# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vic-tayback
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:55:37.399Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vic-tayback"
name: "Vic Tayback"
slug: "vic-tayback"
description: "Victor Tayback was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987). The former earned him two consecutive Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series."
tagline: "American actor (1930–1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vic_Tayback_1976.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1930-01-06"
deathDate: "1990-05-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.25
  momentum:             4.796499959861925
  historical:           13.79688533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851861/"
    handle:    "nm0851861"
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    title: "فيك تايباك"
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    title: "ڤیک تایباک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Vic Tayback"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Vic Tayback"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Vic Tayback"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump