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Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) 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).
Alice took a job at Mel's because her car broke down when she and Tommy reached Phoenix on the way to Los Angeles. Mel was a widower, having been married to a woman named Ruby; hence the restaurant's name, "Mel & Ruby's Cafe." Mel was a middle-aged bachelor. Alice and Tommy live in a nearby motel while she works at Mel's.
Mel gets a hot tip on a horse and decides to borrow $10,000 to bet with. If he loses, he will lose the diner. The waitresses try to prevent Mel from making the bet.
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS, during which a total of 202 episodes were produced spanning nine seasons. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore .
In 1976, she was cast as Alice Hyatt in "Alice," based on Ellen Burstyn’s Oscar-winning "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore" about a widowed single mom who has a young son and works at a roadside ...
Season and series finale: Vera announces she's pregnant as husband Elliot gets promoted to police detective, Jolene decides to open a beauty shop, and Alice sets off to be a singer. Mel is offered a bundle from a land developer to sell the diner and he decides to jump at the chance, even though Mel's Diner will be demolished.
Throughout season 1, Mel's tragic backstory is revealed. She and her husband, sailor/doctor Mark (Daniel Gillies), are happily expecting a baby, only to have the pregnancy end in a stillbirth.
Mel’s dad is a man named Everett Reid, who lives in a remote cabin on the outskirts of town. As the show reveals, Everett doesn’t want anything to do with Mel at first but, at the end of the ...