WHEN I WAS first told about this film I misheard the title and thought it would be an ode to my favorite actor of all time, Vic Tayback. Remember him from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, where he ...

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 ...

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 ...