Sal Viscuso
Skuespiller
5. oktober 1948 (77 år)
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!"
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!"
Filmer & Serier på Plex
Filmografi
| 2022 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile · as Judge |
| 2018 | Station 19 · as Mr. Phillips |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 · as Anton |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime · as Ross |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as Clark |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) · as Tommy Valentine |
| 2008 | The Mentalist · as Walter |
| 2005 | Eyes · as Attorney |
| 2001 | The Cure for Boredom · as JoeyPå Plex |
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby · as Sports Writer Mike |
| 2000 | Boston Public · as Arthur Ryan |
| 2000 | The Amati Girls · as Father Dedice |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Sal Avelino |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Confessions of a Sexist Pig · as MartyPå Plex |
| 1997 | Port Charles · as Ronnie Price |
| 1997 | The Good Bad Guy · as Lambert's Lawyer |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach · as Man At The Airport |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Pinocchio's Revenge · as Jail Guard |
| 1996 | Clueless · as Dr. Fleming |
| 1996 | The Dentist · as Matthew ZeiglerPå Plex |
| 1995 | Kicking and Screaming · as Bar TeacherPå Plex |
| 1995 | Minor Adjustments · as Coach Hauser |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Dennis |
| 1994 | ER · as Mr. Weller |
| 1994 | Search and Rescue · as MartyPå Plex |
| 1994 | Duckman · as Cast |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder · as Dick Douglas |
| 1993 | Remember · as Video Tech |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue · as Pawn Broker |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · as Bobby Bigmouth |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series · as Monk (voice) |
| 1991 | Sisters · as Harold J. WisePå Plex |
| 1991 | Dark Justice · as Cast |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 · as Hal Zareth |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | Babes · as Milligan |
| 1990 | Dream On · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Booker · as Freddy LarsonPå Plex |
| 1989 | Open House · as Ray |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller · as Larry Coleridge |
| 1988 | 14 Going on 30 · as Mr. Lloyd |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Private Eye · as Eddie |
| 1987 | Spaceballs · as Radio Operator |
| 1987 | Duet · as Stan Miller |
| 1987 | Ohara · as Bigelow |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer!På Plex |
| 1986 | Foofur · as Cast |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show · as Sal Demarco |
| 1986 | Jake Speed · as News Stand AttendantPå Plex |
| 1986 | Matlock · as Charlie |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) · as Sergeant Redmond |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? · as Jerry Kaminski |
| 1984 | Hunter · as Sam OlanPå Plex |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special · as CoachPå Plex |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) · as Mattie |
| 1983 | Princess Daisy · as Wingo |
| 1983 | Whiz Kids · as Julius |
| 1983 | Lottery! · as Fred Hammond |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns · as Coach Roy |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons · as Bailiff |
| 1982 | Family Ties · as Richard Grasso |
| 1982 | 9 to 5 · as Sergeant Lewis |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest · as Judge Connor StewartPå Plex |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey · as Keppler |
| 1981 | Harper Valley P.T.A. · as Kowalski |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. · as Herbie |
| 1980 | Fatso · as Vito |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | The World's Greatest Lover · as Assistant Director |
| 1977 | Soap · as Tim Flotsky |
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Mark Carlson |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island · as Prosecutor |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman · as Sikanda |
| 1975 | Barney Miller · as Brenner |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Ptl. O'keefe |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files · as Hotel Guest On Catwalk |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H · as Patient John |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Chick Leone |
| 2005 | Special Thanks to Roy London · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Whew! · as Self - Celebrity Partner |
| 1976 | Family Feud · as SelfPå Plex |
| 1974 | The $25,000 Pyramid (1982) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1973 | The $10,000 Pyramid · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |