Art Metrano

Arthur "Art" Metrano (born September 22, 1936 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , † September 8, 2021 in Aventura , Florida ) was an American actor . He was best known for his role as Captain Mauser in the films Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3 . Metrano was also known for its mixture of magic and comedy, with which he celebrated great success since the early 1970s.

Life

In the early 1970s he appeared on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show , performing absurd magic tricks. In the 1980s he played in the second and third part of the Police Academy film series, in which he embodied the character of the evil to sometimes sadistic police instructor Lieutenant, Captain and Commandant Mauser. In 1989, Metrano fell off a ladder while roofing his Los Angeles home and broke several vertebrae. From then on he was paraplegic . He died on September 8, 2021 at the age of 84 at his home in Aventura.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1969: Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
• 1972: Changing horses on their wedding night (The Heartbreak Kid)
• 1972: The Trail of the Black Beast (They Only Kill Their Masters)
• 1973: The Son of Mandingo (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off)
• 1973: The All-American Boy
• 1974: The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
• 1975: The Retort Goliath (The Strongest Man in the World)
• 1979: Seven - the super professionals (Seven)
• 1981: Monkeys, Gangsters & Millions (Going Ape)
• 1981: Mel Brooks - History of the World, Part I
• 1983: Breathless (Breathless)
• 1984: The Insubordinate (Teachers)
• 1985: Police Academy 2 - Now it's just getting started (Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment)
• 1986: Police Academy 3 - ... and nobody can stop you (Police Academy 3: Back in Training)
• 1989: You don't kiss gummy bears
• 1992: Toys
• 1997: Murder in Mind
• 2001: Good Advice

Series

• 1970: Bonanza (an episode)
• 1973: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan (Kojak)
• 1975–1976: Adventures of the Country Road ( Movin 'On , five episodes)
• 1978: The Incredible Hulk ( The Incredible Hulk , a series)
• 1978: Colorado Saga ( Centennial , an episode)
• 1979–1980: Benson (two episodes)
• 1986: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , an episode)
• 1989: The A-Team ( The A-Team , an episode)
• 1997, 2000: Party of Five (two episodes)
• 2000: The District - Operation in Washington ( The District , an episode)

Individual proof

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Mike Barnes: Art Metrano, Stand-Up Comic and 'Police Academy' Actor, Dies at 84 , hollywoodreporter.com, September 9, 2021

Web links

• Art Metrano in the Internet Movie Database (English)