Art Metrano
Acting
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.
Born: September 22, 1936
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Homeless Man
as Teddy Caruso
as Dr. Steinberg
as Sheriff Meiser
as Judge
as Guard at Desk
as Jill's father
as Agent 712
as Larry Stubbs
as Judge Richard Fiorello
as Commandant Mauser
as Judge
as Lieutenant Mauser
as Matthew
as Troy
as Bert Nadell
as Lenny The Loop
as Nick Carapopolus
as Birnbaum
as Nick Gretsch
as Self
as Rico Mastorelli
as Abe (voice)
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
as Joey
as Tony Turino
as Gas Station Attendant
as Kinsella
as Walter Preston
as Gordon Baum
as Charlie
as Mario
as Alfred Blue
as Julius Mareno
as Friedman
as The Sheik
as Waiter
as TV Color Man
as Det. Mike Lovatelli
as Lassiter
as Mike Tomaso
as Jay David Swooze
as Pete
as Mario Burtoli
as Longshoreman
as Ententainer
as Malcolm
as Jack
as Delivery Man
as Joe
as Barney
as Barker
as Parking Lot Attendant
as Sheriff Calloway
as Will Davis
as Bartender
as Big D
as Self
as Truck Driver