Art Metrano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 22, 1936
- Died
- Sep 8, 2021 (aged 84)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 98
Arthur "Art" Metrano (September 22, 1936 – September 8, 2021) was an American actor and comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York City. Metrano may be best known for his role as Lt./Capt./Cmdt. Mauser in Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3.
Metrano's first film role was as a truck driver in the 1961 Cold War thriller Rocket Attack U.S.A.. Among Metrano's TV guest appearances was a 1968 episode of Ironside. However, he is better known for his frequent appearances on talk and variety shows in the early 1970s, especially The Tonight Show, as a "magician" performing absurd tricks, such as making his fingers "jump" from one hand to another, while constantly humming an inane theme song – "Fine and Dandy", an early 1930s composition by Kay Swift. In December 2007, Metrano filed a lawsuit against Family Guy, asserting copyright infringement, and asking for damages in excess of two million dollars.
Due to a fall at home in 1989, Metrano seriously injured his spinal cord and is disabled. Currently, he tours with his one-man show, "Jews Don't Belong On Ladders...An Accidental Comedy", which has raised more than $75,000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury, to help buy crutches, wheelchairs, and supplies for handicapped people.
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Known for
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985Movie
Lieutenant Mauser
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986Movie
Commandant Mauser
The A-Team
1983TV
Nick Gretsch
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Bewitched
1964TV
Toys
1992Movie
Guard at Desk
Filmography
Good Advice
2001Movie
Homeless Man
The District
2000TV
Teddy Caruso
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998Movie
Dr. Steinberg
Police Academy: The Series
1997TV
Sheriff Meiser
Murder in Mind
1997Movie
Judge
Profiler
1996TV
Pacific Blue
1996TV
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Elijah Horn
Party of Five
1994TV
Driver, Justice of the Peace
The John Larroquette Show
1993TV
Jim
Toys
1992Movie
Guard at Desk
Strawberry Road
1991Movie
Jill's father
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989Movie
Vic
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989Movie
Agent 712
Lool
1988Movie
21 Jump Street
1987TV
Larry Stubbs
L.A. Law
1986TV
Judge Richard Fiorello
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986Movie
Commandant Mauser
Tough Cookies
1986TV
The Golden Girls
1985TV
Judge
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985Movie
Lieutenant Mauser
Malibu Express
1985Movie
Matthew
Teachers
1984Movie
Troy
Hunter
1984TV
Bert Nadell
Punky Brewster
1984TV
Lenny The Loop
Masquerade
1983TV
Nick Carapopolus
Breathless
1983Movie
Birnbaum
The A-Team
1983TV
Nick Gretsch
Hotel
1982TV
Wogan
1982TV
Self
Cagney & Lacey
1982TV
Joanie Loves Chachi
1982TV
Rico Mastorelli
No Man's Valley
1981Movie
Abe (voice)
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Going Ape!
1981Movie
Joey
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981Movie
Tony Turino
A Cry for Love
1980Movie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980Movie
Gas Station Attendant
Benson
1979TV
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
1979TV
Seven
1979Movie
Kinsella
The White Shadow
1978TV
Walter Preston
Human Feelings
1978Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Flying High
1978TV
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978TV
Matilda
1978Movie
Gordon Baum
The Ted Knight Show
1978TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Charlie
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977TV
Warhead
1977Movie
Mario
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Alfred Blue
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976Movie
Julius Mareno
The Practice
1976TV
Wonder Woman
1975TV
Friedman
Starsky & Hutch
1975TV
Linda Lovelace for President
1975Movie
The Sheik
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975Movie
Waiter
The Strongest Man in the World
1975Movie
TV Color Man
Barney Miller
1975TV
Det. Mike Lovatelli
Baretta
1975TV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974TV
Movin' On
1974TV
Dirty O'Neil
1974Movie
Lassiter
The All-American Boy
1973Movie
Jay David Swooze
Kojak
1973TV
Mike Tomaso
Toma
1973TV
Adam's Rib
1973TV
Pete
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973Movie
Mario Burtoli
Steambath
1973Movie
Longshoreman
Police Story
1973TV
The Heartbreak Kid
1972Movie
Entertainer
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972Movie
Malcolm
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
The Partners
1971TV
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971TV
All in the Family
1971TV
Jack
The Partridge Family
1970TV
Mike Young
Norma
1970Movie
Delivery Man
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969Movie
Max
In Name Only
1969Movie
Joe
Love, American Style
1969TV
Barney
The Barbara McNair Show
1969TV
Self
Then Came Bronson
1969Movie
Barker
The Good Guys
1968TV
The Mod Squad
1968TV
Parking Lot Attendant
The Outcasts
1968TV
Sheriff Calloway
Adam-12
1968TV
Will Davis
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
Mannix
1967TV
The High Chaparral
1967TV
Bartender
Ironside
1967TV
That Girl
1966TV
Bewitched
1964TV
Vacation Playhouse
1963TV
Big D
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
1960Movie
Truck Driver