Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990), known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples in both the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and its television adaptation, Alice, which ran from 1976 to 1985. A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, Tayback was a familiar face on television in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing on numerous series as a character actor. . Tayback appeared in "Mission: Impossible," "Star Trek," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "All in th