Vic Tayback

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Vic Tayback, as diner manager Mel Sharples on Alice.

Victor "Vic" Tayback (January 6 1930 – May 25 1990) was a New York City-born American actor of Syrian descent.

Biography

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 manager Mel Sharples in the 1974 movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, followed up by his reprisal of the role on the related television series, called Alice, which ran from 1976 to 1985.

Tayback's performance as the alien gangster boss Jojo Krako in the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action" was also memorable.

Kirk: ...I don't think you're stupid Mr. Krako, I just think your behavior is arrested.

Krako: I AINT NEVER BEEN ARRESTED IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!

He also appeared in a TV commercial 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?"

He died of a heart attack in 1990 and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park at Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.

References

• Vic's Bio (from ALICE Website)
• Vic Tayback at IMDb
• Vic Tayback at Memory Alpha
• Vic Tayback at Find A Grave
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External links

• Vic Tayback's Gravesite