Sal Viscuso

Sal Viscuso

75 · Born: Oct 5, 1948

Personal Details

BornOct 5, 1948 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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!"

Career

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2013
Hollywood Seagull
Hollywood Seagull as Dr. Don Dorn
{"id":154754,"title":"The Cure for Boredom","year":"2001","character":"Joey","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-cure-for-boredom","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154754.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154754.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
{"id":655,"title":"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit","year":1999,"character":"Sal Avelino","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/law-order-special-victims-unit","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/821u9kpkn980.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/821u9kpkn980.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
{"id":195499,"title":"Confessions of a Sexist Pig","year":"1998","character":"Marty","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/confessions-of-a-sexist-pig","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195499.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195499.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
{"id":966,"title":"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman","year":1995,"character":"Bobby Bigmouth","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/lois-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superman","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/47aip7urs5k0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/47aip7urs5k0.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
{"id":8338,"title":"Diagnosis Murder","year":1994,"character":"Dick Douglas","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/diagnosis-murder","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8338.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8338.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder as Dick Douglas
{"id":198112,"title":"Disneyland","year":"1986","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/disneyland-1986-17","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_198112.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_198112.jpg"},"released":1}
1986
{"id":9923,"title":"Amazing Stories","year":1986,"character":"Sergeant Redmond","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/amazing-stories-1985","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9923.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9923.jpg"},"released":1}
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories as Sergeant Redmond
{"id":10035,"title":"Simon & Simon","year":1986,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/simon-simon","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10035.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10035.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":6600,"title":"Max Dugan Returns","year":"1983","character":"Coach Roy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/max-dugan-returns","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6600.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6600.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
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{"id":10059,"title":"Magnum, P.I.","year":1983,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/magnum-pi-1980","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4l5eri3mtc00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4l5eri3mtc00.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7318,"title":"Fatso","year":"1980","character":"Vito","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/fatso","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7318.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7318.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
Fatso
Fatso as Vito
{"id":8580,"title":"Soap","year":1978,"character":"Tim Flotsky","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/soap","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8580.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8580.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
Soap
Soap as Tim Flotsky
{"id":10207,"title":"Barney Miller","year":1976,"character":"Thomas Vitella","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/barney-miller","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10207.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10207.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
Barney Miller
Barney Miller as Thomas Vitella
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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H as Patient John
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1975
The Montefuscos
The Montefuscos as Nunzio Montefusco