Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

January 6, 1930 · 96 years old

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.

Known For

15 titles
1
Papillon

Papillon

1973 · 2h 31m · Movie

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

8.0
2
Bullitt

Bullitt

1968 · 1h 54m · Movie

A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.

7.4
3
All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 · 1h 24m · Movie

A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.

6.8
4
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 · 1h 55m · Movie

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

7.0
5
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · 1h 52m · Movie

A recently-widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.

7.3
6
Loverboy

Loverboy

1989 · 1h 38m · Movie

Randy is still unfocused after 2 years in college. When his dad refuses to keep paying his tuition, he gets a job delivering pizzas. Several alluring cougars pay him $200 for pizza delivery and "services rendered." As for their hu...

6.1
7
Gambit

Gambit

1966 · 1h 49m · Movie

An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.

7.0
8
The Gambler

The Gambler

1974 · 1h 51m · Movie

Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi, and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

7.1
9
The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

1976 · 1h 31m · Movie

Wilby Daniels, now all grown up and running for district attorney, finds himself once again turning into a shaggy dog at inopportune moments.

5.8
10
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976 · 1h 52m · Movie

During school-break, two kids are to stay with their rich Grandpa but they would rather join their mother overseas, so, in need of plane-ticket cash, they convince two petty-criminals to fake-kidnap them for a ransom they could al...

6.4
11
Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

1971 · 1h 27m · Movie

After her prostitute mother is murdered, a teenage girl is sent to a remote orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

5.4
12
Mansion of the Doomed

Mansion of the Doomed

1976 · 1h 27m · Movie

A mad scientist fills his basement dungeon with victims in an insane attempt to restore his daughter's eyesight.

5.4
13
Five Minutes to Live

Five Minutes to Live

1961 · 1h 20m · Movie

A murderous thug and his cohorts take a bank executives wife hostage after their robbery plans go awry.

5.5
14
Lepke

Lepke

1975 · 1h 50m · Movie

Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is head of Murder Inc., the syndicate that spattered the headlines of the day with blood.

5.5
15
The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973 · 3h 8m · Movie

Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

5.5