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Sal Viscuso
Acting

Sal Viscuso
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-10-05,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
The dedication of Sal Viscuso to the craft of acting can be dated to a singular evening in 1967. A college freshman, he happened upon a teleplay of Ronald Ribman's CBS Playhouse: The Final War of Olly Winter (1967) and was so inspired by Ivan Dixon's Emmy-winning rendition of the title role that he entered the drama department the very next day, later explaining, "I felt that there I had found my family." He earned his BA from the University of California at Davis, then went on to study with Olympia Dukakis at NYU School of the Arts, from which he graduated with an MFA. Opportunities presented themselves rapidly, and Sal made his film debut in the classic The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). An introduction to Burt Metcalfe, associate producer of the iconic series M*A*S*H (1972), led to his move to Los Angeles, and soon Sal was a regular on NBC's sitcom The Montefuscos (1975). He was an off-screen loudspeaker announcer (as well as various other characters) on M*A*S*H (1972); appeared in Gene Wilder's homage to 1920's Hollywood, The World's Greatest Lover (1977); improvised in Robert Altman's Three Women (1977); and played multiple parts on the beloved Barney Miller (1975) (one of which was written especially for him by the show's creator, Danny Arnold). He was also to feature in what TIME magazine has rated as one of the "Top 100 TV shows of all time," Susan Harris's Soap (1977). His vocationally challenged Father Timothy Flotsky (and the show's depiction of one of the first openly gay characters on network television), created instant controversy that attracted 19 million viewers to the series premiere. Shortly thereafter, Sal commenced his professional association with the Bancroft/Brooks combine of talent, first appearing in Anne Bancroft's Fatso (1980), and then in Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (1987), about which he has remarked, "I continue to get more attention from that project than from anything I've ever done!"

Filmography

Max Dugan Returns

6.527

Max Dugan Returns
1983-03-25

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

3.5

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978-08-21

When Billie Beat Bobby

5.188

When Billie Beat Bobby
2001-04-16

Kicking and Screaming

6.2

Kicking and Screaming
1995-10-06

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

7.5

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974-10-02

The Amati Girls

2.5

The Amati Girls
2001-01-09

Hollywood Seagull

0

Hollywood Seagull
2013-05-01

This Wife for Hire

0

This Wife for Hire
1985-03-18

The World's Greatest Lover

5.5

The World's Greatest Lover
1977-12-18

The Cure for Boredom

10

The Cure for Boredom
2001-10-02

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

6.971

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022-10-07

5.7

Fatso
1980-02-01

0

2 1/2 Dads
1986-02-16

6.858

Spaceballs
1987-06-24

2.667

Fantasies
1982-01-18

4.4

Jake Speed
1986-05-30

5.4

14 Going on 30
1988-03-06

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995-04-10

Pinocchio's Revenge

4.4

Pinocchio's Revenge
1996-10-07

5.532

The Dentist
1996-06-07

Confessions of a Sexist Pig

2.333

Confessions of a Sexist Pig
1998-03-07

5.6

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

7.302

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

7.594

Boston Public
2000-10-23

7.226

Family Ties
1982-09-22

American Dreamer

4.5

American Dreamer
1990-09-20

7.9

Sledge Hammer!
1986-09-23

7.9

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

Spenser: For Hire

6.7

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

6.8

Fame
1982-01-07

6.5

Providence
1999-01-08

The Facts of Life

7.051

The Facts of Life
1979-08-24

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.286

Silver Spoons
1982-09-25

7.126

Matlock
1986-03-03

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

7.9

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

6.97

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

Jake and the Fatman

6.2

Jake and the Fatman
1987-09-26

7.3

Soap
1977-09-13

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

7.3

Soap
1977-09-13

6.6

Cover Up
1984-09-22

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.823

ER
1994-09-19

5.1

Booker
1989-09-24

The Montefuscos

5

The Montefuscos
1975-09-04

Batman: The Animated Series

8.553

Batman: The Animated Series
1992-09-05

5

It Takes Two
1982-10-14

7.979

Castle
2009-03-09

Amazing Stories

7.454

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

8.357

The Mentalist
2008-09-23

7.3

Princess Daisy
1983-11-06

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

The Mike Douglas Show

5.4

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7.226

Family Ties
1982-09-22

7.17

Scandal
2012-04-05

8.2

Station 19
2018-03-22

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.335

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

7.318

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

6.8

Dream On
1990-07-08

7.318

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

5

Today's F.B.I.
1981-10-25

7.318

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

5.5

EZ Streets
1996-10-27

7.318

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

Touched by an Angel

7.179

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

8.2

9-1-1
2018-01-03

6.4

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

7.3

Soap
1977-09-13