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