Vic Tayback
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 Tayback in Five Minutes to Live (1966) |
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| Born | Victor Tayback January 6, 1930 Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Died | May 25, 1990 (aged 60) Glendale, California, United States |
| Other names | Vic Tabback Vic E. Tayback Victor Tayback Vic Taybeck |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Spouse | Sheila McKay Barnard (1962-1990; by his death) |
Victor "Vic" Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor.
[edit] Life and career
Tayback was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the son of Helen (née Hanood) and Najeeb James Tayback.[1] His parents were immigrants from Aleppo, Syria.[2] Tayback moved with his family to Burbank, California, during his teenage years and attended Burbank High School. He ended up living in the city for the rest of his life.
His most famous role was diner owner Mel Sharples in the 1974 movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, followed by his reprisal of the role on the related television series, Alice, which ran from 1976 to 1985. He was the only cast member of the original film to reprise his role in the television version. (Film co-star Diane Ladd later joined the TV version of Alice, playing a different character, and Alfred Lutter who reprised his role as Tommy for the pilot episode.).
Tayback also guest starred in an episode of the fourth season of All in the Family which was called "Et tu, Archie?" In this particular episode, Tayback portrayed Archie's old friend, Joe Tucker.
Tayback also starred as the alien gangster boss Jojo Krako in the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action".
Star:
- Alice as Mel Sharples
- Griff as Captain Barney Marcus. Series starred Lorne Greene in title role and Ben Murphy
- Khan! as Lt. Gubbins
- All Dogs Go to Heaven as Carface Caruthers (replaced by Ernest Borgnine in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2)
Recurring Role:
Guest Star:
- Hawaii Five-O (Episode: Bones of Contention)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Episode: A Man with a Problem)
- All in the Family (Episode: Et Tu, Archie?) as Joe Tucker
- Arnie (Episode: Boom or Bust) as Sergeant
- Star Trek (Episode: A Piece of the Action) as Jojo Krako
- Barney Miller (Episode: Stakeout) as Mr. Savocheck
- Bewitched (Episode: The Good Fairy Strikes Again) as Officer #1
- Columbo (Episode: Suitable for Framing) as Sam Franklin
- Get Smart (Episode: Appointment in Sahara) as Jamal
- MacGyver (Episode: Jenny's Chance) as George Henderson
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Episode: Second Story Story) as Officer Jackson
- The Monkees (Episodes: Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers, Son of a Gypsy, Art for Monkees' Sake)
- Tales from the Darkside (Episodes: The New Man, (as Alan Coombs) Season 1, 1984; Basher Malone (as "Tippy Ryan") Season 4, 1988)
- Daniel Boone (Episode: Onatha) as Hongas
- T. J. Hooker (Episode: Hooker's War) as Lt. Pete Benedict
Director:
- Alice (Alice Faces the Music)
Tayback also appeared in TV commercials including one for Aqua Velva after-shave lotion as a spectator in the stands who shouts at then-Cincinnati Reds third baseman Pete Rose "Hey, Pete Rose! What does a man really want in an after-shave lotion?" Another humorous commercial portrayed Tayback as the annoyed owner of a new 1968 American Motors Javelin, saying "Get away from that car!" to a gang of toughs admiring the new muscle car.
One of Tayback's last roles was in the 1989 video remake of the Buck Owens (and later The Beatles) hit "Act Naturally" which featured Owens and former Beatle Ringo Starr.
Tayback died at the age of sixty of a sudden heart attack in 1990 and was interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Tayback was survived by his wife Sheila, whom he married in 1962. They had one son, Christopher Tayback, who briefly acted before attending law school. Christopher is a partner at Quinn Emanuel in Los Angeles.
[edit] References
- ^ "Vic Tayback Biography (1930-1990)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Vic-Tayback.html. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Archives: Chicago Tribune". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/28776188.html?dids=28776188:28776188&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+26%2C+1990&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Vic+Tayback%2C+played+cook+on+TV's+%60Alice'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
[edit] External links
- Vic Tayback biography, as cast member from "Alice"
- Vic Tayback at the Internet Movie Database
- Vic Tayback at AllRovi
- Vic Tayback at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Vic Tayback at Find A Grave
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