Sal Viscuso
{{short description|American actor (born 1948)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sal Viscuso
| image = The Montefuscos cast 1975.JPG
| caption = Cast of The Montefuscos (1975) Back row, L-R: Sal Viscuso, John Aprea, Linda Dano, Bill Cort. Middle row: Phoebe Dorin, Naomi Stevens, Joseph Sirola, Ron Carey. Front: Dominique Pinassi, Jeffrey Palladini, Damon Raskin and Robby Paris
| birth_date = {{bda|1948|10|5}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, New York
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1974–present
}}
Sal Viscuso (born October 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York{{cite web| url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sal-Viscuso/| title=Sal Viscuso| website=Behind The Voice Actors| access-date=2017-10-22}}) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Father Timothy Flotsky in Soap (1977–1981).
Acting career
He is known for playing the character Father Timothy Flotsky on the television series Soap, a Roman Catholic priest struggling with his vow of celibacy.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919080,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215115620/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919080,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=December 15, 2008| title=Television: Is Prime Time Ready for Sex?| magazine=Time| accessdate=2010-11-22 |date=July 11, 1977}} He appeared in the movies “Max Dugan Returns” (1983 as ‘Coach Roy’), Spaceballs and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Viscuso appeared in four different roles on the sitcom Barney Miller. He has appeared in Diagnosis: Murder alongside Dick Van Dyke. He also played several weeks of the game show Pyramid with Dick Clark from 1977 to 1981.
Viscuso was one of two regular public address announcers in the series M*A*S*H. The more commonly heard voice was that of actor Todd Susman.
He played the recurring role of "Bobby Bigmouth" on the TV series, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Education
Viscuso is a graduate of Hiram W. Johnson High School in Sacramento, California. At Johnson, he participated in student government.{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_5456_1966_0185?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Lwf677&_phstart=successSource&pId=574358698|title=Manakopa "Sal Viscuso" (Hiram W. Johnson Senior High, Sacramento)|author= |date=1966 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=3 Oct 2021 }} He attended University of California, Davis where he was active in theater.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0899601}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Brooklyn
Category:University of California, Davis alumni
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In an episode of M*A*S*H season 5 episode 23, he played a soldier who was hurt in the line of duty and we see him in post-op.