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Art Metrano

Art Metrano

Actor · Died September 8, 2021, aged 84 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 22, 1936
Died
September 8, 2021 (aged 84)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Art Metrano's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
22%
Bonds
16%
Power
16%
Society
15%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 4
Shadow
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
10
Tense
9
Joyful
5
Thrilling
5
Manic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Art Metrano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Art Metrano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Good Advice(2001)

    as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Caruso

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)

    as Dr. Steinberg

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Police Academy: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Meiser

  • Murder in Mind(1997)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Elijah Horn

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Driver · as Justice of the Peace

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

  • Toys(1992)

    as Guard at Desk

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Strawberry Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jill's father

  • Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Vic

  • Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Agent 712

  • Lool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Judge Richard Fiorello

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training(1986)

    as Commandant Mauser

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tough Cookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985)

    as Lieutenant Mauser

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Malibu Express(1985)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Teachers(1984)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Nadell

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Punky Brewster(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny The Loop

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Carapopolus

  • Breathless(1983)

    as Birnbaum

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Gretsch

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Joanie Loves Chachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 17 episodes · as Rico Mastorelli

  • No Man's Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Abe (voice)

  • History of the World: Part I(1981)

    as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Going Ape!(1981)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cheaper to Keep Her(1980)

    as Tony Turino

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Cry for Love(1980)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • How to Beat the High Cost of Living(1980)

    as Gas Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Benson(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Fred and Barney Meet The Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Seven(1979)

    as Kinsella

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Preston

  • Human Feelings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Matilda(1978)

    as Gordon Baum

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Ted Knight Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Loves Me, Loves Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Warhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mario

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alfred Blue

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Brinks: The Great Robbery(1976)

    as Julius Mareno

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Friedman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Linda Lovelace for President(1975)

    as The Sheik

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of Jamaica Reef(1974)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Strongest Man in the World(1975)

    as TV Color Man

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Mike Lovatelli

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Movin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Dirty O'Neil(1974)

    as Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Tomaso

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The All-American Boy(1973)

    as Jay David Swooze

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Toma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adam's Rib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off(1973)

    as Mario Burtoli

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Steambath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Longshoreman

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

    as Entertainer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • They Only Kill Their Masters(1972)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chicago Teddy Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Young

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Norma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Delivery Man

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • In Name Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Joe

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney

  • Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Barker

  • The Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Parking Lot Attendant

  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Calloway

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Davis

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Amazing Metrano (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Big D

  • Rocket Attack U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Truck Driver

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles from 1960 to 2001; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

$56M worldwide

Highest rated

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Film career

19602001

Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1964Screen debut· Bewitched
  • 1969First film· They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
  • 1983Career best· Breathless

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 94: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1960s16 · acting1970s40 · acting1980s26 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
6984

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Art Metrano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Cheaper to Keep Her (1980)

84th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Art Metrano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–49 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles40–69 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles36–66 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Art Metrano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Art Metrano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel Z. Arkoff shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers