Art Metrano

Art Metrano

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Good Advice ★ 5.9 Good Advice 2001 The District ★ 6.8 The District 2000 How Stella Got Her Groove Back ★ 5.8 How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998 Police Academy: The Series ★ 5.8 Police Academy: The Series 1997 Murder in Mind ★ 5.5 Murder in Mind 1997 Profiler ★ 7.0 Profiler 1996 Pacific Blue ★ 5.4 Pacific Blue 1996 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 Party of Five ★ 7.0 Party of Five 1994 The John Larroquette Show ★ 6.8 The John Larroquette Show 1993 Toys ★ 5.3 Toys 1992 Strawberry Road ★ 9.5 Strawberry Road 1991 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers ★ 3.1 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers 1989 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears ★ 9.0 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears 1989 21 Jump Street ★ 7.2 21 Jump Street 1987 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training ★ 5.8 Police Academy 3: Back in Training 1986 Tough Cookies ★ 7.0 Tough Cookies 1986 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ★ 6.1 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 Malibu Express ★ 4.7 Malibu Express 1985 Teachers ★ 5.7 Teachers 1984 Hunter ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984 Punky Brewster ★ 7.3 Punky Brewster 1984 Masquerade ★ 7.5 Masquerade 1983 Breathless ★ 5.9 Breathless 1983 The A-Team ★ 7.5 The A-Team 1983 Hotel ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982 Wogan ★ 5.3 Wogan 1982 Cagney & Lacey ★ 7.0 Cagney & Lacey 1982 Joanie Loves Chachi ★ 5.1 Joanie Loves Chachi 1982 No Man's Valley ★ 7.0 No Man's Valley 1981 History of the World: Part I ★ 6.7 History of the World: Part I 1981 Going Ape! ★ 4.5 Going Ape! 1981 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 Cheaper to Keep Her ★ 4.3 Cheaper to Keep Her 1981 A Cry for Love ★ 10.0 A Cry for Love 1980 How to Beat the High Cost of Living ★ 5.2 How to Beat the High Cost of Living 1980 Benson ★ 7.1 Benson 1979 Fred and Barney Meet The Thing ★ 6.0 Fred and Barney Meet The Thing 1979 Seven ★ 5.8 Seven 1979 The White Shadow ★ 7.1 The White Shadow 1978 Human Feelings ★ 10.0 Human Feelings 1978 Flying High ★ 6.3 Flying High 1978 WKRP in Cincinnati ★ 7.6 WKRP in Cincinnati 1978 Matilda ★ 5.7 Matilda 1978 The Ted Knight Show ★ 6.5 The Ted Knight Show 1978 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 Loves Me, Loves Me Not ★ 9.0 Loves Me, Loves Me Not 1977 Warhead ★ 3.7 Warhead 1977 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery ★ 10.0 Brinks: The Great Robbery 1976 The Practice ★ 7.5 The Practice 1976 Wonder Woman ★ 7.0 Wonder Woman 1975 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Linda Lovelace for President ★ 4.2 Linda Lovelace for President 1975 The Treasure of Jamaica Reef ★ 3.0 The Treasure of Jamaica Reef 1975 The Strongest Man in the World ★ 6.2 The Strongest Man in the World 1975 Barney Miller ★ 7.4 Barney Miller 1975 Baretta ★ 6.5 Baretta 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ★ 7.6 Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974 Movin' On ★ 6.5 Movin' On 1974 Dirty O'Neil ★ 4.7 Dirty O'Neil 1974 The All-American Boy ★ 4.0 The All-American Boy 1973 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Toma ★ 6.8 Toma 1973 Adam's Rib ★ 7.5 Adam's Rib 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off ★ 4.8 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off 1973 Steambath ★ 5.1 Steambath 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 The Heartbreak Kid ★ 6.6 The Heartbreak Kid 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters ★ 5.1 They Only Kill Their Masters 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 The Partners ★ 6.5 The Partners 1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears ★ 6.7 The Chicago Teddy Bears 1971 All in the Family ★ 7.8 All in the Family 1971 The Partridge Family ★ 6.9 The Partridge Family 1970 Norma ★ 3.2 Norma 1970 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? ★ 7.6 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969 In Name Only ★ 7.0 In Name Only 1969