Born: 1936-09-22 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2021-09-08
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.
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Good Advice - 2001-11-15
How Stella Got Her Groove Back - 1998-08-14
Murder in Mind - 1997-08-01
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers - 1989-10-11
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears - 1989-08-17
Police Academy 3: Back in Training - 1986-03-20
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - 1985-03-28
Malibu Express - 1985-03-01
Teachers - 1984-10-05
Breathless - 1983-05-13
No Man's Valley - 1981-11-23
History of the World: Part I - 1981-06-12
Going Ape! - 1981-04-10
Cheaper to Keep Her - 1981-01-01
A Cry for Love - 1980-10-20
How to Beat the High Cost of Living - 1980-07-11
Seven - 1979-09-07
Human Feelings - 1978-10-16
Matilda - 1978-06-22
Warhead - 1977-02-15