Portrait of Vic Tayback

Acting

Vic Tayback

Career

Active from 1959 to 1990, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vic Tayback Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 60
Horseplayer
Horseplayer (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as George Samsa

1980s

25 titles ยท average score 56
All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Carface (voice)

Criminal Act
Criminal Act (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Exterminator (Greengrass)

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)
GoodWatch score 32

as Lou

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Silver

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Bad Guys

Weekend Warriors
Weekend Warriors (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sgt. Burdge

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as George Henderson

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sal Domino

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Tippy Ryan / Alan Coombs

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Pete Benedict

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Wallace Egan

Through the Magic Pyramid
Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)

as Horembeb

1970s

54 titles ยท average score 60
Portrait of a Stripper
Portrait of a Stripper (1979)

as Harry Parkins

Supertrain
Supertrain (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Frank Tuttle

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Harry Stewart / Harry Beluski

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Mel Sharples

No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Big Joe Adamo

Khan!
Khan! (1975)

TV show ยท as Lt. Gubbins

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Mr. Stavochek

Griff
Griff (1973)

TV show

Maxie
Maxie (1973)

as Smedke

The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Neil Grogan

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Driver

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Sam Franklin

1960s

36 titles ยท average score 63
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Parmel / Martin Lynch

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jojo Krako

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Egan's Goon / Sgt. Gorte

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Turhan

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Jamal / Popov

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mayor's Chauffeur

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as American Soldier / Hongas Hongas - Huron Indian Chief

Five Minutes to Live
Five Minutes to Live (1961)
GoodWatch score 46

as Fred Dorella

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Monte

T-Bird Gang
T-Bird Gang (1959)
GoodWatch score 47

as Policeman

Gangster Story
Gangster Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 44

as Norm (uncredited)

The Power of the Resurrection
The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

as Simon the Canaanite

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Man Talking to Cab Driver

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Bill Hankins / Rawlins