Paul Mantee
Mantee was born Paul Marianetti in San Francisco, California. A journalism major at San Mateo Junior College, Mantee enlisted in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Korean War that made him decide on acting as a career. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. His stage name was changed from an Italian-sounding name to the name of Humphrey Bogart's character in The Petrified Forest. He made a great number of guest appearances in well-known television shows and starred in a handful of films, including a cult classic, Robinson Crusoe on Mars. A restored version of the film was released in 2007 by The Criterion Collection. Mantee authored two novels, In Search of the Perfect Ravioli (Ballantine Books, 1991) and a semi-autobiographical Bruno of Hollywood (Ballantine Books, 1994). Mantee, a longtime Malibu resident, died November 7, 2013 at a rehabilitation center in Canoga Park, California. He was survived by his wife, Suzy Davis Mantee.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Memorial Day
as General Willard
Memorial Day
as General Willard
Apollo 13
as Reporter
Apollo 13
as Reporter
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Corassa
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Corassa
Lurking Fear
as Father Poole
Lurking Fear
as Father Poole
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Doctor
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Doctor
Illusions
as Professor McRoe
Illusions
as Professor McRoe
Promises to Keep
as Mike
Promises to Keep
as Mike
First Strike
First Strike
This Girl for Hire
as Finnegan
This Girl for Hire
as Finnegan
Death Ray 2000
as James DiGiorgio
Death Ray 2000
as James DiGiorgio
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ordway
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ordway
Fugitive Family
as Walther
Fugitive Family
as Walther
Wolf Lake
as Sweeney
Wolf Lake
as Sweeney
The Great Santini
as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
The Great Santini
as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
When Hell Was in Session
as Capt. Brown
When Hell Was in Session
as Capt. Brown
The Manitou
as Dr. McEvoy
The Manitou
as Dr. McEvoy
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as FBI Agent Fuller
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as FBI Agent Fuller
The Greatest
as Carrara
The Greatest
as Carrara
Day of the Animals
as Roy Moore
Day of the Animals
as Roy Moore
Helter Skelter
as Sgt. O'Neal
Helter Skelter
as Sgt. O'Neal
W.C. Fields and Me
as Edward
W.C. Fields and Me
as Edward
Framed
as Frank
Framed
as Frank
Breakout
as Cable
Breakout
as Cable
The Healers
The Healers
In Tandem
as Man in Windbreaker
In Tandem
as Man in Windbreaker
Big Rose
as Troy
Big Rose
as Troy
That Man Bolt
as Mickey
That Man Bolt
as Mickey
Cry Rape
as Jim Hadley
Cry Rape
as Jim Hadley
Call to Danger
as Adams
Call to Danger
as Adams
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Jiggs
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Jiggs
A Man Called Dagger
as Dick Dagger
A Man Called Dagger
as Dick Dagger
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited)
An American Dream
as Shago Martin
An American Dream
as Shago Martin
Blood on the Arrow
as Segura
Blood on the Arrow
as Segura
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
as Commander Christopher Draper
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
as Commander Christopher Draper