Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-09-22
Day of Death
2021-09-08
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (37)
Good Advice
2001
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Murder in Mind
1997
Toys
1992
Strawberry Road
1991
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
Malibu Express
1985
Teachers
1984
Breathless
1983
No Man's Valley
1981
History of the World: Part I
1981
