Sal Viscuso
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!"
Fotos
Películas (21)
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · Judge
Hollywood Seagull
2013 · Dr. Don Dorn
The Cure for Boredom
2001 · Joey
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001 · Sports Writer Mike
The Amati Girls
2001 · Father Dedice
Confessions of a Sexist Pig
1998 · Marty
Pinocchio's Revenge
1996 · Jail Guard
The Dentist
1996 · Matthew Zeigler
Kicking and Screaming
1995 · Bar Teacher
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
14 Going on 30
1988 · Mr. Lloyd
Spaceballs
1987 · Radio Operator
Jake Speed
1986 · News stand Attendant
2 1/2 Dads
1986
This Wife for Hire
1985 · Paul Bellini
Max Dugan Returns
1983 · Coach Roy
Fantasies
1982
Fatso
1980 · Vito
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · Assistant Director
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Patrolman O'Keefe
Series (45)
Station 19
2018 · Mr. Phillips
9-1-1
2018 · Anton
Scandal
2012 · Clark
Castle
2009 · Tommy Valentine
El mentalista
2008 · Walter
Eyes
2005 · Attorney
Boston Public
2000 · Arthur Ryan
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Sal Avelino
Providence
1999
EZ Streets
1996
Clueless
1996 · Dr. Fleming
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Dennis
ER
1994 · Mr. Weller
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Dick Douglas, Phil
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Bobby Bigmouth
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Monk (voice)
Sensación de vivir
1990 · Hal Zareth
American Dreamer
1990
Dream On
1990 · Policeman (uncredited)
Booker
1989 · Freddy Larson
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Matlock
1986 · Charlie
Amazing Stories
1985 · Sergeant Redmond
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Cover Up
1984
Hunter
1984 · Sam Olan
Princess Daisy
1983 · Wingo
It Takes Two
1982
Silver Spoons
1982 · Bailiff
Family Ties
1982 · Richard Jacobs, Richard Grasso
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Keppler
Fame
1982
Falcon Crest
1981 · Judge Connor Stewart
Simon & Simon
1981
Today's F.B.I.
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Herbie
The Facts of Life
1979
Fantasy Island
1978 · Prosecutor
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Doug Ketchum, Mark Carlson, Charley Cole
Soap
1977 · Father Tim, Tim Flotsky, Father Timothy Flotsky
The Montefuscos
1975 · Nunzio Montefusco
Barney Miller
1975 · Brenner, Thomas Vitella, Joseph Beatty, Victor Renaldi
M*A*S*H
1972 · Patient John, Sergeant Raymond McGill
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self