Art Metrano
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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.
Known for
Credits
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
as Commandant Mauser
Malibu Express (1985)
as Matthew
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
as Lieutenant Mauser
Toys (1992)
as Guard at Desk
Breathless (1983)
as Birnbaum
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
as Max
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Dr. Steinberg
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
as Malcolm
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
as Entertainer
History of the World: Part I (1981)
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Teachers (1984)
as Troy
Going Ape! (1981)
as Joey
Matilda (1978)
as Gordon Baum
Seven (1979)
as Kinsella
Murder in Mind (1997)
as Judge
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
as Mario Burtoli
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
as Gas Station Attendant
Good Advice (2001)
as Homeless Man
Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
as Julius Mareno
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as TV Color Man
In Name Only (1969)
as Joe
Human Feelings (1978)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Steambath (1973)
as Longshoreman
The All-American Boy (1973)
as Jay David Swooze
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
as Tony Turino
Linda Lovelace for President (1975)
as The Sheik
Dirty O'Neil (1974)
as Lassiter
Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960)
as Truck Driver
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1975)
as Waiter
Then Came Bronson (1969)
as Barker
A Cry for Love (1980)
Actor
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (1989)
as Agent 712
Strawberry Road (1991)
as Jill's father
No Man's Valley (1981)
as Abe (voice)
Norma (1970)
as Delivery Man
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)
as Vic
Warhead (1977)
as Mario