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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... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Good Advice as Homeless Man | 2001-11-15 |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Dr. Steinberg | 1998-08-14 |
| Murder in Mind as Judge | 1997-08-01 |
| Toys as Guard at Desk | 1992-12-18 |
| Strawberry Road as Jill's father | 1991-04-27 |
| Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers as Vic | 1989-10-11 |
| Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears as Agent 712 | 1989-08-17 |
| Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Commandant Mauser | 1986-03-20 |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Lieutenant Mauser | 1985-03-28 |
| Malibu Express as Matthew | 1985-03-01 |
| Teachers as Troy | 1984-10-05 |
| Breathless as Birnbaum | 1983-05-13 |
| No Man's Valley as Abe (voice) | 1981-11-23 |
| History of the World: Part I as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire | 1981-06-12 |
| Going Ape! as Joey | 1981-04-10 |
| Cheaper to Keep Her as Tony Turino | 1981-01-01 |
| A Cry for Love | 1980-10-20 |
| How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Gas Station Attendant | 1980-07-11 |
| Seven as Kinsella | 1979-09-07 |
| Human Feelings as Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1978-10-16 |
| Matilda as Gordon Baum | 1978-06-22 |
| Warhead as Mario | 1977-02-15 |
| Brinks: The Great Robbery as Julius Mareno | 1976-03-26 |
| The Treasure of Jamaica Reef as Waiter | 1975-03-01 |
| Linda Lovelace for President as The Sheik | 1975-03-01 |
| The Strongest Man in the World as TV Color Man | 1975-02-06 |
| Dirty O'Neil as Lassiter | 1974-05-01 |
| The All-American Boy as Jay David Swooze | 1973-10-24 |
| Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Mario Burtoli | 1973-08-31 |
| Steambath as Longshoreman | 1973-05-04 |
| The Heartbreak Kid as Entertainer | 1972-12-17 |
| They Only Kill Their Masters as Malcolm | 1972-11-22 |
| Norma as Delivery Man | 1970-03-01 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Max | 1969-12-10 |
| In Name Only as Joe | 1969-11-25 |
| Then Came Bronson as Barker | 1969-03-24 |
| Rocket Attack U.S.A. as Truck Driver | 1960-03-24 |

