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Art Metrano
Actor
Died September 8, 2021 (84 years)
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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Filmography
| 2001 | Good Advice · as Homeless Man |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Teddy Caruso |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Dr. Steinberg |
| 1997 | Murder in Mind · as Judge |
| 1997 | Police Academy: The Series (TV Series) · as Sheriff Meiser |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) · as Driver |
| 1992 | Toys · as Guard at Desk |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings (TV Series) · as Kurt Fielding |
| 1989 | Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears · as Agent 712 |
| 1989 | Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers · as Vic |
| 1988 | Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Art |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street (TV Series) · as Larry Stubbs |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Judge Richard Fiorello |
| 1986 | Tough Cookies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training · as Comdt. Mauser |
| 1985 | Malibu Express · as Matthew |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment · as Lt. Mauser |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Bert Nadell |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster (TV Series) · as Lenny The Loop |
| 1984 | Teachers · as Troy |
| 1983 | Breathless · as Birnbaum |
| 1983 | Serendipity the Pink Dragon (TV Series) · as (1983) |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Nick Gretsch |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Going Ape! · as Joey |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I · as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire |
| 1980 | How to Beat the High Cost of Living · as Gas Station Attendant |
| 1980 | Cheaper to Keep Her · as Tony Turino |
| 1979 | Seven · as Kinsella |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Matilda · as Gordon Baum |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Centennial (TV Series) · as Meurice |
| 1977 | Warhead · as Mario |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Conway Ferguson |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Emilio Spinetti |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Linda Lovelace for President · as The Sheik |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World · as TV Color Man |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Friedman |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Det. Mike Lovatelli |
| 1974 | The Treasure of Jamaica Reef · as Waiter |
| 1974 | Dirty O'Neil · as Lassiter |
| 1974 | Movin' On (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · as Mario Burtoli |
| 1973 | Steambath · as Longshoreman |
| 1973 | The All-American Boy · as Jay David Swooze |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Mike Tomaso |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Heartbreak Kid · as Ententainer |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters · as Malcolm |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1970 | Norma · as Delivery Man |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) · as Used Car Salesman |
| 1970 | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Mike Young |
| 1969 | In Name Only · as Joe |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Barney (segment "Love and the Woman in White") |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · as Max |
| 1968 | The Outcasts (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Will Davis |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer - Discovery of the Week |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | That Girl (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Rocket Attack U.S.A. · as Truck Driver |
| 1959 |