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Art Metrano

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Art Metrano

Born September 22, 1936 in New York City, New York, USADied September 8, 202138 films

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.

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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.

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? posterFirst watchThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?19697.6as MaxIn the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
History of the World: Part I poster6.7History of the World: Part I1981Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster6.1Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985Police Academy 3: Back in Training poster5.8Police Academy 3: Back in Training1986Toys poster5.3Toys1992Breathless poster5.9Breathless1983The Heartbreak Kid poster6.7The Heartbreak Kid1972How Stella Got Her Groove Back poster5.8How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998Good Advice poster5.9Good Advice2001

Filmography

38 films as actor
  1. 2001Good AdviceHomeless Man
  2. 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackDr. Steinberg
  3. 1997Murder in MindJudge
  4. 1992ToysGuard at Desk
  5. 1991Strawberry RoadJill's father
  6. 1989Beverly Hills BodysnatchersVic
  7. 1989Real Men Don't Eat Gummi BearsAgent 712
  8. 1988Lool
  9. 1986Police Academy 3: Back in TrainingCommandant Mauser
  10. 1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentLieutenant Mauser
  11. 1985Malibu ExpressMatthew
  12. 1984TeachersTroy
  13. 1983BreathlessBirnbaum
  14. 1981No Man's ValleyAbe (voice)
  15. 1981History of the World: Part ILeonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
  16. 1981Going Ape!Joey
  17. 1981Cheaper to Keep HerTony Turino
  18. 1980A Cry for Love
  19. 1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingGas Station Attendant
  20. 1979SevenKinsella
  21. 1978Human FeelingsCab Driver (uncredited)
  22. 1978MatildaGordon Baum
  23. 1977WarheadMario
  24. 1976Brinks: The Great RobberyJulius Mareno
  25. 1975Linda Lovelace for PresidentThe Sheik
  26. 1975The Treasure of Jamaica ReefWaiter
  27. 1975The Strongest Man in the WorldTV Color Man
  28. 1974Dirty O'NeilLassiter
  29. 1973The All-American BoyJay David Swooze
  30. 1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffMario Burtoli
  31. 1973SteambathLongshoreman
  32. 1972The Heartbreak KidEntertainer
  33. 1972They Only Kill Their MastersMalcolm
  34. 1970NormaDelivery Man
  35. 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Max
  36. 1969In Name OnlyJoe
  37. 1969Then Came BronsonBarker
  38. 1960Rocket Attack U.S.A.Truck Driver