Art Metrano
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-09-22 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2001

Good Advice as Homeless Man

2000

The District as Teddy Caruso

1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Dr. Steinberg

1997

Police Academy: The Series as Sheriff Meiser

1997

Murder in Mind as Judge

1996

Pacific Blue as Not available

1994

Chicago Hope as Not available

1992

Toys as Guard at Desk

1991

Strawberry Road as Jill's father

1987

21 Jump Street as Larry Stubbs

1986

L.A. Law as Judge Richard Fiorello

1986

Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Commandant Mauser

1986

Tough Cookies as Not available

1985

The Golden Girls as Judge

1985

Malibu Express as Matthew

1984

Punky Brewster as Lenny The Loop

1984

Hunter as Bert Nadell

1984

Teachers as Troy

1983

The A-Team as Nick Gretsch

1983

Masquerade as Nick Carapopolus

1983

Breathless as Birnbaum

1982

Cagney & Lacey as Not available

1982

Hotel as Not available

1982

Wogan as Self

1982

Joanie Loves Chachi as Rico Mastorelli

1981

Hill Street Blues as Not available

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

A Cry for Love as Not available

1979

Fred and Barney Meet The Thing as Not available

1979

Benson as Not available

1979

Seven as Kinsella

1978

The White Shadow as Walter Preston

1978

WKRP in Cincinnati as Not available

1978

Flying High as Not available

1978

The Ted Knight Show as Not available

1978

Matilda as Gordon Baum

1978

Human Feelings as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1977

The Incredible Hulk as Charlie

1977

Loves Me, Loves Me Not as Not available

1977

Warhead as Mario

1976

Charlie's Angels as Alfred Blue

1976

The Practice as Not available

1976

Brinks: The Great Robbery as Julius Mareno

1975

Baretta as Not available

1975

Barney Miller as Det. Mike Lovatelli

1975

Wonder Woman as Friedman

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Not available

1975

The Strongest Man in the World as TV Color Man

1974

Movin' On as Not available

1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Not available

1974

Dirty O'Neil as Lassiter

1973

Kojak as Mike Tomaso

1973

Police Story as Not available

1973

Toma as Not available

1973

Adam's Rib as Pete

1973

Steambath as Longshoreman

1973

The All-American Boy as Jay David Swooze

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Mario Burtoli

1972

The Streets of San Francisco as Not available

1972

The Heartbreak Kid as Ententainer

1971

The Partners as Not available

1971

The Chicago Teddy Bears as Not available

1971

All in the Family as Jack

1970

Norma as Delivery Man

1969

Love, American Style as Barney

1969

In Name Only as Joe

1969

Then Came Bronson as Barker

1968

The Outcasts as Sheriff Calloway

1968

The Good Guys as Not available

1968

The Mod Squad as Parking Lot Attendant

1968

Adam-12 as Will Davis

1967

The High Chaparral as Bartender

1967

Mannix as Not available

1967

Ironside as Not available

1966

That Girl as Not available

1964

Bewitched as Not available

1963

Vacation Playhouse as Big D

1960

Rocket Attack U.S.A. as Truck Driver