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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Advice (2001) | Homeless Man | - | - |
| 2 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) | Dr. Steinberg | 1 | |
| 3 | Murder in Mind (1997) | Judge | - | - |
| 4 | Toys (1992) | Guard at Desk | 6 | |
| 5 | Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989) | Vic | - | - |
| 6 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) | Commandant Mauser | 6 | |
| 7 | Malibu Express (1985) | Matthew | 6.5 | |
| 8 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) | Lieutenant Mauser | 6.2 | |
| 9 | Breathless (1983) | Birnbaum | - | - |
| 10 | History of the World: Part I (1981) | Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire | 7.3 | |
| 11 | How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) | Gas Station Attendant | - | - |
| 12 | Seven (1979) | Kinsella | - | - |
| 13 | Matilda (1978) | Gordon Baum | 3 | |
| 14 | The Strongest Man in the World (1975) | TV Color Man | - | - |
| 15 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) | Mario Burtoli | - | - |
| 16 | The Heartbreak Kid (1972) | Entertainer | 6 | |
| 17 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Max | 8 | |
| 18 | Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960) | Truck Driver | 1 |
