Art Metrano
Art Metrano
Moonfaced, curly-headed comic actor Art Metrano went to junior college in Stockton, California on a football scholarship; he later transferred to the College of the Pacific, majoring in acting. Returning to New York, Metrano tried to find work -- only to head back to the West Coast on the advice of an astrologer. Supporting himself as an automatic telephone system salesman, Metrano began attaining small TV parts, which led to his being cast in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? At a Christmas party, Metrano began cutting up with an improv bit in which he pretended to be a sleight-of-hand artist; the routine consisted of his humming the song "Fine and Dandy" as he'd proceed to pull invisible handkerchiefs out of his pocket and extricate himself from non-existent handcuffs. This "do-nothing magician" act led to several guest spots on The Tonight Show, Laugh-In and The Dean Martin Show, and a regular stint on 1970's The Tim Conway Hour (the theme song of which was, inevitably, "Fine and Dandy"). By 1971, Metrano was costarring in a '30s-era sitcom The Chicago Teddy Bears, playing a soft-hearted gangster. The series was axed after 13 weeks, consigning Metrano to the guest-star circuit. Art Metrano subsequently showed up in such films as Seven (1979), Breathless (1983) and Malibu Express (1984); he also had regular roles on TV's Movin' On (1974), Amy Prentiss (1974), Joanie Loves Chachi (1982), Loves Me Loves Me Not (1977) and Tough Cookies (1986). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Art Metrano:
- History of the World -- Part I with Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Dom DeLuise , Madeline Kahn , Harvey Korman , Cloris Leachman , Ron Carey , Gregory Hines , Shecky Greene , Sid Caesar , Howard Morris , Orson Welles , Paul Mazursky , Henny Youngman , Fritz Feld , Pat McCormick , John Hurt , Jackie Mason , Phil Leeds , Jack Carter , Jan Murray , Spike Milligan , John Hillerman , Sidney Lassick , John Gavin , Bea Arthur , Nigel Hawthorne , Jack Riley , Barry Levinson , Richard Lewis , John Myhers
- Centennial with Michael Ansara , William Atherton , James Best , Raymond Burr , Rafael Campos , Karen Carlson , Barbara Carrera , Richard Chamberlain , Timothy Dalton , Henry Darrow , Cliff DeYoung , Robert DoQui , Robert Douglas , Robert Easton , Dana Elcar , Rene Enriquez , Chad Everett , Sharon Gless , Andy Griffith , James Hampton , Mark Harmon , Gregory Harrison , Richard Jaeckel , David Janssen , Claude Jr. Jarman , Alex Karras , Brian Keith , Sally Kellerman , Geoffrey Lewis , A. Martinez , Stephen McHattie , Doug McKeon , Greg Mullavey , Alan Napier , Lois Nettleton , Donald Pleasence , Cristina Raines , Lynn Redgrave , Clive Revill , Jorge Rivero , Pernell Roberts , James J. Sloyan , Gale Sondergaard , Marshall Thompson , Glynn E. Turman , Robert Vaughn , Robert Walden , Dennis Weaver , Morgan Woodward , Anthony Zerbe , Stephanie Zimbalist , Robert Conrad , Richard Crenna , Carl Franklin , Jesse Vint , Dan George
- The Strongest Man in the World with Kurt Russell , Joe Flynn , Eve Arden , Cesar Romero , Phil Silvers , Dick VanPatten , Harold Gould , William Schallert , Benson Fong , James Gregory , Raymond Bailey , William Bakewell , Fritz Feld , Kathleen Freeman , Milton Frome , Eddie Quillan , Roy Roberts , Arthur Space , Mary Louise Treen , John Debney , John Myhers
- Toys with Robin Williams , Michael Gambon , Joan Cusack , Robin Wright , LL Cool J , Donald O'Connor , Arthur Malet , Jack Warden , Debi Mazar , Jamie Foxx , Yeardley Smith
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