Sal Viscuso
- Interpretación
- 5 de octubre de 1948 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biografía
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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Filmografía
- Lilo, mi amigo el cocodrilo · Judge
- Estación 19 · Mr. Phillips
- 9-1-1 · Anton
- Hollywood Seagull · Dr. Don Dorn
- Scandal · Clark
- Castle · Tommy Valentine
- El mentalista · Walter
- Eyes · Attorney
- The Cure for Boredom · Joey
- When Billie Beat Bobby · Sports Writer Mike
- The Amati Girls · Father Dedice
- Boston Public · Arthur Ryan
- Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales · Sal Avelino
- Providence
- Confessions of a Sexist Pig · Marty
- EZ Streets
- La venganza de Pinocho · Jail Guard
- Clueless · Dr. Fleming
- El Dentista · Matthew Zeigler
- Kicking and Screaming · Bar Teacher
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
- Tocados por un ángel · Dennis
- Urgencias · Mr. Weller
- Diagnóstico: Asesinato · Dick Douglas, Phil
- Lois y Clark: Las nuevas aventuras de Superman · Bobby Bigmouth
- Batman: La Serie Animada · Monk (Voz)
- Sensación de vivir · Hal Zareth
- American Dreamer
- Sigue soñando · Policeman (uncredited)
- Booker · Freddy Larson
- De 14 a 30 en 15 segundos · Mr. Lloyd
- Jake y el gordo
- La loca historia de las galaxias · Radio Operator
- Martillo Hammer
- Jake Speed: La aventura de África · News stand Attendant
- matlock · Charlie
- 2 1/2 Dads
- Cuentos asombrosos · Sergeant Redmond
- Spenser, detective privado
- This Wife for Hire · Paul Bellini
- Camuflaje
- Hunter · Sam Olan
- La princesa Daisy · Wingo
- Hola Mr. Dugan · Coach Roy
- It Takes Two
- Silver Spoons · Bailiff
- Enredos de familia · Richard Jacobs, Richard Grasso
- Cagney & Lacey · Keppler
- Fantasies
- Fama
- Falcon Crest · Judge Connor Stewart
- Simon & Simon
- Today's F.B.I.
- Magnum · Herbie
- Fatso · Vito
- The Facts of Life
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
- La isla de la Fantasía · Prosecutor
- El mejor amante del mundo · Assistant Director
- Vacaciones en el mar · Doug Ketchum, Mark Carlson
- Enredo · Father Tim, Tim Flotsky
- The Montefuscos · Nunzio Montefusco
- Barney Miller · Brenner, Thomas Vitella
- Pelham 1, 2, 3 · Patrolman O'Keefe
- M*A*S*H · Patient John, Sergeant Raymond McGill
- The Mike Douglas Show · En persona