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Vic Tayback

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American actor (1930-1990)
Vic Tayback
Tayback in 1976
Born(1930-01-06)January 6, 1930
DiedMay 25, 1990(1990-05-25) (aged 60)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
Alma materGlendale Community College
Actors Studio
OccupationActor
Years active1955–1989
Known forAlice
The Love Boat
Spouse
Sheila Maureen Barnard
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(m. 1963)​
Children1

Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcomAlice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances onThe Love Boat (1977–1987). The former earned him two consecutiveGolden Globe Awards (forBest Supporting Actor in a Television Series) and aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Early life

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Tayback was born on January 6, 1930 inBrooklyn, New York, toSyrian 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 fromAleppo.[1][2] He moved with his family toBurbank, California during his teenage years and attendedBurbank High School, from which he graduated in 1948.[3][4] He also attendedGlendale Community College and the Frederick A. Speare School of Radio and TV Broadcasting.[5]

Career

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Tayback served in theUnited States Navy before beginning his acting career at the age of 25. A lifetime member of theActors Studio,[6] he was a familiar face on television in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing on numerous series, includingThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.,Star Trek,Bonanza,Here Come the Brides,That Girl,Gunsmoke,The Mary Tyler Moore Show,The Partridge Family,All in the Family,Fantasy Island,Columbo, andThe Love Boat. He also appeared in many films such asBullitt (1968),Papillon (1973),The Gambler (1974),The Cheap Detective (1978), andAll Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as more than 25 stage productions, includingTwelve Angry Men,The Diary of Anne Frank,Death of a Salesman, andBrighton Beach Memoirs. He was the co-founder of the theatre troupeCompany of Angels. He also appeared in television commercials, notably in 1968 withRichard Dreyfuss for theAMC Javelin.

Tayback's most famous role was as diner owner Mel Sharples in both the filmAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and the television seriesAlice (1976–1985). He was the only actor in the original film to reprise his role for the rest of the series.[7] For the role, he was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award in 1978 and won two consecutiveGolden Globe Awards in 1980 and 1981. In 1971, he made a guest appearance as Dirks in season 16, episode 19 of the long-runningCBS Western seriesGunsmoke.

Personal life

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Tayback was married to Sheila Maureen Barnard (1932–2001) from March 16, 1963, until his death on May 25, 1990. They had one son.

Death

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Tayback died of aheart attack at age 60 on May 25, 1990.[8][9][10] Tayback was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was taken after his wife called paramedics. She said he had climbed out of bed, taken a few steps and collapsed.[8] Tayback was a lifelong smoker and had a history of heart problems. He underwent a triple bypass in 1983.[8]

He is buried atForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • Alice (1976–1985) as Mel Sharples
  • Griff as Captain Barney Marcus
  • Khan! (1975) as Lieutenant Gubbins
  • I Dream of Jeannie as Turhan (episode: "This Is Murder")
  • Buckskin (episode: "The Battle of Gabe Pruitt") – Claude
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (season 4 episode 7: "A Man with a Problem") (1958) – Man Talking to Cab Driver
  • 77 Sunset Strip (episode: "Trouble in the Middle East") (1960) - Bearded Rebel
  • Rawhide (episode: "The Gray Rock Hotel") (1965) – Monte
  • F Troop (episode: "Corporal Agarn's Farewell To The Troops") (1965) – Bill Colton
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (episode: "The Re-Collectors Affair") (1965) – Sargent
  • Daniel Boone (episode: "Onatha") (1966) – Hongas
  • Family Affair (episode 8 season 1: "Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni?") (1966) – Policeman
  • Gunsmoke (episode: "Ladies From St. Louis") (1967) – Gaines; (episode: "The Fugitives S18E7") (1972) – Bill Hankins
  • Get Smart (episode: "Appointment in Sahara") (1967) – Jamal
  • The Monkees (1966-1967) - George / Rocco / Chuche
  • Here Come the Brides (1968–1970)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (1968) (episode: "A Piece of the Action") – Jojo Krako
  • That Girl (season 3 episode 12) (1968) – Max
  • Lancer (episode: "Devil's Blessing") (1969) – Porter
  • The Bill Cosby Show (episode: "The Fatal Phone Call") (1969) – Calvin
  • Bonanza (episode: "Caution, Easter Bunny Crossing") (1970) – Everett Gaskell
  • The Partridge Family (episode: "Danny and the Mob") (1971) – Rocco
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (episode: "Second Story Story") (1971) – Officer Jackson
  • Bewitched (episode: "The Good Fairy Strikes Again") (1971) – Officer #1
  • Columbo (episode: "Suitable for Framing") (1971) – Sam Franklin
  • The F.B.I. (1971-1972) – Ed Larch / Neil Parks
  • Arnie (episode: "Boom or Bust") (1972) – Sergeant
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (episode: "Is This Operation Necessary?") (1972) – Frank Wells
  • The Rookies (episode: The Commitment) (1972) - Gus Caldwell
  • Emergency! (episode: "Boot") (1973) – Truck Driver
  • All in the Family (episode: "Et Tu, Archie?") (1974) – Joe Tucker
  • Barney Miller (episodes: "Stakeout", "The Social Worker") (1975) – Mr. Savocheck / Master Forger
  • The Practice (episode: "The Choice") (1976) – Frankie Nyles
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (episode 29, season 1) (1976)
  • Hawaii Five-O (episodes: "Bones of Contention"; "Angel in Blue") (1975–1978) – Martin Lynch / Parmel
  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (episode: "How Do I Kill Thee?") (1978) – Logan
  • Getting Married (1978) – Burt Carboni
  • $weepstake$ (episode: "Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore") (1979) – Sergeant Yarbrough
  • Flo (episode: "What Are Friends For?") (1981) – Mel Sharples
  • Fantasy Island (1979–1983) – George Walters / Laura Walters / Norman Atkins / Chet Nolan / Melvyn Mews
  • T. J. Hooker (episode: "Hooker's War") (1982) – Lieutenant Pete Benedict
  • Hotel (episode: "Relative Loss") (1983) – Wallace Egan
  • Finder of Lost Loves (episode: "Maxwell Ltd: Finder of Lost Loves Pilot") (1984) – Thomas Velasco
  • Murder, She Wrote (episode: "One Good Bid Deserves a Murder") (1986) – Sal Domino
  • Crazy Like a Fox (episode: "The Duke Is Dead") (1986) – Pete Ross
  • The Love Boat (1977–1987) – Himself / Jack Hamilton / Shelley Sommers / 'Dutch' Boden / Sergeant Harry Beluski / Harry Stewart
  • Adderly (1987) – Gregorin
  • Tales from the Darkside (episodes: "The New Man" (as Alan Coombs), Season 1, 1984, and "Basher Malone" (as Tippy Ryan), Season 4, 1988)
  • MacGyver (1990, episode: "Jenny's Chance") – George Henderson (final television appearance)

Awards and nominations

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AwardYearCategoryWorkResult
Golden Globe Award1980Best Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesAliceWon
1981Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television FilmWon
1982Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated
Primetime Emmy Award1978Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^Oliver, Myrna (1990-05-26)."Vic Tayback; Actor Best Known as Mel in 'Alice' TV Series".Los Angeles Times. Retrieved2023-12-23.
  2. ^"TV'S 'MEL' DIES OF HEART ATTACK".Greensboro News and Record. 1990-05-25. Retrieved2023-12-23.
  3. ^Martin, Bob (January 2, 1977)."Vic Tayback—More than Face in a Commercial".Press-Telegram. Long Beach, CA. p. 59. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^"Search on for All Burbank Grads".The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, CA. April 25, 1978. p. 6. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^"VIC TAYBACK, WHO PLAYED MEL IN 'ALICE' TV SERIES, DIES".Washington Post.ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved2023-12-23.
  6. ^Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980".A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan. p. 280.ISBN 978-0-0254-2650-4.
  7. ^Diane Ladd joinedAlice mid-series playing a different character andAlfred Lutter reprised his film role as Tommy for the pilot episode only.
  8. ^abcOliver, Myrna (May 26, 1990)."Vic Tayback; Actor Best Known as Mel in 'Alice' TV Series".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedJuly 3, 2020.
  9. ^"Vic Tayback Dies; Actor, 60, Was Mel In the 'Alice' Series".The New York Times. May 26, 1990. RetrievedJuly 3, 2020.
  10. ^"Vic Tayback, Who Played Mel In 'Alice' TV Series, Dies".The Washington Post. May 26, 1990. RetrievedJuly 3, 2020.

Further reading

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Putt, Jr., Barry M. (2019).Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More). Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media.ISBN 978-1629334264.

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