
Art Metrano
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-09-22
Day of Death
2021-09-08 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Art Metrano
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, wheelchairs, and supplies for handicapped people.
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Known For
Acting
(2001)
Good Advice
as Homeless Man
(1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Steinberg
(1997)
Murder in Mind
as Judge
(1991)
Strawberry Road
as Jill's father
(1989)
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Agent 712
(1989)
(1986)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Mauser
(1985)
Malibu Express
as Matthew
(1985)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Lieutenant Mauser
(1984)
Teachers
as Troy
(1983)
Breathless
as Birnbaum
(1981)
History of the World: Part I
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
(1981)
Going Ape!
as Joey
(1981)
Cheaper to Keep Her
as Tony Turino
(1981)
No Man's Valley
as Abe (voice)
(1980)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Gas Station Attendant
(1980)
(1979)
Seven
as Kinsella
(1978)
Matilda
as Gordon Baum
(1978)
Human Feelings
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1977)
Warhead
as Mario
(1976)
Brinks: The Great Robbery
as Julius Mareno
(1975)
The Strongest Man in the World
as TV Color Man
(1975)
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
as Waiter
(1975)
Linda Lovelace for President
as The Sheik
(1974)
Dirty O'Neil
as Lassiter
(1973)
Steambath
as Longshoreman
(1973)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Mario Burtoli
(1973)
The All-American Boy
as Jay David Swooze
(1972)
The Heartbreak Kid
as Ententainer
(1972)
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Malcolm
(1970)
Norma
as Delivery Man
(1969)
(1969)
In Name Only
as Joe
(1969)
Then Came Bronson
as Barker
(1960)
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
as Truck Driver