Sal Viscuso

Sal Viscuso

Acting 1948-10-05 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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2000 Arthur Ryan
1999 Sal Avelino
1996 Jail Guard
1996 Matthew Zeigler
1996
1995 Bar Teacher
1994 Mr. Weller
1994 Dennis
1993 Dick Douglas
1993 Phil
1992 Monk (voice)
1990 Hal Zareth
1990 Policeman (uncredited)
1989
1988 Mr. Lloyd
1987 Radio Operator
1986
1986 News stand Attendant
1986 Charlie
1985 Paul Bellini
1985 Sergeant Redmond
1984
1984 Sam Olan
1983 Coach Roy
1983 Wingo
1982
1982 Richard Jacobs
1982
1982 Keppler
1982 Richard Grasso
1981 Judge Connor Stewart
1980 Vito
1980 Herbie
1978 Prosecutor
1977 Assistant Director
1977 Doug Ketchum
1977 Father Tim
1977 Tim Flotsky
1977 Mark Carlson
1977 Charley Cole
1977 Father Timothy Flotsky
1975 Nunzio Montefusco
1975 Brenner
1975 Thomas Vitella
1975 Joseph Beatty
1975 Victor Renaldi
1974 Ptl. O'Keefe
1972 Patient John
1972 Sergeant Raymond McGill
1961 Self