Art Metrano
Acting
Born 1936-09-22
Died 2021-09-08
New York City, New York, USA
97 credits
Read 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.
Not enough member ratings yet.
Sign in to rate.
Filmography
— top 60 of 97
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Hunter
The Mike Douglas Show
Chicago Hope
Ironside
The A-Team
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
Bewitched
Love, American Style
Party of Five
Adam-12
Mannix
Charlie's Angels
21 Jump Street
Wogan
Starsky & Hutch
Barney Miller
All in the Family
The Golden Girls
Cagney & Lacey
The District
Profiler
Hotel
The Incredible Hulk
Baretta
The Partridge Family
The High Chaparral
Pacific Blue
That Girl
Kojak
Benson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Streets of San Francisco
Police Story
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The John Larroquette Show
The Mod Squad
WKRP in Cincinnati
Punky Brewster
Wonder Woman
The White Shadow
Toma
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Malibu Express
Masquerade
Vacation Playhouse
The Outcasts
Police Academy: The Series
Adam's Rib
Flying High
Movin' On
The Partners
Toys
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
The Good Guys
Good Advice
The Practice
Joanie Loves Chachi
Track what you watch
DuckTrack members see which of these they have already watched,
right here on this page.
Create a free account
Comments
0 commentsNo comments yet. Sign in to be the first.