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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…

Good Advice
as Homeless Man

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Steinberg

Murder in Mind
as Judge

Toys
as Guard at Desk

Strawberry Road
as Jill's father

Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
as Vic

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Agent 712

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Commandant Mauser

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Lieutenant Mauser

Malibu Express
as Matthew

The District
as Teddy Caruso · 1 ep.

Police Academy: The Series
as Sheriff Meiser · 1 ep.

Profiler
1 ep.

Pacific Blue
1 ep.

Chicago Hope
as Elijah Horn · 1 ep.

Party of Five
as Justice of the Peace · 1 ep.

The John Larroquette Show
as Jim · 1 ep.

21 Jump Street
as Larry Stubbs · 1 ep.

L.A. Law
as Judge Richard Fiorello · 4 ep.
Tough Cookies
8 ep.
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986