About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1931-01-09
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
Website:
N/A

Paul Mantee

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2021 Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Memorial Day Actor General Willard 58
Average
1995 Apollo 13 Actor Reporter 73
Good
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return Actor Corassa 59
Average
1994 Lurking Fear Actor Father Poole 57
Average
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Actor Doctor 64
Fair
1992 Illusions Actor Professor McRoe 59
Average
1985 Promises to Keep Actor Mike 59
Average
1985 First Strike Actor 59
Average
1982 Capitol Actor 69
Fair
1981 Death Ray 2000 Actor James DiGiorgio N/A
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1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Actor Ordway 59
Average
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Actor Ordway 69
Fair
1980 Fugitive Family Actor Walther N/A
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1980 Wolf Lake Actor Sweeney 59
Average
1979 The Great Santini Actor Col. Virgil Hedgepath 59
Average
1979 When Hell Was in Session Actor Capt. Brown 58
Average
1978 The Manitou Actor Dr. McEvoy 58
Average
1977 Man From Atlantis: The Disappearances Actor FBI Agent Fuller 59
Average
1977 The Greatest Actor Carrara 58
Average
1977 Day of the Animals Actor Roy Moore 58
Average
1976 Helter Skelter Actor Sgt. O'Neal 59
Average
1976 W.C. Fields and Me Actor Edward 59
Average
1975 Framed Actor Frank 59
Average
1975 Breakout Actor Cable 59
Average
1974 The Healers Actor N/A
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1974 In Tandem Actor Man in Windbreaker N/A
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1974 Big Rose Actor Troy N/A
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1973 That Man Bolt Actor Mickey 58
Average
1973 Cry Rape Actor Jim Hadley 59
Average
1973 Call to Danger Actor N/A
N/A
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Actor Jiggs 65
Fair
1968 A Man Called Dagger Actor Dick Dagger 59
Average
1966 An American Dream Actor Shago Martin 58
Average
1964 Blood on the Arrow Actor Segura 58
Average
1964 Robinson Crusoe on Mars Actor Commander Christopher Draper 59
Average