Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art Metrano, who played the officer Ernie Mauser in two Police Academy sequels and was a familiar face on episodic TV before a ...

Art Metrano, the stand-up comedian who played the stuck-up Lt. Ernie Mauser in the “Police Academy” films, died at his home in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports.

Art Metrano, a Brooklyn-born comic who appeared on “The Tonight Show” and starred in two “Police Academy” films, died in his Florida home Wednesday. He was 84. Metrano died of natural causes, ...

Art Metrano, a stand-up comedian best known for playing callous police captain Ernie Mauser in the second and third “Police Academy” films, has passed away. He was 84. The Brooklyn-born funnyman died ...

Art Metrano, a stand-up comedian best known for his role as ruthless police captain Ernie Mauser in two "Police Academy" films, has died at the age of 84.The actor died of natural causes at his home ...

“It’s with a heavy heart that I write this caption. Yesterday I lost my best friend, my mentor, my dad. He was and will always be the toughest man I know. I have never met someone who has overcome ...

Art Metrano, who played the officer Ernie Mauser in two Police Academy sequels and was a familiar face on episodic TV before a serious injury sustained in a home accident derailed his career in 1989, ...

Art Metrano, the stand-up comedian who played the stuck-up Lt. Ernie Mauser in the “Police Academy” films, died at his home in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports.

Art Metrano, the Police Academy actor and beloved comic, has died, Metrano's manager, Sandi Love, confirmed to ET, stating simply, "Yes, Art Metrano has passed." Metrano died Wednesday of natural ...