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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-09-22 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2001

Good Advice as Homeless Man

2000

The District as Teddy Caruso

1998

1997

Police Academy: The Series as Sheriff Meiser

1996

1994

1993

1991

Strawberry Road as Jill's father

1989

1987

21 Jump Street as Larry Stubbs

1986

L.A. Law as Judge Richard Fiorello

1985

1984

Teachers as Troy
Punky Brewster as Lenny The Loop
Hunter as Bert Nadell

1983

Breathless as Birnbaum
The A-Team as Nick Gretsch
Masquerade as Nick Carapopolus

1982

1981

History of the World: Part I as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Cheaper to Keep Her as Tony Turino
No Man's Valley as Abe (voice)
Going Ape! as Joey

1980

1979

1978

Human Feelings as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Matilda as Gordon Baum
The White Shadow as Walter Preston

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Mario Burtoli
The All-American Boy as Jay David Swooze
Steambath as Longshoreman
Kojak as Mike Tomaso
Adam's Rib as Pete

1972

1971

1970

Norma as Delivery Man

1969

1968

The Mod Squad as Parking Lot Attendant
The Outcasts as Sheriff Calloway
Adam-12 as Will Davis

1967

1966

1964

1963

1962

1961

1960

Rocket Attack U.S.A. as Truck Driver