Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born September 22, 1936
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.
MovieGood Advice
2001
as Homeless Man
TVThe District
2000
as Teddy Caruso
MovieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Dr. Steinberg
TVPolice Academy: The Series
1997
as Sheriff Meiser
MovieMurder in Mind
1997
as Judge
TVProfiler
1996
TVPacific Blue
1996
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Elijah Horn
TVParty of Five
1994
as Driver
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Jim
MovieToys
1992
as Guard at Desk
MovieStrawberry Road
1991
as Jill's father
MovieBeverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
as Vic
MovieReal Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989
as Agent 712
TV21 Jump Street
1987
as Larry Stubbs
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Judge Richard Fiorello
MoviePolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Commandant Mauser
Tough Cookies
1986
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Judge
MoviePolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
as Lieutenant Mauser
MovieMalibu Express
1985
as Matthew
MovieTeachers
1984
as Troy
TVHunter
1984
as Bert Nadell
TVPunky Brewster
1984
as Lenny The Loop
TVMasquerade
1983
as Nick Carapopolus
MovieBreathless
1983
as Birnbaum
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Nick Gretsch
TVHotel
1982
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
TVJoanie Loves Chachi
1982
as Rico Mastorelli
MovieNo Man's Valley
1981
as Abe (voice)
MovieHistory of the World: Part I
1981
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
MovieGoing Ape!
1981
as Joey
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieCheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Tony Turino
A Cry for Love
1980
MovieHow to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
as Gas Station Attendant
TVBenson
1979
TVFred and Barney Meet The Thing
1979
MovieSeven
1979
as Kinsella
TVThe White Shadow
1978
as Walter Preston
Human Feelings
1978
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
TVFlying High
1978
TVWKRP in Cincinnati
1978
MovieMatilda
1978
as Gordon Baum
TVThe Ted Knight Show
1978
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Charlie
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977
MovieWarhead
1977
as Mario
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Alfred Blue
MovieBrinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as Julius Mareno
TVThe Practice
1976
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Friedman
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
MovieLinda Lovelace for President
1975
as The Sheik
MovieThe Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975
as Waiter
MovieThe Strongest Man in the World
1975
as TV Color Man
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Det. Mike Lovatelli
TVBaretta
1975
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TVMovin' On
1974
MovieDirty O'Neil
1974
as Lassiter
MovieThe All-American Boy
1973
as Jay David Swooze
TVKojak
1973
as Mike Tomaso
TVToma
1973
TVAdam's Rib
1973
as Pete
MovieSlaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Mario Burtoli
MovieSteambath
1973
as Longshoreman
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieThe Heartbreak Kid
1972
as Entertainer
MovieThey Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Malcolm
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Partners
1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Jack
TVThe Partridge Family
1970
as Mike Young
MovieNorma
1970
as Delivery Man
MovieThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Max
MovieIn Name Only
1969
as Joe
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Barney
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
MovieThen Came Bronson
1969
as Barker
TVThe Good Guys
1968
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
as Parking Lot Attendant
TVThe Outcasts
1968
as Sheriff Calloway
TVAdam-12
1968
as Will Davis
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
TVMannix
1967
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Bartender
TVIronside
1967
TVThat Girl
1966
TVBewitched
1964
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Big D
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieRocket Attack U.S.A.
1960
as Truck Driver
