Art Metrano

Art Metrano

b. 1936 — d. 2021 (aged 85) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Actor

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur "Art" Metrano (born September 22, 1936) is 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

Filmography

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What an Institution: The Story of Police Academy
2026 Self
Murder in Mind
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★ 5.2
Murder in Mind
1997 Actor
Judge
Lenny
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★ 6.6
Lenny
1990 Actor
Father
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
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★ 3.3
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989 Actor
Vic
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
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★ 3.5
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989 Actor
Agent 712
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
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★ 5.4
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 Actor
Comdt. Mauser
Tough Cookies
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★ 6.1
Tough Cookies
1986 Actor
Lt. Iverson
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
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★ 5.8
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 Actor
Lt. Mauser
Malibu Express
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★ 4.7
Malibu Express
1985 Actor
Matthew
Teachers
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★ 6.1
Teachers
1984 Actor
Troy
Springtime in Vienna
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★ 4.2
Springtime in Vienna
1984 Actor
Tiger
Breathless
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★ 6.0
Breathless
1983 Actor
Birnbaum
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TV's Greatest Censored Commercial Bloopers
1983 Self
Joanie Loves Chachi
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★ 3.9
Joanie Loves Chachi
1982 Actor
Uncle Rico Mastorelli
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The Stress Mess
1982 Actor
Going Ape!
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★ 4.1
Going Ape!
1981 Actor
Joey
No Man's Valley
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★ 7.2
No Man's Valley
1981 Actor
Abe
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Rise and Shine
1981 Actor
Mr. Tillman
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
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★ 6.0
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 Actor
Gas Station Attendant
Cheaper to Keep Her
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★ 4.9
Cheaper to Keep Her
1980 Actor
Tony Turino
Seven
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★ 5.8
Seven
1979 Actor
Kinsella
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing
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★ 5.4
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing
1979 Actor
Spike Hanrahan
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
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★ 6.0
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
1979 Actor
Spike
Matilda
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★ 3.7
Matilda
1978 Actor
Gordon Baum
Warhead
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★ 4.3
Warhead
1977 Actor
Mario
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
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Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977 Actor
Tom
Brinks: The Great Robbery
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★ 6.1
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 Actor
Julius Mareno
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Flo's Place
1976 Actor
Beito
Movin' On
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★ 7.3
Movin' On
1974 Actor
Moose
Dirty O'Neil
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★ 5.0
Dirty O'Neil
1974 Actor
Lassiter
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
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★ 3.3
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1974 Actor
Waiter
Amy Prentiss
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★ 6.3
Amy Prentiss
1974 Actor
Detective Rod Pena
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
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★ 5.8
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 Actor
Mario Burtoli
Steambath
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★ 7.7
Steambath
1973 Actor
Longshoreman
The All-American Boy
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★ 5.2
The All-American Boy
1973 Actor
Jay David Swooze
The Chicago Teddy Bears
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★ 6.6
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971 Actor
Nick Marr
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
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★ 7.2
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
1970 Actor
Various
Norma
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★ 4.8
Norma
1970 Actor
Delivery Man
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The Soupy Sales Show
1970 Self
The Outcasts
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★ 7.5
The Outcasts
1968 Actor
Sheriff Calloway
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★ 7.5
Swingin' Together
1963 Actor
Big D