Victor Tayback

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Actor:	Vic Tayback
Series:	TOS
Episodes:	"A Piece of the Action"
Character:	Jojo Krako
Born:	January 6, 1930
Birthplace:	New York City, New York, USA
Died:	May 25, 1990
Location:	Glendale, California, USA. (heart failure)

Vic Tayback (also credited as Victor Tayback) was an actor of Syrian Arabic descent born January 6th, 1930 in New York City, New York. He portrayed the Iotian boss Jojo Krako in the classic original series episode, "A Piece of the Action".

However, he is best known for his Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as Mel, the cook on the television series Alice. This series was based on Martin Scorsese's 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, in which Vic Tayback also played the role of Mel.

In 1966, Tayback made uncredited appearances in the films Dead Heat on the Merry-Go-Round (with George D. Wallace) and Gambit (with John Abbott and Roger C. Carmel). He also had a small role in the 1968 film With Six You Get Eggroll, starring Brian Keith. His first major role came later that year in Bullitt, which also featured Star Trek: Enterprise guest star Joanna Cassidy in a bit part.

Tayback's other films include Emperor of the North Pole (1973, with Elisha Cook, Jr. and Sid Haig), The Don is Dead (also 1973 and also with Sid Haig), Papillon (also 1973, with Anthony Zerbe, Bill Mumy, and Peter Brocco), The Gambler (1974, starring Paul Sorvino), and The Shaggy D.A. (1976, with John Fiedler). He also co-starred with fellow TOS guest star Sally Kellerman and future Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Rene Auberjonois in 1976's The Big Bus, and in 1978, he co-starred with Louise Fletcher, James Cromwell, David Ogden Stiers, and Jonathan Banks in The Cheap Detective.

Throughout the 1980s, he starred primarily in made-for-TV movies, including 1982's Mysterious Two with Bill Quinn, Robert Pine, and Bruce French, and 1984's The Jesse Owens Story with LeVar Burton and Ronny Cox. Some of the feature films he appeared in this decade include Weekend Warriors (1986, with Graham Jarvis, Matt McCoy, and Camille Saviola), The Underachievers (1987, with Lee Arenberg and Michael Pataki), and Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989, co-starring Frank Gorshin).

In 1989, he co-starred with future Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Picardo in the comedy Loverboy. This film also starred Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan actress Kirstie Alley (as Picardo's wife). That same year, Tayback supplied the voice of the villainous mutt, Carface, in the animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven.

His final film was Horseplay, starring Voyager guest actor Brad Dourif and released in 1990.

Vic Tayback died of heart failure May 25th, 1990 in Glendale, California.

External links

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• Vic Tayback at Wikipedia