Art Metrano

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2001

Good Advice
Movie

Homeless Man

1996

Profiler
Tv

Unknown

1996

1994

Chicago Hope
Tv

Elijah Horn

1992

Toys
Movie

Guard at Desk

1991

1987

21 Jump Street
Tv

Larry Stubbs

1986

L.A. Law
Tv

Judge Richard Fiorello

1984

Punky Brewster
Tv

Lenny The Loop

1983

Masquerade
Tv

Nick Carapopolus

1983

1983

The A-Team
Tv

Nick Gretsch

1982

Hotel
Tv

Unknown

1982

1982

1982

Joanie Loves Chachi
Tv

Rico Mastorelli

1981

History of the World: Part I
Movie

Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

1979

Seven
Movie

Kinsella

1978

Matilda
Movie

Gordon Baum

1977

1976

1975

1975

Barney Miller
Tv

Det. Mike Lovatelli

1974

1973

1973

Kojak
Tv

Mike Tomaso

1973

Steambath
Movie

Longshoreman

1973

Toma
Tv

Unknown

1973

1970

Norma
Movie

Delivery Man

1968

The Mod Squad
Tv

Parking Lot Attendant

1968

The Outcasts
Tv

Sheriff Calloway

1968

Adam-12
Tv

Will Davis

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Tv

The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)

1967

Mannix
Tv

Unknown

1967

Ironside
Tv

Unknown

1966

1964

Infos

Full Name
Art Metrano
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/22/1936
Date of Death
9/8/2021
Also Known As

Arthur Metrano

Arthur M. Metrano

Harry Metrano