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Art Metrano

Art Metrano

Actor · Born 1936-09-22 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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, wheelchai…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — Lieutenant Mauser
  2. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — Commandant Mauser
  3. The A-Team (1983) — Nick Gretsch
  4. History of the World: Part I (1981) — Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
  5. Bewitched (1964)
  6. Toys (1992) — Guard at Desk
  7. The Incredible Hulk (1977) — Charlie
  8. Wonder Woman (1975) — Friedman
  9. The Golden Girls (1985) — Judge
  10. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) — Max
  11. Breathless (1983) — Birnbaum
  12. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Alfred Blue
  13. Starsky & Hutch (1975)
  14. 21 Jump Street (1987) — Larry Stubbs
  15. All in the Family (1971) — Jack
  16. Kojak (1973) — Mike Tomaso
  17. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) — Dr. Steinberg
  18. Party of Five (1994) — Driver
  19. Hill Street Blues (1981)
  20. Good Advice (2001) — Homeless Man
  21. The Heartbreak Kid (1972) — Entertainer
  22. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  23. Punky Brewster (1984) — Lenny The Loop
  24. Hunter (1984) — Bert Nadell
  25. Pacific Blue (1996)
  26. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
  27. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  28. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
  29. Teachers (1984) — Troy
  30. Chicago Hope (1994) — Elijah Horn
  31. L.A. Law (1986) — Judge Richard Fiorello
  32. Malibu Express (1985) — Matthew
  33. The Strongest Man in the World (1975) — TV Color Man
  34. Profiler (1996)
  35. Cagney & Lacey (1982)
  36. Ironside (1967)
  37. Barney Miller (1975) — Det. Mike Lovatelli
  38. Mannix (1967)
  39. Adam-12 (1968) — Will Davis
  40. Seven (1979) — Kinsella