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