
Art Metrano
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 22 Sep, 1936
- Death day: 08 Sep, 2021 ( 4 years old )
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as: Arthur Metrano, Arthur M. Metrano, Harry Metrano
Art Metrano
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.
Credits
- 2001 - Good Advice ( movie ) as Homeless Man
- 2000 - The District ( tv ) as Teddy Caruso
- 1998 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back ( movie ) as Dr. Steinberg
- 1997 - Police Academy: The Series ( tv ) as Sheriff Meiser
- 1997 - Murder in Mind ( movie ) as Judge
- 1996 - Profiler ( tv )
- 1996 - Pacific Blue ( tv )
- 1994 - Chicago Hope ( tv ) as Elijah Horn
- 1994 - Party of Five ( tv ) as Driver
- 1994 - Party of Five ( tv ) as Justice of the Peace
- 1993 - The John Larroquette Show ( tv ) as Jim
- 1992 - Toys ( movie ) as Guard at Desk
- 1991 - ストロベリーロード ( movie ) as Jill's father
- 1989 - Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers ( movie ) as Vic
- 1989 - Gummibärchen küßt man nicht ( movie ) as Agent 712
- 1987 - 21 Jump Street ( tv ) as Larry Stubbs
- 1986 - L.A. Law ( tv ) as Judge Richard Fiorello
- 1986 - Police Academy 3: Back in Training ( movie ) as Commandant Mauser
- 1986 - Tough Cookies ( tv )
- 1985 - The Golden Girls ( tv ) as Judge
- 1985 - Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ( movie ) as Lieutenant Mauser
- 1985 - Malibu Express ( movie ) as Matthew
- 1984 - Teachers ( movie ) as Troy
- 1984 - Hunter ( tv ) as Bert Nadell
- 1984 - Punky Brewster ( tv ) as Lenny The Loop
- 1983 - Masquerade ( tv ) as Nick Carapopolus
- 1983 - Breathless ( movie ) as Birnbaum
- 1983 - The A-Team ( tv ) as Nick Gretsch
- 1982 - Hotel ( tv )
- 1982 - Wogan ( tv ) as Self
- 1982 - Cagney & Lacey ( tv )
- 1982 - Joanie Loves Chachi ( tv ) as Rico Mastorelli
- 1981 - No Man's Valley ( movie ) as Abe (voice)
- 1981 - History of the World: Part I ( movie ) as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
- 1981 - Going Ape! ( movie ) as Joey
- 1981 - Hill Street Blues ( tv )
- 1981 - Cheaper to Keep Her ( movie ) as Tony Turino
- 1980 - A Cry for Love ( movie )
- 1980 - How to Beat the High Cost of Living ( movie ) as Gas Station Attendant
- 1979 - Benson ( tv )
- 1979 - Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ( tv )
- 1979 - Seven ( movie ) as Kinsella
- 1978 - The White Shadow ( tv ) as Walter Preston
- 1978 - Human Feelings ( movie ) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1978 - Flying High ( tv )
- 1978 - WKRP in Cincinnati ( tv )
- 1978 - Matilda ( movie ) as Gordon Baum
- 1978 - The Ted Knight Show ( tv )
- 1977 - The Incredible Hulk ( tv ) as Charlie
- 1977 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not ( tv )
- 1977 - Warhead ( movie ) as Mario
- 1976 - Charlie's Angels ( tv ) as Alfred Blue
- 1976 - Brinks: The Great Robbery ( movie ) as Julius Mareno
- 1976 - The Practice ( tv )
- 1975 - Wonder Woman ( tv ) as Friedman
- 1975 - Starsky & Hutch ( tv )
- 1975 - Linda Lovelace for President ( movie ) as The Sheik
- 1975 - The Treasure of Jamaica Reef ( movie ) as Waiter
- 1975 - The Strongest Man in the World ( movie ) as TV Color Man
- 1975 - Barney Miller ( tv ) as Det. Mike Lovatelli
- 1975 - Baretta ( tv )
- 1974 - Kolchak: The Night Stalker ( tv )
- 1974 - Movin' On ( tv )
- 1974 - Dirty O'Neil ( movie ) as Lassiter
- 1973 - The All-American Boy ( movie ) as Jay David Swooze
- 1973 - Kojak ( tv ) as Mike Tomaso
- 1973 - Adam's Rib ( tv ) as Pete
- 1973 - Slaughter's Big Rip-Off ( movie ) as Mario Burtoli
- 1973 - Steambath ( movie ) as Longshoreman
- 1973 - Toma ( tv )
- 1973 - Police Story ( tv )
- 1972 - The Heartbreak Kid ( movie ) as Ententainer
- 1972 - They Only Kill Their Masters ( movie ) as Malcolm
- 1972 - The Streets of San Francisco ( tv )
- 1971 - The Partners ( tv )
- 1971 - The Chicago Teddy Bears ( tv )
- 1971 - All in the Family ( tv ) as Jack
- 1970 - The Partridge Family ( tv ) as Mike Young
- 1970 - Norma ( movie ) as Delivery Man
- 1969 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? ( movie ) as Max
- 1969 - In Name Only ( movie ) as Joe
- 1969 - Love, American Style ( tv ) as Barney
- 1969 - The Barbara McNair Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1969 - Then Came Bronson ( movie ) as Barker
- 1968 - The Good Guys ( tv )
- 1968 - The Mod Squad ( tv ) as Parking Lot Attendant
- 1968 - The Outcasts ( tv ) as Sheriff Calloway
- 1968 - Adam-12 ( tv ) as Will Davis
- 1968 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( tv ) as The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
- 1967 - Mannix ( tv )
- 1967 - The High Chaparral ( tv ) as Bartender
- 1967 - Ironside ( tv )
- 1966 - That Girl ( tv )
- 1964 - Bewitched ( tv )
- 1963 - Vacation Playhouse ( tv ) as Big D
- 1962 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( tv ) as Self
- 1961 - The Mike Douglas Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1960 - Rocket Attack U.S.A. ( movie ) as Truck Driver