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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

6.6

Max Dugan Returns
1983-03-25

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

4.4

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

When Billie Beat Bobby

5.632

When Billie Beat Bobby
2001-04-16

Kicking and Screaming

6.185

Kicking and Screaming
1995-10-06

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

7.456

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

The Amati Girls

4.667

The Amati Girls
2001-01-09

Hollywood Seagull

0

Hollywood Seagull
2013-05-01

This Wife for Hire

7

This Wife for Hire
1985-03-18

The World's Greatest Lover

5.611

The World's Greatest Lover
1977-12-18

The Cure for Boredom

9

The Cure for Boredom
2001-10-02

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

7.037

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022-10-07

5.788

Fatso
1980-02-01

9

2 1/2 Dads
1986-02-16

6.889

Spaceballs
1987-06-24

3.75

Fantasies
1982-01-18

4.611

Jake Speed
1986-05-30

5.6

14 Going on 30
1988-03-06

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

7.438

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

Pinocchio's Revenge

4.5

Pinocchio's Revenge
1996-10-07

5.501

The Dentist
1996-06-07

Confessions of a Sexist Pig

4

Confessions of a Sexist Pig
1998-03-07

5.539

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

7.29

Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11

7.644

Boston Public
2000-10-23

7.228

Family Ties
1982-09-22

American Dreamer

5.333

American Dreamer
1990-09-20

8

Sledge Hammer!
1986-09-23

7.938

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

Spenser: For Hire

6.882

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

6.806

Fame
1982-01-07

The Facts of Life

7.1

The Facts of Life
1979-08-24

6.731

Providence
1999-01-08

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.296

Silver Spoons
1982-09-25

7.049

Matlock
1986-03-03

6.737

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.959

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

7.938

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

6.9

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

7.119

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

7.3

Soap
1977-09-13

6.923

Cover Up
1984-09-22

7.109

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.814

ER
1994-09-19

5.25

Booker
1989-09-24

The Montefuscos

7

The Montefuscos
1975-09-04

Batman: The Animated Series

8.582

Batman: The Animated Series
1992-09-05

6

It Takes Two
1982-10-14

7.961

Castle
2009-03-09

Amazing Stories

7.496

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

8.4

The Mentalist
2008-09-23

7.429

Princess Daisy
1983-11-06

Diagnosis: Murder

7.119

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

The Mike Douglas Show

5.818

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7.228

Family Ties
1982-09-22

7.189

Scandal
2012-04-05

8.201

Station 19
2018-03-22

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.284

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.91

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

7.336

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

6.947

Dream On
1990-07-08

7.336

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

7.5

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

7.336

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

6.143

EZ Streets
1996-10-27

7.336

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

Touched by an Angel

7.184

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

8.219

9-1-1
2018-01-03

6.515

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

7.3

Soap
1977-09-13

6.369

Clueless
1996-09-20

7.583

Eyes
2005-03-30