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Mar 19, 2023 · Which Cast Members of the ’70s TV Show Are Still Alive? Vic Tayback was only 60 when he had a heart attack and died in his sleep in Glendale, California, on May 25, 1990.
ALICE, Vic Tayback, 1976-85 / Everett Collection. Unfortunately, his career was cut short when he passed away at the age of 60 from a heart attack in 1990. His final roles were in the television series MacGyver and the film Horseplayer. Vic is survived by his wife Sheila Maureen Barnard (she passed away in 2001), who he married in 1963, and his ...
May 25, 1990 · Vic Tayback, the actor who portrayed loudmouth diner owner and fry cook Mel Sharples on the long-running television series “Alice,” died early today in his sleep of a heart attack. He was 60.
He is best remembered as the diner owner 'Mel Sharples' in the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and in the CBS television sitcom Alice that ran from August 1976 until March 1985, the latter for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
- Hollywood Hills, California
- January 6, 1930
- Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
May 25, 1990 · Actor Vic Tayback, who played Mel the crusty diner owner on the old ``Alice' television series, died at home of a heart attack Friday, his agent said. He was 60.
Oct 17, 2005 · Actor Vic Tayback, who played Mel the diner owner on the Alice television series, died at home of a heart attack Friday, his agent said.
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May 25, 1990 · GLENDALE, Calif. -- Actor Vic Tayback, who played the gruff but endearing owner of a desert-town diner on television's 'Alice,' died Friday of a heart attack. He was 60.
