Victor Tayback

Victor Tayback was an actor of Syrian Arabic descent born in New York City, New York. He portrayed Jojo Krako in the second season episode . He filmed his scenes on Friday , Wednesday and Thursday at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 11.
However, he is best known for his -nominated and -winning role as Mel, the cook on . This series was based on 's 1974 film , in which Vic Tayback also played the role of Mel.
In 1966, Tayback made uncredited appearances in (with George D. Wallace) and Gambit (with John Abbott and Roger C. Carmel). He also had a small role in (1968, starring Brian Keith). His first major role came later that year in , featuring Joanna Cassidy.
Tayback guest-starred during the first season of (with William Shatner, Richard Herd, and Sid Haig).
Tayback's other films include (1973, with Elisha Cook and Sid Haig), The Don is Dead (also 1973 and also with Sid Haig), (also 1973, with Anthony Zerbe, Bill Mumy, and Peter Brocco), The Gambler (1974, starring Paul Sorvino), and (1976, with John Fiedler). He also co-starred with fellow Original Series guest star Sally Kellerman and future actor René Auberjonois in (1976), and (1978, co-starred with Louise Fletcher, James Cromwell, David Ogden Stiers, and Jonathan Banks).
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, 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 (1989, co-starring Frank Gorshin).
In 1989, he appeared in (starring Kirstie Alley and co-starring Robert Picardo). That same year, Tayback supplied the voice of the villainous mutt, Carface, in .
His final film was Horseplay, starring Voyager guest actor Brad Dourif and released in 1990.
Vic Tayback died of heart failure in Glendale, California.
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