Sal Viscuso

Sal Viscuso

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1948-10-05 (75 years old)

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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!"

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Filmography

all 57

TV Shows 37

Movies 20

Writer 1

Voice 1

Director 1

self 1

Judge
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

Movie
6.25
Dr. Don Dorn
Hollywood Seagull

Hollywood Seagull (2013)

Movie
Tommy Valentine
Castle

Castle (2009)

TV
6.96
Walter
The Mentalist

The Mentalist (2008)

TV
6.61
Joey
The Cure for Boredom

The Cure for Boredom (2001)

Movie
Sports Writer Mike
When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)

Movie
Father Dedice
The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls (2001)

Movie
Arthur Ryan
Boston Public

Boston Public (2000)

TV
3.5
Sal Avelino
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Providence

Providence (1999)

TV
4.75
EZ Streets

EZ Streets (1996)

TV
Jail Guard
Pinocchio's Revenge

Pinocchio's Revenge (1996)

Movie
6
Matthew Zeigler
The Dentist

The Dentist (1996)

Movie
Bar Teacher
Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)

Movie
Mr. Weller
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Dick Douglas / Phil
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

TV
6.46
Bobby Bigmouth
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

TV
6.7
Monk (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

TV
5.56
Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

TV
5.4
American Dreamer

American Dreamer (1990)

TV
Dream On

Dream On (1990)

TV
6
Booker

Booker (1989)

TV
Mr. Lloyd
14 Going on 30

14 Going on 30 (1988)

Movie
Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman (1987)

TV
Radio Operator
Spaceballs

Spaceballs (1987)

Movie
6.1
Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! (1986)

TV
6
News stand Attendant
Jake Speed

Jake Speed (1986)

Movie
6
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Chick Leone
2 1/2 Dads

2 1/2 Dads (1986)

Movie
Sergeant Redmond
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories (1985)

TV
5.33
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire (1985)

TV
6
Paul Bellini
This Wife for Hire

This Wife for Hire (1985)

Movie
Cover Up

Cover Up (1984)

TV
Sam Olan
Hunter

Hunter (1984)

TV
Wingo
Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy (1983)

TV
Coach Roy
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Movie
8
It Takes Two

It Takes Two (1982)

TV
Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons (1982)

TV
8
Richard Jacobs / Richard Grasso
Family Ties

Family Ties (1982)

TV
6.11
Keppler
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Fantasies

Fantasies (1982)

Movie
Fame

Fame (1982)

TV
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest (1981)

TV
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon (1981)

TV
6
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

TV
5.61
Vito
Fatso

Fatso (1980)

Movie
The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life (1979)

TV
10
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978)

Movie
Assistant Director
The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

Movie
6
Doug Ketchum / Mark Carlson / Charley Cole
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Tim Flotsky / Father Tim
Soap

Soap (1977)

TV
4.75
Nunzio Montefusco
The Montefuscos

The Montefuscos (1975)

TV
Joseph Beatty / Brenner / Victor Renaldi / Thomas Vitella
Barney Miller

Barney Miller (1975)

TV
5.5
Ptl. O'Keefe
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Movie
6
Patient John / Sergeant Raymond McGill
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV

Ratings

Average 6.3
Based on 1.29 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1961
1982
1986
1983
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-10-05 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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