Art Metrano Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Arthur "Art" Metrano (born September 22, 1936) is 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 appearances were a 1968 episode of Ironside, a 1968 episode of Bewitched, a 1976 episode of The Practice, and as a regular on The Streets of San Francisco as "Sekulovich", a legman for Detective Mike Stone, played by Karl Malden, the in-joke being that Sekulovich was Malden's real surname. In 1977, he was a regular in the cast of the short-lived CBS situation comedy Loves Me, Loves Me Not.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. Art worked with Dick Towers, a singer and entertainer as his straight man early in his career.In December 2007, Metrano filed a lawsuit against the creator, producers and studio behind the television show Family Guy, asserting copyright infringement, and asking for damages in excess of two million dollars. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms.Metrano seriously injured his spinal cord due to a fall at home in 1989 and became a quadriplegic. 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 disabled people.
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TV Shows
Joanie Loves Chachi, Fred and Barney Meet The Thing, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Movin' On, The Chicago Teddy Bears, Tough Cookies
Star Sign
Virgo
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[onn his one-man act, "Accidental Comedy"] I'm not doing the play for the money, because there is no money. The reward comes with the people who surround me after the show, who tell me about the adversity in their lives and how I have given them hope.
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[on the date and time of his accident] September 17, 1989. It was Sunday before noon, around 11:30. [I remember it] vividly. It's something that will stay with me until the day I die . . .
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Fact
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Known to fans as Mauser from the Police Academy Series.
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Through his one man stage act, titled "The Accidental Comedy", he has been able to raise more than $175,000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury to help buy crutches, wheelchairs and supplies for others with spinal injuries.
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Broke his neck in six places falling from a ladder while working on a house. After extensive rehabilitation, he can walk a little with difficulty, but generally uses a wheelchair.
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Appeared frequently on variety shows in the early 70s as a magician performing absurd tricks (such as making his fingers "jump" from one hand to another) while constantly humming his inane theme song.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Advice
2001
Homeless Man
The District
2001
TV Series
Teddy Caruso
Party of Five
1997-2000
TV Series
Driver / Justice of the Peace
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Dr. Steinberg
Profiler
1998
TV Series
Police Academy: The Series
1998
TV Series
Sheriff Meiser
Pacific Blue
1997
TV Series
Murder in Mind
1997
Judge
Chicago Hope
1997
TV Series
Judge Elijah Horn
Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman
1994-1995
TV Mini-Series
Additional Voices
Herman's Head
1994
TV Series
Reporter #1
Silk Stalkings
1994
TV Series
Kurt Fielding
The John Larroquette Show
1993
TV Series
Empty Nest
1990-1993
TV Series
Elevator Repairman / Art
L.A. Law
1991-1993
TV Series
Judge Richard Fiorello
Toys
1992
Guard at Desk
Nurses
1992
TV Series
Mr. Warner
The Golden Girls
1992
TV Series
Judge
Hunter
1991
TV Series
Bert Nadell
Lenny
1990
TV Series
Father
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989
Agent 712
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
1989
Vic
21 Jump Street
1989
TV Series
Larry Stubbs
Cagney & Lacey
1987
TV Series
Gus DeScarfo
Hill Street Blues
1986
TV Series
Al Sanderson
Tough Cookies
1986
TV Series
Lt. Iverson
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
Comdt. Mauser
The A-Team
1985
TV Series
Nick Gretsch
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
Lt. Mauser
Malibu Express
1985
Matthew
Tiger - Frühling in Wien
1984
Tiger
Hotel
1984
TV Series
Leo McGurty
Punky Brewster
1984
TV Series
Lenny the Loop
Teachers
1984
Troy
Masquerade
1984
TV Series
Nick
Fantasy Island
1982-1983
TV Series
Conway Ferguson / Eddie Kimball
Joanie Loves Chachi
1982-1983
TV Series
Uncle Rico Mastorelli
Breathless
1983
Birnbaum
Matt Houston
1982
TV Series
Cody Wohl
WKRP in Cincinnati
1982
TV Series
Ted Jeffrey
No Man's Valley
1981
TV Short
Abe (voice)
History of the World: Part I
1981
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Going Ape!
1981
Joey
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
Tony Turino
Rise and Shine
1981
TV Series
Mr. Tillman
A Cry for Love
1980
TV Movie
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living
1980
Gas Station Attendant
Benson
1979-1980
TV Series
Captain Bates
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
1979
TV Series
Spike (voice)
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing
1979
TV Series
Spike
Seven
1979
Kincella
Kaz
1979
TV Series
Centennial
1979
TV Mini-Series
Meurice
The White Shadow
1978
TV Series
Walter Preston
Flying High
1978
TV Series
Harve
The Incredible Hulk
1978
TV Series
Charlie
Wonder Woman
1978
TV Series
Friedman
Human Feelings
1978
TV Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Matilda
1978
Gordon Baum
The Ted Knight Show
1978
TV Series
Ace
All in the Family
1978
TV Series
Jack
Baretta
1975-1977
TV Series
Officer Pulaski
Pulaski
Corey
Charlie's Angels
1977
TV Series
Alfred Blue
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977
TV Series
Tom
Police Story
1974-1977
TV Series
Joe Lazzari / Jake Rosen / Dominic
Warhead
1977
Mario
The Streets of San Francisco
1977
TV Series
Tony Pellegrino
The Practice
1976
TV Series
Cabbie
Starsky and Hutch
1976
TV Series
Amboy
Flo's Place
1976
TV Movie
Beito
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
TV Movie
Julius Mareno
Movin' On
1975-1976
TV Series
Moose
Barney Miller
1975
TV Series
Detective Mike Lovatelli
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
The Sheik (as Arthur Metrano)
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
TV Color Man
Amy Prentiss
1974-1975
TV Series
Detective Rod Pena
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1975
TV Series
Henry 'Studs' Spake
Ironside
1969-1974
TV Series
Detective RodPena / Detective Rod Pena / Chambers / ...
Dirty O'Neil
1974
Lassiter
Toma
1974
TV Series
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1974
Waiter
Insight
1973-1974
TV Series
Phil / Tom
Love, American Style
1972-1973
TV Series
Paul (segment "Love and the Awkward Age") / Barney (segment "Love and the Woman in White")
Kojak
1973
TV Series
Mike Tomaso
Adam's Rib
1973
TV Series
Pete
The All-American Boy
1973
Jay David Swooze
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
Mario Burtoli
Steambath
1973
TV Movie
Longshoreman
The Heartbreak Kid
1972
Entertainer
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
Malcolm
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
TV Series
Big Nick Barr / Nick Marr
The Partners
1971
TV Series
Lou
The Partridge Family
1971
TV Series
Mike Young
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
1970
TV Series
That Girl
1970
TV Series
Dave
Bonanza
1970
TV Series
Leroy Gaskell
Nanny and the Professor
1970
TV Series
Used Car Salesman
Norma
1970
Delivery Man
Laugh-In
1970
TV Series
Weinstock
Bewitched
1968-1970
TV Series
Chick Cashman / Ralph Davis / Man in Yard / ...
Adam-12
1969
TV Series
Will Davis
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Max (as Arthur Metrano)
In Name Only
1969
TV Movie
Joe
The Good Guys
1969
TV Series
Coffee Salesman
Then Came Bronson
1969
TV Series
Barker
The High Chaparral
1969
TV Series
Bartender
The Outcasts
1968-1969
TV Series
Sheriff Calloway / Jesse
Mannix
1969
TV Series
Tom
Mod Squad
1968
TV Series
Parking Lot Attendant
Swingin' Together
1963
TV Movie
Big D
Vacation Playhouse
1963
TV Series
Big D
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
1961
Truck Driver (as Arthur Metrano)
CBS Repertoire Workshop
1960
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wogan
1987
TV Series
Himself
Super Password
1986
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
New American Bandstand 1965
1976
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Bowling
1972
TV Series
Himself
The David Frost Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
Mantrap
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Soupy Sales Show
1970
TV Movie
Himself
The Dean Martin Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Playboy After Dark
1970
TV Series
Himself
Laugh-In
1970
TV Series
Himself - Discovery of the Week
The Barbara McNair Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Della
1969
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - Accidental Heroes: The Best of...
2004
Video documentary short
Lt. Mauser (uncredited)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training - All Washed Up: Floating Memories
2004
Video documentary short
Comdt. Mauser (uncredited)
Charlie's Angels
1979
TV Series
Mr. Blue
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1977
TV Series
TV Color Man
Known for movies
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) as Comdt. Mauser
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) as Lt. Mauser