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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Good Advice
Character:Homeless Man
Release Date:15/11/2001
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character:Dr. Steinberg
Release Date:14/08/1998
Murder in Mind
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/08/1997
Toys
Character:Guard at Desk
Release Date:18/12/1992
Strawberry Road
Character:Jill's father
Release Date:27/04/1991
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Character:Vic
Release Date:11/10/1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Character:Agent 712
Release Date:17/08/1989
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Character:Commandant Mauser
Release Date:20/03/1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Character:Lieutenant Mauser
Release Date:28/03/1985
Malibu Express
Character:Matthew
Release Date:01/03/1985
Teachers
Character:Troy
Release Date:05/10/1984
Breathless
Character:Birnbaum
Release Date:13/05/1983
No Man's Valley
Character:Abe (voice)
Release Date:23/11/1981
History of the World: Part I
Character:Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Release Date:12/06/1981
Going Ape!
Character:Joey
Release Date:10/04/1981
Cheaper to Keep Her
Character:Tony Turino
Release Date:01/01/1981
A Cry for Love
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Character:Gas Station Attendant
Release Date:11/07/1980
Seven
Character:Kinsella
Release Date:07/09/1979
Human Feelings
Character:Cab Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1978
Matilda
Character:Gordon Baum
Release Date:22/06/1978
Warhead
Character:Mario
Release Date:15/02/1977
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Character:Julius Mareno
Release Date:26/03/1976
Linda Lovelace for President
Character:The Sheik
Release Date:01/03/1975
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
Character:Waiter
Release Date:01/03/1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:TV Color Man
Release Date:06/02/1975
Dirty O'Neil
Character:Lassiter
Release Date:01/05/1974
The All-American Boy
Character:Jay David Swooze
Release Date:24/10/1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Character:Mario Burtoli
Release Date:31/08/1973
Steambath
Character:Longshoreman
Release Date:04/05/1973
The Heartbreak Kid
Character:Ententainer
Release Date:17/12/1972
They Only Kill Their Masters
Character:Malcolm
Release Date:22/11/1972
Norma
Character:Delivery Man
Release Date:01/03/1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Character:Max
Release Date:10/12/1969
In Name Only
Character:Joe
Release Date:25/11/1969
Then Came Bronson
Character:Barker
Release Date:24/03/1969
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
Character:Truck Driver
Release Date:24/03/1960
Television Appearances
The District
Character:Teddy Caruso
Police Academy: The Series
Character:Sheriff Meiser
Profiler
Character:
Pacific Blue
Character:
Chicago Hope
Character:Elijah Horn
Party of Five
Character:Driver
Party of Five
Character:Justice of the Peace
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Jim
21 Jump Street
Character:Larry Stubbs
L.A. Law
Character:Judge Richard Fiorello
Tough Cookies
Character:
The Golden Girls
Character:Judge
Hunter
Character:Bert Nadell
Punky Brewster
Character:Lenny The Loop
Masquerade
Character:Nick Carapopolus
The A-Team
Character:Nick Gretsch
Hotel
Character:
Wogan
Character:Self
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
Joanie Loves Chachi
Character:Rico Mastorelli
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Benson
Character:
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
Character:
The White Shadow
Character:Walter Preston
Flying High
Character:
WKRP in Cincinnati
Character:
The Ted Knight Show
Character:
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Charlie
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:Alfred Blue
The Practice
Character:
Wonder Woman
Character:Friedman
Starsky & Hutch
Character:
Barney Miller
Character:Det. Mike Lovatelli
Baretta
Character:
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:
Movin' On
Character:
Kojak
Character:Mike Tomaso
Adam's Rib
Character:Pete
Toma
Character:
Police Story
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
The Partners
Character:
The Chicago Teddy Bears
Character:
All in the Family
Character:Jack
The Partridge Family
Character:Mike Young
Love, American Style
Character:Barney
The Barbara McNair Show
Character:Self
The Good Guys
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:Parking Lot Attendant
The Outcasts
Character:Sheriff Calloway
Adam-12
Character:Will Davis
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
Mannix
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Bartender
Ironside
Character:
That Girl
Character:
Bewitched
Character:
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Big D
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
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