Actor Vic Tayback, who played Mel, the crusty diner owner on the old "Alice" television series, died at home of a heart attack Friday, his agent said. He was 60.

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Tayback, who has had a history of heart trouble, including triple bypass surgery in 1983, died in his sleep at 1 a.m., said his agent and friend of 20 years, Fred Amsel.Paramedics took Tayback to Glendale Adventist Hospital, but there was no chance of reviving him, he said.

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