Actor

Paul Mantee

Birthday: January 9, 1931

Born in: San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) as Self
Age: 90
Memorial Day (1999) as General Willard
Age: 68
Apollo 13 (1995) as Reporter
Age: 64
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994) as Corassa
Age: 63
Lurking Fear (1994) as Father Poole
Age: 63
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) as Doctor
Age: 62
Illusions (1992) as Professor McRoe
Age: 61
Promises to Keep (1985) as Mike
Age: 54
First Strike (1985)
Age: 54
Death Ray 2000 (1981) as James DiGiorgio
Age: 50
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) as Ordway
Age: 49
Fugitive Family (1980) as Walther
Age: 49
Wolf Lake (1980) as Sweeney
Age: 49
The Great Santini (1979) as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Age: 48
When Hell Was in Session (1979) as Capt. Brown
Age: 48
The Manitou (1978) as Dr. McEvoy
Age: 47
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (1977) as FBI Agent Fuller
Age: 46
The Greatest (1977) as Carrara
Age: 46
Day of the Animals (1977) as Roy Moore
Age: 46
Helter Skelter (1976) as Sgt. O'Neal
Age: 45
W.C. Fields and Me (1976) as Edward
Age: 45
Framed (1975) as Frank
Age: 44
Breakout (1975) as Cable
Age: 44
The Healers (1974)
Age: 43
In Tandem (1974) as Man in Windbreaker
Age: 43
Big Rose (1974) as Troy
Age: 43
That Man Bolt (1973) as Mickey
Age: 42
Cry Rape (1973) as Jim Hadley
Age: 42
Call to Danger (1973) as Adams
Age: 42
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) as Jiggs
Age: 38
A Man Called Dagger (1968) as Dick Dagger
Age: 37
Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 35
An American Dream (1966) as Shago Martin
Age: 35
Blood on the Arrow (1964) as Segura
Age: 33
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) as Commander Christopher Draper
Age: 33