Art Metrano
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieGood Advice
2001
Homeless Man
tvThe District
2000
Teddy Caruso
movieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Dr. Steinberg
tvPolice Academy: The Series
1997
Sheriff Meiser
tvChicago Hope
1994
Elijah Horn
tvParty of Five
1994
Driver / Justice of the Peace
movieToys
1992
Guard at Desk
movieStrawberry Road
1991
Jill's father
tv21 Jump Street
1987
Larry Stubbs
tvL.A. Law
1986
Judge Richard Fiorello
moviePolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
Commandant Mauser
moviePolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
Lieutenant Mauser
movieMalibu Express
1985
Matthew
tvHunter
1984
Bert Nadell
tvPunky Brewster
1984
Lenny The Loop
tvMasquerade
1983
Nick Carapopolus
movieBreathless
1983
Birnbaum
tvThe A-Team
1983
Nick Gretsch
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvJoanie Loves Chachi
1982
Rico Mastorelli
movieNo Man's Valley
1981
Abe (voice)
movieHistory of the World: Part I
1981
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
movieCheaper to Keep Her
1981
Tony Turino
movieHow to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
Gas Station Attendant
movieSeven
1979
Kinsella
tvThe White Shadow
1978
Walter Preston
Human Feelings
1978
Cab Driver (uncredited)
movieMatilda
1978
Gordon Baum
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
Charlie
movieWarhead
1977
Mario
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Alfred Blue
movieBrinks: The Great Robbery
1976
Julius Mareno
tvWonder Woman
1975
Friedman
movieThe Strongest Man in the World
1975
TV Color Man
tvBarney Miller
1975
Det. Mike Lovatelli
movieDirty O'Neil
1974
Lassiter
movieThe All-American Boy
1973
Jay David Swooze
tvKojak
1973
Mike Tomaso
tvAdam's Rib
1973
Pete
movieSlaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
Mario Burtoli
movieSteambath
1973
Longshoreman
movieThe Heartbreak Kid
1972
Entertainer
tvThe Partridge Family
1970
Mike Young
movieNorma
1970
Delivery Man
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
Parking Lot Attendant
tvThe Outcasts
1968
Sheriff Calloway
tvAdam-12
1968
Will Davis
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Bartender
movieRocket Attack U.S.A.
1960
Truck Driver