Art Metrano

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-09-22

Day of death

2021-09-08 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Art 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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • The District

    The District

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Benson

    Benson

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • Punky Brewster

    Punky Brewster

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Malibu Express

    Malibu Express

  • Movin' On

    Movin' On

  • Linda Lovelace for President

    Linda Lovelace for President

  • The Partners

    The Partners

  • Matilda

    Matilda

  • Steambath

    Steambath

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Seven

    Seven

  • The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

    The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Chicago Teddy Bears

    The Chicago Teddy Bears

  • Going Ape!

    Going Ape!

  • Good Advice

    Good Advice

  • History of the World: Part I

    History of the World: Part I

  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

    Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

  • Police Academy: The Series

    Police Academy: The Series

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • They Only Kill Their Masters

    They Only Kill Their Masters

  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training

    Police Academy 3: Back in Training

  • Toma

    Toma

  • Dirty O'Neil

    Dirty O'Neil

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Heartbreak Kid

    The Heartbreak Kid

  • Joanie Loves Chachi

    Joanie Loves Chachi

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

  • Toys

    Toys

  • The Barbara McNair Show

    The Barbara McNair Show

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  • The Strongest Man in the World

    The Strongest Man in the World

  • How to Beat the High Cost of Living

    How to Beat the High Cost of Living

  • Warhead

    Warhead

  • A Cry for Love

    A Cry for Love

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • No Man's Valley

    No Man's Valley

  • Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

    Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

  • Human Feelings

    Human Feelings

  • Tough Cookies

    Tough Cookies

  • Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

    Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • Norma

    Norma

  • The All-American Boy

    The All-American Boy

  • Cheaper to Keep Her

    Cheaper to Keep Her

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • Rocket Attack U.S.A.

    Rocket Attack U.S.A.

  • Brinks: The Great Robbery

    Brinks: The Great Robbery

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • The Ted Knight Show

    The Ted Knight Show

  • Loves Me, Loves Me Not

    Loves Me, Loves Me Not

  • Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

    Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

  • Strawberry Road

    Strawberry Road