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Bill Saluga(1937-2023)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Bill Saluga in ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974)
One of those actors whom everyone has seen but no one knows his name, Bill Saluga, of the Ace Trucking Company comedy troupe, was seen all over television in the seventies and early eighties as an obnoxious little fellow named "Raymond J. Johnson, Jr." When addressed as "Johnson" though, he would launch into a tirade starting, "You doesn't has ta call me Johnson--you can call me RAY or you can call me JAY...." See, I told you you've seen him.
BornSeptember 16, 1937
DiedMarch 28, 2023(85)
BornSeptember 16, 1937
DiedMarch 28, 2023(85)
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Patti Deutsch, George Memmoli, Michael Mislove, Bill Saluga, Fred Willard, and Ace Trucking Company in The Midnight Special (1972)
Teresa Ganzel, Steve Ryan, and Bill Saluga in Teachers Only (1982)
George Memmoli, Michael Mislove, Bill Saluga, and Fred Willard in ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974)
Bill Saluga in ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974)
Lee Majors, Will B. Able, George Memmoli, Michael Mislove, Bill Saluga, and Fred Willard in ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974)

Known for:

Tom Hanks, John Malkovich, Griffin Dunne, Steve Zahn, Colin Hanks, Ricky Jay, and Emily Blunt in The Great Buck Howard (2008)
The Great Buck Howard
6.4
  • Bill Saluga
  • 2008
The David Steinberg Show (1972)
The David Steinberg Show
6.6
TV Series
  • Vinnie DeMilo
  • Raymond J. Johnson, Jr.
Going Berserk (1983)
Going Berserk
5.1
  • Skipper
  • Kung Fu Leader
  • 1983
Mad About You (1992)
Mad About You
6.7
TV Series
  • Mr. Fefvil
  • Racing Fan

Credits

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Actor

  • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
    King of the Hill
    • Raymond J. Johnson Jr. (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Tom Hanks, John Malkovich, Griffin Dunne, Steve Zahn, Colin Hanks, Ricky Jay, and Emily Blunt in The Great Buck Howard (2008)
    The Great Buck Howard
    • Bill Saluga
    • 2008
  • Desmond Harrington, Trevor Einhorn, Max Gail, Greg Pitts, Alison Quinn, Gillian Vigman, Dee Wallace, Jerry Lambert, Amanda Walsh, Eden Sher, Randy Wayne, Fred Goss, and Noah Matthews in Sons & Daughters (2006)
    Sons & Daughters
    • Constable
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Louis Lewis
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Raymond J. Johnson Jr. (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Playboy's Really Naked Truth (1995)
    Playboy's Really Naked Truth
    • Various
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1996
  • Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    • Mr. Fefvil
    • Racing Fan
    • TV Series
    • 1994–1995
  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    • Ed Gorrance
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
    The Parent 'Hood
    • Steve
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)
    Blossom
    • Paul, the plumber
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    • Ali Ben (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)
    Home Improvement
    • Man #1
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • The American Clock (1993)
    The American Clock
    • Steward
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
    Designing Women
    • Guest #4
    • Man
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    • Usher
    • TV Series
    • 1992

Writer

  • The David Steinberg Show (1972)
    The David Steinberg Show
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1977

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ace Trucking Company
  • Born
    • September 16, 1937
    • Youngstown, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 2023
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Parents
      Joseph Saluga
  • Relatives
    • Scott Saluga(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Commercials for Anheuser Busch (as Ray J. Johnson Jr.), late 1970s

Did you know

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    His "You can call me Ray" diatribe can be heard loudly in the Hal Ashby classic Being There playing on Peter Sellers' television.

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