Art Metrano
38 movies · 56 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 22, 1936
- Died
- Sep 8, 2021 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Arthur Metrano · Arthur M. Metrano · Harry 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.
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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
Art Metrano: movies and TV shows
Acting (94)
- 2001 Good Advice
as Homeless Man
- 2000
- 1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Steinberg
- 1997
- 1997 Murder in Mind
as Judge
- 1996
- 1996
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992 Toys
as Guard at Desk
- 1991 Strawberry Road
as Jill's father
- 1989 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
as Vic
- 1989 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Agent 712
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Mauser
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Lieutenant Mauser
- 1985 Malibu Express
as Matthew
- 1984 Teachers
as Troy
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983 Breathless
as Birnbaum
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 No Man's Valley
as Abe (voice)
- 1981 History of the World: Part I
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
- 1981 Going Ape!
as Joey
- 1981
- 1981 Cheaper to Keep Her
as Tony Turino
- 1980
- 1980 How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Gas Station Attendant
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Seven
as Kinsella
- 1978
- 1978 Human Feelings
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Matilda
as Gordon Baum
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 Warhead
as Mario
- 1976
- 1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery
as Julius Mareno
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 Linda Lovelace for President
as The Sheik
- 1975 The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
as Waiter
- 1975 The Strongest Man in the World
as TV Color Man
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Dirty O'Neil
as Lassiter
- 1973 The All-American Boy
as Jay David Swooze
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Mario Burtoli
- 1973 Steambath
as Longshoreman
- 1973
- 1972 The Heartbreak Kid
as Entertainer
- 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters
as Malcolm
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 Norma
as Delivery Man
- 1969
- 1969 In Name Only
as Joe
- 1969
- 1969 Then Came Bronson
as Barker
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1964
- 1963
- 1960 Rocket Attack U.S.A.
as Truck Driver
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1969 The Barbara McNair Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode