Good Advice
2001 · Movie
as Homeless Man
Art Metrano
1936-09-22
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New York City, New York, USA
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
The District
2000 · TV Show
as Teddy Caruso
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Movie
as Dr. Steinberg
Murder in Mind
1997 · Movie
as Judge
Police Academy: The Series
1997 · TV Show
as Sheriff Meiser
Pacific Blue
1996 · TV Show
Profiler
1996 · TV Show
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
as Elijah Horn
Party of Five
1994 · TV Show
as Driver, Justice of the Peace
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · TV Show
as Jim
Toys
1992 · Movie
as Guard at Desk
Strawberry Road
1991 · Movie
as Jill's father
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989 · Movie
as Agent 712
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989 · Movie
as Vic
21 Jump Street
1987 · TV Show
as Larry Stubbs
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · Movie
as Commandant Mauser
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Judge Richard Fiorello
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Tough Cookies
1986 · TV Show
Malibu Express
1985 · Movie
as Matthew
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · Movie
as Lieutenant Mauser
The Golden Girls
1985 · TV Show
as Judge
Teachers
1984 · Movie
as Troy
Punky Brewster
1984 · TV Show
as Lenny The Loop
Hunter
1984 · TV Show
as Bert Nadell
Breathless
1983 · Movie
as Birnbaum
The A-Team
1983 · TV Show
as Nick Gretsch
Masquerade
1983 · TV Show
as Nick Carapopolus
Joanie Loves Chachi
1982 · TV Show
as Rico Mastorelli
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV Show
Wogan
1982 · TV Show
as Self
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Movie
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981 · Movie
as Tony Turino
No Man's Valley
1981 · Movie
as Abe (voice)
Going Ape!
1981 · Movie
as Joey
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV Show
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980 · Movie
as Gas Station Attendant
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A Cry for Love
1980 · Movie
Seven
1979 · Movie
as Kinsella
Benson
1979 · TV Show
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
1979 · TV Show
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Human Feelings
1978 · Movie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Matilda
1978 · Movie
as Gordon Baum
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · TV Show
The White Shadow
1978 · TV Show
as Walter Preston
Flying High
1978 · TV Show
The Ted Knight Show
1978 · TV Show
Warhead
1977 · Movie
as Mario
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Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977 · TV Show
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV Show
as Charlie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 · Movie
as Julius Mareno
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Alfred Blue
The Practice
1976 · TV Show
Linda Lovelace for President
1975 · Movie
as The Sheik
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975 · Movie
as Waiter
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Movie
as TV Color Man
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV Show
Baretta
1975 · TV Show
Barney Miller
1975 · TV Show
as Det. Mike Lovatelli
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Friedman
Dirty O'Neil
1974 · Movie
as Lassiter
Movin' On
1974 · TV Show
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · TV Show
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Movie
as Mario Burtoli
The All-American Boy
1973 · Movie
as Jay David Swooze
Steambath
1973 · Movie
as Longshoreman
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
as Mike Tomaso
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Adam's Rib
1973 · TV Show
as Pete
Toma
1973 · TV Show
The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · Movie
as Entertainer
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972 · Movie
as Malcolm
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
All in the Family
1971 · TV Show
as Jack
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The Partners
1971 · TV Show
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The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971 · TV Show
Norma
1970 · Movie
as Delivery Man
The Partridge Family
1970 · TV Show
as Mike Young
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 · Movie
as Max
Then Came Bronson
1969 · Movie
as Barker
In Name Only
1969 · Movie
as Joe
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The Barbara McNair Show
1969 · TV Show
as Self
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
as Barney
The Good Guys
1968 · TV Show
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
as Parking Lot Attendant
The Outcasts
1968 · TV Show
as Sheriff Calloway
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Will Davis
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
as The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
The High Chaparral
1967 · TV Show
as Bartender
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
Bewitched
1964 · TV Show
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Vacation Playhouse
1963 · TV Show
as Big D
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
1960 · Movie
as Truck Driver
