01/09/1931
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.
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) as Self |
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Memorial Day (1999) as General Willard |
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Apollo 13 (1995) as Reporter |
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994) as Corassa |
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Lurking Fear (1994) as Father Poole |
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) as Doctor |
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Illusions (1992) as Professor McRoe |
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Promises to Keep (1985) as Mike |
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First Strike (1985) as |
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Death Ray 2000 (1981) as James DiGiorgio |
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) as Ordway |
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Fugitive Family (1980) as Walther |
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Wolf Lake (1980) as Sweeney |
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The Great Santini (1979) as Col. Virgil Hedgepath |
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When Hell Was in Session (1979) as Capt. Brown |
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The Manitou (1978) as Dr. McEvoy |
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Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (1977) as FBI Agent Fuller |
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The Greatest (1977) as Carrara |
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Day of the Animals (1977) as Roy Moore |
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Helter Skelter (1976) as Sgt. O'Neal |
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W.C. Fields and Me (1976) as Edward |
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Framed (1975) as Frank |
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Breakout (1975) as Cable |
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The Healers (1974) as |
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In Tandem (1974) as Man in Windbreaker |
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Big Rose: Double Trouble (1974) as Troy |
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That Man Bolt (1973) as Mickey |
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Cry Rape (1973) as Jim Hadley |
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Call to Danger (1973) as Adams |
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) as Jiggs |
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A Man Called Dagger (1968) as Dick Dagger |
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Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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An American Dream (1966) as Shago Martin |
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Blood on the Arrow (1964) as Segura |
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) as Commander Christopher Draper |