Paul Mantee

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)