Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1931-01-09
Day of Death
2013-11-07
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Paul Mantee
Biography
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.
Filmography (35)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
Memorial Day
1999
Apollo 13
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
Lurking Fear
1994
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
Illusions
1992
Promises to Keep
1985
First Strike
1985
Death Ray 2000
1981
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Fugitive Family
1980
Wolf Lake
1980
The Great Santini
1979
