Introduction
Paul Mantee (January 9, 1931 – November 7, 2013) was an American film and television actor.
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.
Complete filmography
- Onionhead (1958) (uncredited)
- Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) (uncredited)
- Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
- Blood on the Arrow (1964)
- An American Dream (1966)
- A Man Called Dagger (1968)
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Adventures of Nick Carter (1972 TV movie)
- Call to Danger (1973 TV movie)
- Cry Rape (1973 TV movie)
- That Man Bolt (1973)
- Big Rose: Double Trouble (1974 TV movie)
- The Healers (1974 TV movie)
- Breakout (1975)
- Framed (1975)
- W.C. Fields and Me (1976) (uncredited)
- Helter Skelter (1976 TV movie)
- Day of the Animals (1977)
- The Greatest (1977)
- The Manitou (1978)
- When Hell Was in Session (1979 TV movie)
- The Great Santini (1979)
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980 TV movie)
- Wolf Lake (1980)
- Death Ray 2000 (1981 TV movie)
- First Strike (1985)
- Illusions (1992 TV movie)
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
- The Lurking Fear (1994)
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994 TV movie)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Memorial Day (1998)
Partial TV credits
- The Rifleman (1961, 1963)
- Cheyenne (1961, 1962)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1965, 1966)
- The Invaders (1967)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1968)
- Days of Our Lives (1965, 1975)
- A Man Called Dagger (1967)
- The Fugitive (1966, 1967)
- Mission: Impossible (1967, 1971)
- Ironside (1968, 1975)
- Mannix (1968–75)
- Daniel Boone (1970)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1973, 1975)
- Barnaby Jones (1977, 1979)
- CHiPs (1977)
- Logan's Run (1978)
- Vega$ (1979, 1981)
- Quincy, M.E. (4 episodes, 1977–82)
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Dallas (1983)
- The A-Team (1983)
- The Fall Guy (1983, 1986)
- Cagney & Lacey (11 episodes, 1983–88)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984)
- Hunter (7 episodes, 1989–91)
- L.A. Law (1989)
- Seinfeld (1994)