Art Metrano

Born: 1936-09-22

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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as Lieutenant Mauser
Released: 1985-03-28

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are...

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as Commandant Mauser
Released: 1986-03-20

When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make...

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History of the World: Part I

as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Released: 1981-06-12

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the...

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Breathless

as Birnbaum
Released: 1983-05-13

Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange...

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Good Advice

as Homeless Man
Released: 2001-11-15

An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.

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How Stella Got Her Groove Back

as Dr. Steinberg
Released: 1998-08-14

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy...

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

as Max
Released: 1969-12-10

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance...

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Malibu Express

as Matthew
Released: 1985-03-01

In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and...

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The Heartbreak Kid

as Ententainer
Released: 1972-12-17

Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall,...

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The Strongest Man in the World

as TV Color Man
Released: 1975-02-06

Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new...

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Teachers

as Troy
Released: 1984-10-05

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is...

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How to Beat the High Cost of Living

as Gas Station Attendant
Released: 1980-07-11

In order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, three suburban housewives plot to...

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Going Ape!

as Joey
Released: 1981-04-10

When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3...

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Linda Lovelace for President

as The Sheik
Released: 1975-03-01

An intentionally campy film designed to capitalize on Linda Lovelace's sudden fame following...

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Dirty O'Neil

as Lassiter
Released: 1974-05-01

A police officer has very little work as there is virtually no crime in his small California...

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Seven

as Kinsella
Released: 1979-09-07

A government agent discovers a plot by a cartel of seven gangsters to take over the state of...

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In Name Only

as Joe
Released: 1969-11-25

In this romantic comedy, an unwed couple who run a wedding planning business discover, to their...

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Cheaper to Keep Her

as Tony Turino
Released: 1981-01-01

A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.

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They Only Kill Their Masters

as Malcolm
Released: 1972-11-22

An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation...

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Matilda

as Gordon Baum
Released: 1978-06-22

A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his...

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Then Came Bronson

as Barker
Released: 1969-03-24

Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend,...

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Rocket Attack U.S.A.

as Truck Driver
Released: 1960-03-24

It's the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the...

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The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

as Waiter
Released: 1975-03-01

An adventure film about the search for a more than 200-year-old treasure on the ocean floor.

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Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

as Vic
Released: 1989-10-11

A doctor and a mortician have teamed up to do re-animation experiments on corpses using gangster...

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Murder in Mind

as Judge
Released: 1997-08-01

The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis,...

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Steambath

as Longshoreman
Released: 1973-05-04

Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After...

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The All-American Boy

as Jay David Swooze
Released: 1973-10-24

Vic "Bomber" Bealer is a handsome, manipulative boxer who aspires to something greater than the...

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Slaughter's Big Rip Off

as Mario Burtoli
Released: 1973-08-31

Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps...

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Norma

as Delivery Man
Released: 1970-03-01

A woman goes to a doctor hoping he will cure her nymphomania. Scenes of her with her various...

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No Man's Valley

as Abe (voice)
Released: 1981-11-23

Elliot, a rare California condor, must find a hideaway for endangered animals before man drives...

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Warhead

as Mario
Released: 1977-02-15

A weapons expert is reluctantly sent on a mission to a middle-east warzone to locate a lost...

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Brinks: The Great Robbery

as Julius Mareno
Released: 1976-03-26

In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, James McNally is portrayed as the one gang member...

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Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

as Agent 712
Released: 1989-08-17

In this wacky comedy, teen-aged Tony (Bentley C. Mitchum) has never known who is father is....

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Starsky & Hutch

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-10

Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...

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Bewitched

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-17

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...

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The A-Team

as Nick Gretsch
First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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L.A. Law

as Judge Richard Fiorello
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Barney Miller

as Det. Mike Lovatelli
First aired: 1975-01-23

Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...

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Ironside

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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21 Jump Street

as Larry Stubbs
First aired: 1987-04-12

21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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Charlie's Angels

as Alfred Blue
First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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Adam-12

as Will Davis
First aired: 1968-09-21

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...

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Pacific Blue

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-02

Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa...

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Mannix

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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The Incredible Hulk

as Charlie
First aired: 1977-11-04

During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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The High Chaparral

as Bartender
First aired: 1967-09-10

The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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Love, American Style

as Barney
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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The Golden Girls

as Judge
First aired: 1985-09-14

Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake....

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The District

as Teddy Caruso
First aired: 2000-10-07

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1,...

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Hunter

as Bert Nadell
First aired: 1984-09-18

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...

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Cagney & Lacey

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-03-25

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...

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Kojak

as Mike Tomaso
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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The John Larroquette Show

as Jim
First aired: 1993-09-02

The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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WKRP in Cincinnati

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-18

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of...

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All in the Family

as Jack
First aired: 1971-01-12

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...

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Wonder Woman

as Friedman
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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Baretta

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-17

Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show...

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That Girl

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-08

That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the...

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the...

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Punky Brewster

as Lenny The Loop
First aired: 1984-09-16

An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her...

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The White Shadow

as Walter Preston
First aired: 1978-11-27

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from...

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Benson

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-13

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

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The Mod Squad

as Parking Lot Attendant
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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The Outcasts

as Sheriff Calloway
First aired: 1968-09-23

The Outcasts is an American Western genre television series, appearing on ABC in the 1968-69...

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Movin' On

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-05-08

Movin' On is an American drama series that ran for two seasons, between 1974 and 1976. It...

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Flying High

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-29

Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until...

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Police Academy: The Series

as Sheriff Meiser
First aired: 1997-09-22

Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police...

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Toma

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-21

Toma is an American crime drama series that ran on ABC in 1973 and 1974.

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Joanie Loves Chachi

as Rico Mastorelli
First aired: 1982-03-23

Joanie Loves Chachi is an American television spin-off of the American sitcom Happy Days that...

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Masquerade

as Nick Carapopolus
First aired: 1983-12-15

Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the...

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The Practice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-01-30

Sitcom about Jules Bedford, a crusty, sometimes grumpy, and somewhat absent-minded old-school...

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The Good Guys

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Good Guys is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 25, 1968 to January 23,...

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Adam's Rib

as Pete
First aired: 1973-09-14

Adam's Rib is an American situation comedy broadcast on ABC-TV from September 14 to December 28,...

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Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-08

Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by...

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The Ted Knight Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-04-08

The Ted Knight Show is a 1978 United States comedic television series starring Ted Knight which...

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