Sal Viscuso (Sammy Backlin)

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Sal Viscuso (born October 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor.

His most notable role was as the uncredited, unseen P.A. system announcer in the long-running TV series M*A*S*H. He also made several one-shot appearances as other characters throughout the series, usually as a patient at the 4077th. He is also known for playing one of the most controversial TV characters of the 1970s, Father Timothy Flotsky on the television series Soap, a Roman Catholic priest struggling with his vow of celibacy.[1] He also took minor roles in the movies Spaceballs and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. He has appeared in Diagnosis: Murder alongside Dick Van Dyke, and starred in an internationally syndicated Pepsi Cola commercial. He also played several weeks of the game show Pyramid with DIck Clark from 1977-81

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. Some sources[who?] also list Viscuso as the PA announcer in the film MASH, though this is not accurate. The voice of the PA announcer in the movie was actor David Arkin, who played Sgt. Vollmer as well.

The comedy series Childrens Hospital paid homage to Viscuso and his role on M*A*S*H by naming the unseen PA announcer (played by Michael Cera) Sal Viscuso.

Viscuso attended University of California, Davis where he was active in theater.

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Ich liebe Sammy...ein klasse Charakter und beide Folgen mit ihm gehören zu den witzigsten der ganzen Serie

[Seamus]

Finde ich auch! An Hawk hat er ja einen Narren gefressen und mich wundert es das er da lebend raus gekommen ist. Finde auch das er in Spenser zu den witzigsten Charakteren zählt. Allein die Szene mit dem wagen... 

[Spenser]

Finde ich auch! An Hawk hat er ja einen Narren gefressen und mich wundert es das er da lebend raus gekommen ist. Finde auch das er in Spenser zu den witzigsten Charakteren zählt. Allein die Szene mit dem wagen... 

Jaja...Hawk war schon sein spezieller Freund!

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Sal Viscuso spielte letztens eine Gastrolle in der Krimiserie "The Mentalist"

The Mentalist: Season 5, Episode 11
Days of Wine and Roses