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Art Metrano(1936-2021)

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Art Metrano
A police officer has very little work as there is virtually no crime in his small California town...until three hoodlums appear and rape a young woman.
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Art Metrano was born on 22 September 1936 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He was previously married to Rebecca Elizabeth Chute and Jamie Susan Golder. He died on 8 September 2021 in Aventura, Florida, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1936
DiedSeptember 8, 2021(84)
BornSeptember 22, 1936
DiedSeptember 8, 2021(84)
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Peter Kastner and Art Metrano in Steambath (1973)
Herb Edelman, Peter Kastner, Shirley Kirkes Mar, and Art Metrano in Steambath (1973)
Rue McClanahan, Lane Davies, and Art Metrano in The Golden Girls (1985)
Jane Fonda, Michael Conrad, Art Metrano, and Michael Sarrazin in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
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Known for

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
5.3
  • Comdt. Mauser
  • 1986
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
5.7
  • Lt. Mauser
  • 1985
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
  • 1981
Breathless (1983)
Breathless
5.9
  • Birnbaum
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, and Angie Harmon in Good Advice (2001)
    Good Advice
    • Homeless Man
    • 2001
  • The District (2000)
    The District
    • Teddy Caruso
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Party of Five (1994)
    Party of Five
    • Driver
    • Justice of the Peace
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2000
  • Angela Bassett in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    How Stella Got Her Groove Back
    • Dr. Steinberg
    • 1998
  • Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)
    Profiler
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Jeremiah Birkett, Matt Borlenghi, Heather Campbell, Rod Crawford, Joe Flaherty, Christine Gonzales, Tony Longo, P.J. Ochlan, Toby Proctor, and Michael Winslow in Police Academy: The Series (1997)
    Police Academy: The Series
    • Sheriff Meiser
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Mario Lopez in Pacific Blue (1996)
    Pacific Blue
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Murder in Mind (1997)
    Murder in Mind
    • Judge
    • 1997
  • Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    • Judge Elijah Horn
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Gatchaman (1994)
    Gatchaman
    • Additional Voices (English version, voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1994–1995
  • Herman's Head (1991)
    Herman's Head
    • Reporter #1
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
    • Kurt Fielding
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • John Larroquette in The John Larroquette Show (1993)
    The John Larroquette Show
    • Jim
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    • Elevator Repairman
    • Art
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1993
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    • Judge Richard Fiorello
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993

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  • Alternative names
    • Arthur M. Metrano
  • Born
    • September 22, 1936
    • Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 8, 2021
    • Aventura, Florida, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Rebecca Elizabeth ChuteDecember 28, 1972 - 2005 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Zoe Bella Metrano
  • Other works
    He acted in Robert Storey's play, "Light Up the Sky," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Keith Baxter, Kate O'Mara, Gwen Taylor, Maxine Audley, Sandra Dickinson, John Quayle, Paul Maxwell, and Christopher Guince in the cast. Elijah Moshinsky was director.

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  • Trivia
    Broke his neck in six places falling from a ladder while working on a house. After extensive rehabilitation, he could walk a little with difficulty, but generally used a wheelchair.
  • Quotes
    [on the date and time of his accident] September 17, 1989. It was Sunday before noon, around 11:30. [I remember it] vividly. It's something that will stay with me until the day I die . . .

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