Art Metrano
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.
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Mauser
Age 49 (now 84)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Lieutenant Mauser
Age 48 (now 84)
History of the World: Part I
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Age 44 (now 84)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Gas Station Attendant
Age 43 (now 84)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Steinberg
Age 61 (now 84)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Mauser
Age 49 (now 84) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Lieutenant Mauser
Age 48 (now 84)
History of the World: Part I
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Age 44 (now 84)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Gas Station Attendant
Age 43 (now 84)
The Strongest Man in the World
as TV Color Man
Age 38 (now 84)
Police Academy: The Series
as Sheriff Meiser
Age 60 (now 84)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
Age 31 (now 84)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 26 (now 84)
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Also Known As
Arthur Metrano, Arthur M. Metrano, Harry Metrano
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