Art Metrano

Art Metrano

  • Birthday: 1936-09-22
  • Deathday: 2021-09-08
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Arthur 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

Dirty O'Neil

1974

As Lassiter

Breathless

1983

As Birnbaum

Malibu Express

1985

As Matthew

No Man's Valley

1981

As Abe (voice)

Warhead

1977

As Mario

Seven

1979

As Kinsella

Norma

1970

As Delivery Man

Matilda

1978

As Gordon Baum

The All-American Boy

1973

As Jay David Swooze

Going Ape!

1981

As Joey

Slaughter's Big Rip Off

1973

As Mario Burtoli

Brinks: The Great Robbery

1976

As Julius Mareno

Murder in Mind

1997

As Judge

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980

As Gas Station Attendant

Teachers

1984

As Troy

Steambath

1973

As Longshoreman

Then Came Bronson

1969

As Barker

The Heartbreak Kid

1972

As Ententainer

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

As Tony Turino

Good Advice

2001

As Homeless Man

Amy Prentiss

1974

As Detective Rod Pena

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

As Dr. Steinberg

Rocket Attack U.S.A.

1960

As Truck Driver

In Name Only

1969

As Joe

History of the World: Part I

1981

As Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

Human Feelings

1978

As Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

As TV Color Man

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