a similarly popular TV show of the same name, starring Linda Lavin as hard-working waitress Alice, while Tayback reprised his role as Sharples. The series ran for 200 episodes from 1976 through 1985, and became what Tayback is most remembered for in his career. After the show ended he had a number of roles on television and in films, mostly notably in a famous Aqua Velva commercial with baseball star Pete Rose. Tayback died of a sudden heart attack in 1990.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Treasure Island
(1991)
Silver
Horseplayer
(1990)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Voice
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
(1989)
Lou
Loverboy
(1989)
Criminal Act
(1988)
The Three Kings
(1987)
The Underachievers
(1987)
Coach
The Mysterious Two
(1982)
Rage
(1980)
The Great American Traffic Jam
(1980)
Moviola: This Year's Blonde
(1980)
Harry Cohn
The Night the City Screamed
(1980)
Portrait of a Stripper
(1979)
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Getting Married
(1978)
Burt Carboni
Little Ladies of the Night
(1977)
Finch
The Choirboys
(1977)
Special Delivery
(1976)
Wyatt
Dark Victory
(1976)
No Deposit, No Return
(1976)
The Shaggy D.A.
(1976)
The Big Bus
(1976)
Lepke
(1975)
Lucky Luciano
The Black Bird
(1975)
The Terror of Dr. Chancey
(1975)
Detective
Report To The Commissioner
(1975)
Thunderbolt And Lightfoot
(1974)
Mario
Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More
(1974)
The Gambler
(1974)
Papillon
(1973)
Partners in Crime
(1973)
Emperor of the North Pole
(1973)
The Alpha Caper
(1973)
They Call It Murder
(1971)
Cast (Special)
Stand-Up Comics Take a Stand!
(1989)
George Carlin: Playin' With Your Head
(1986)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
(1984)
Guest
Small World
(1982)
Through the Magic Pyramid
(1981)
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes
(1980)
Alice
(1976)
Cops
(1973)
Two's Company
(1973)
Bullets; The Coach
Call Holme
(1972)
Avery Crest
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
The Jesse Owens Story
(1984)
The Blue Knight
(1973)
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