Paul Mantee

American actor (1931–2013)

Paul Mantee
Born	Paul Marianetti (1931-01-09)January 9, 1931 San Francisco, California, United States
Died	November 7, 2013(2013-11-07) (aged 82) Malibu, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–1998
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Mott (m. 1952; div. 19??) Diane E. Worth (m. 1961; div. 19??) Ann Newman (m. 1970; div. ??) Suzy Davis (??)

Paul Mantee (born Paul Marianetti; January 9, 1931 – November 7, 2013) was an American film and television actor.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Mantee was born Paul Marianetti in San Francisco, California.^[1] A journalism major at San Mateo Junior College, Mantee enlisted in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Korean War^[3]^[4] that made him decide on acting as a career. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.^[4]^[5]

His stage name was changed from an Italian-sounding name to the name of Humphrey Bogart's character in The Petrified Forest.^[1] 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.^[2] Mantee authored two novels, In Search of the Perfect Ravioli (Ballantine Books, 1991) and a semi-autobiographical Bruno of Hollywood (Ballantine Books, 1994).^[1]^[2]

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^[1] whom he met while standing in line at the Malibu post office.^[6]

Complete filmography

1958 Onionhead as Sailor (uncredited)
1959 Battle of the Coral Sea as Bomber Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1964 Robinson Crusoe on Mars as Commander Christopher "Kit" Draper
1964 Blood on the Arrow as Segura
1966 An American Dream as Shago Martin
1968 A Man Called Dagger as Dick Dagger (filmed in 1966)
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as "Jiggs"
1973 That Man Bolt as Mickey
1975 Breakout as Cable
1975 Framed as Frank
1976 W.C. Fields and Me as Edward (uncredited)
1977 Day of the Animals as Roy Moore
1977 The Greatest as Carrara
1978 The Manitou as Dr. McEvoy
1979 The Great Santini as Colonel Virgil Hedgepath
1980 Wolf Lake as Sweeney
1985 First Strike
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Doctor
1994 The Lurking Fear as Father Poole
1995 Apollo 13 as Reporter #4
1998 Memorial Day as General Willard (final film role)

Partial TV credits

The Rifleman (1961-1963) - John Wing / Cade Conway
Cheyenne (1961-1962) - Johnny Crow / Jimmy
Twelve O'Clock High (1965-1966) - Captain Rice / Lt. Nick Constantinius
The Invaders (1967) - Deputy Vern Hammond
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1968) - Jim Bentley
Days of Our Lives (1965) - Lieutenant Spalding (1975)
The Fugitive (1966-1967) - Deputy Bob Howe / Jack Burmas
Rango (1967) - Carter (Episode "The Spy Who Was Out Cold")
Batman (1967) - Cornell (Episode "Catwoman Goes to College")
Mission: Impossible (1967-1971) - Bill Fisher / Byron Miller
Ironside (1968-1975) - Prof. Bradford Link / Asst. D.A. Paul Corey
Mannix (1968–1975) - Wayborn / Paul / Dave Winters / Frank Viola / Blake / Tommy Gantt / Marcos
Daniel Boone (1970) - Atawa
1972 Adventures of Nick Carter (TV Movie) as O'Hara
1973 Call to Danger (TV Movie) as Adams
1973 Cry Rape (TV Movie) as Jim Hadley
The Streets of San Francisco (1973-1975) - Renfro / Baxter
1974 Big Rose: Double Trouble (TV Movie) as Troy
1974 The Healers (TV Movie)
1976 Helter Skelter (TV Movie) as Sergeant O'Neal
Barnaby Jones (1977-1979) - Jay Tucker / Wallace Brooks
CHiPs (1977) - Eddie
Logan's Run (1978) - Barton
Vega$ (1979, 1981) - Capt. Jim Schmidt / Roy / Sergeant Ross
Quincy, M.E. (1977-1982) - Nick Ganziano / Perkins / Auto Inspector / Fake Carl Hopwood
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
1979 When Hell Was in Session (TV Movie) as Captain Brown
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (TV Movie) as Ordway
Simon & Simon (1981) - Range Officer
1981 Death Ray 2000 (TV Movie) as James Di Giorgio
Dallas (1983) - General Cochran
The A-Team (1984) - Chris Thomas
The Fall Guy (1983-1986) - Quinn / Sergeant Rogers
Cagney & Lacey (1983-1988) - Al Corassa / Lt. Sandusky
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984) - Perry Lunsford
Hunter (1989-1991) - Commander Tom Clayton
L.A. Law (1989) - Judge Mitchell Katlin
1992 Illusions (TV Movie) as Professor McRoe
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return (TV Movie) as Corassa
Seinfeld (1994) - Health Inspector

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Passings: Paul Mantee". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mike Barnes (November 11, 2013). "Veteran Actor Paul Mantee Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ p. 192 Weaver, Tom Paul Mantee Interview Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks McFarland
^ ^a ^b Jethro Nededog. "'Cagney & Lacey' Actor Paul Mantee Dead at 82". TheWrap.
^ Melissa Caskey (November 8, 2013). "Actor, Malibu Resident Paul Mantee Passes Away". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Never too late for a wedding date - Malibu Times: Life and Arts". Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-22.