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 ...

The cast of ‘Alice’ in 1979: Polly Holliday as Flo, Vic Tayback as diner owner Mel, Philip McKeon as Alice’s son Tommy, Linda Lavin as Alice and Beth Howland as Vera. CBS Miami Herald File Linda Lavin ...

When deaf-mute Maxie (K.T. Baumann) goes to work at the local butcher shop, she senses strange things are afoot. When she discovers the beloved town butcher (Vic Tayback) is getting his choicest cuts ...