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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 9, 1931Deathday
November 7, 2013Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USAAlso known as
Paul Marianetti
Cast credits
The Great Santini
Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Commander Christopher Draper
The Manitou
Dr. McEvoy
Framed
Frank
Day of the Animals
Roy Moore
Man From Atlantis: The Disappearances
FBI Agent Fuller
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Jiggs
Fugitive Family
Walther
Big Rose
Troy
A Man Called Dagger
Dick Dagger
Memorial Day
General Willard
W.C. Fields and Me
Edward
First Strike
Breakout
Cable
In Tandem
Man in Windbreaker
The Greatest
Carrara
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Ordway
When Hell Was in Session
Capt. Brown
Death Ray 2000
James DiGiorgio
Illusions
Professor McRoe
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
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