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Art Metrano

Art Metrano

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1936-09-22

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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21 Jump Street

1987

7.1

TV
A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love

1980

0.0

Movie
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Adam-12

1968

7.1

TV
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Adam's Rib

1973

5.0

TV
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All in the Family

1971

7.8

TV
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Baretta

1975

6.4

TV
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Barney Miller

1975

7.3

TV
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Benson

1979

7.2

TV
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers

1989

1.9

Movie
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Bewitched

1964

7.9

TV
Breathless

Breathless

1983

5.8

Movie
Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery

1976

0.0

Movie
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Cagney & Lacey

1982

6.9

TV
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Charlie's Angels

1976

6.7

TV
Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

4.0

Movie
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Chicago Hope

1994

7.2

TV
Dirty O'Neil

Dirty O'Neil

1974

5.1

Movie
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Flying High

1978

4.5

TV
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Fred and Barney Meet The Thing

1979

5.6

TV
Going Ape!

Going Ape!

1981

4.4

Movie
Good Advice

Good Advice

2001

5.9

Movie
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Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

6.8

Movie
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Hotel

1982

6.8

TV
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

5.9

Movie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980

5.1

Movie
Human Feelings

Human Feelings

1978

0.0

Movie
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Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
In Name Only

In Name Only

1969

0.0

Movie
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Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
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Joanie Loves Chachi

1982

5.1

TV
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Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

7.6

TV
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L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
Linda Lovelace for President

Linda Lovelace for President

1975

4.1

Movie
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Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
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Loves Me, Loves Me Not

1977

0.0

TV
Malibu Express

Malibu Express

1985

5.1

Movie
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Mannix

1967

6.7

TV
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Masquerade

1983

5.0

TV
Matilda

Matilda

1978

5.2

Movie
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Movin' On

1974

6.8

TV
Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

1997

5.3

Movie
No Man's Valley

No Man's Valley

1981

6.0

Movie
Norma

Norma

1970

3.0

Movie
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Pacific Blue

1996

5.4

TV
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

6.1

Movie
Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

5.8

Movie
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Police Academy: The Series

1997

5.7

TV
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Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
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Punky Brewster

1984

7.4

TV
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

1989

0.0

Movie
Rocket Attack U.S.A.

Rocket Attack U.S.A.

1960

2.0

Movie
Seven

Seven

1979

5.8

Movie
Slaughter's Big Rip Off

Slaughter's Big Rip Off

1973

4.8

Movie
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Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Steambath

Steambath

1973

5.4

Movie
Teachers

Teachers

1984

5.6

Movie
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That Girl

1966

6.1

TV
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The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
The All-American Boy

The All-American Boy

1973

3.0

Movie
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The Barbara McNair Show

1969

0.0

TV
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The Chicago Teddy Bears

1971

5.0

TV
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The District

2000

6.9

TV
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The Golden Girls

1985

7.5

TV
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The Good Guys

1968

6.0

TV
The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

1972

6.6

Movie
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The High Chaparral

1967

6.5

TV
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The Incredible Hulk

1977

7.2

TV
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The John Larroquette Show

1993

6.7

TV
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The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
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The Mod Squad

1968

6.5

TV
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The Outcasts

1968

5.3

TV
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The Partners

1971

5.0

TV
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The Practice

1976

7.5

TV
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The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

6.1

Movie
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The Ted Knight Show

1978

5.0

TV
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

1975

2.8

Movie
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The White Shadow

1978

6.8

TV
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969

5.2

Movie
They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

5.3

Movie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

7.6

Movie
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Toma

1973

7.8

TV
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Tough Cookies

1986

5.0

TV
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Vacation Playhouse

1963

0.0

TV
Warhead

Warhead

1977

3.3

Movie
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WKRP in Cincinnati

1978

7.5

TV
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Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
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Wonder Woman

1975

7.0

TV