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Sal Viscuso‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1948-10-05

Popularity

star6.3

Sal Viscuso

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Sal Viscuso

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1948-10-05

Popularity

star6.3

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!"

Movie Credits

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force‌
star4.3
calendar 1978

When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby‌
star5.5
calendar 2001

Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls‌
star2.5
calendar 2001

Hollywood Seagull

Hollywood Seagull‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

This Wife for Hire

This Wife for Hire‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover‌
star5.8
calendar 1977

The Cure for Boredom

The Cure for Boredom‌
star10.0
calendar 2001

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile‌
star7.0
calendar 2022

Fatso

Fatso‌
star5.6
calendar 1980

2 1/2 Dads

2 1/2 Dads‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Spaceballs

Spaceballs‌
star6.8
calendar 1987

Fantasies

Fantasies‌
star3.0
calendar 1982

Jake Speed

Jake Speed‌
star4.4
calendar 1986

14 Going on 30

14 Going on 30‌
star5.2
calendar 1988

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester‌
star7.5
calendar 1995

Pinocchio's Revenge

Pinocchio's Revenge‌
star4.3
calendar 1996

The Dentist

The Dentist‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

Tv Credits

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest‌
star5.6
calendar 1981

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

Boston Public

Boston Public‌
star7.7
calendar 2000

Family Ties

Family Ties‌
star7.3
calendar 1982

American Dreamer

American Dreamer‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!‌
star7.9
calendar 1986

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H‌
star7.9
calendar 1972

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

Fame

Fame‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Providence

Providence‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

Matlock

Matlock‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon‌
star6.7
calendar 1981

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H‌
star7.9
calendar 1972

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

Soap

Soap‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Soap

Soap‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Cover Up

Cover Up‌
star6.3
calendar 1984

Hunter

Hunter‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Booker

Booker‌
star5.1
calendar 1989

The Montefuscos

The Montefuscos‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series‌
star8.5
calendar 1992

It Takes Two

It Takes Two‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

Castle

Castle‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

The Mentalist

The Mentalist‌
star8.4
calendar 2008

Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy‌
star7.3
calendar 1983

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

Family Ties

Family Ties‌
star7.3
calendar 1982

Scandal

Scandal‌
star7.2
calendar 2012

Station 19

Station 19‌
star8.2
calendar 2018

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Dream On

Dream On‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Today's F.B.I.

Today's F.B.I.‌
star5.0
calendar 1981

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

EZ Streets

EZ Streets‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

9-1-1

9-1-1‌
star8.2
calendar 2018