Art Metrano

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-09-22 (85 years old)

Deathday

2021-09-08

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 co...

Acting

1983

Breathless

as Birnbaum

1981

History of the World: Part I

as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

1981

Cheaper to Keep Her

as Tony Turino

1984

Teachers

as Troy

1978

Human Feelings

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1972

The Heartbreak Kid

as Ententainer

1985

Malibu Express

as Matthew

1974

Dirty O'Neil

as Lassiter

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as Mario Burtoli

1981

No Man's Valley

as Abe (voice)

1979

Seven

as Kinsella

1978

Matilda

as Gordon Baum

1969

1986

1998

1980

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

as Gas Station Attendant

1970

Norma

as Delivery Man

1973

The All-American Boy

as Jay David Swooze

1960

Rocket Attack U.S.A.

as Truck Driver

2001

Good Advice

as Homeless Man

1977

Warhead

as Mario

1981

Going Ape!

as Joey

1969

1976

1973

Steambath

as Longshoreman

1997

1991

Strawberry Road

as Jill's father

1992

Toys

as Guard at Desk

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