1931-01-09 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.
 |
Memorial Day | General Willard | 1999-05-18 |
 |
Apollo 13 | Reporter | 1995-06-30 |
 |
Lurking Fear | Father Poole | 1994-07-27 |
 |
Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Corassa | 1994-11-06 |
 |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Doctor | 1993-05-07 |
 |
Illusions | Professor McRoe | 1993-05-28 |
 |
Promises to Keep | Mike | 1985-10-15 |
 |
First Strike | 1985-05-10 | |
 |
Death Ray 2000 | James DiGiorgio | 1981-03-05 |
 |
Fugitive Family | Walther | 1980-10-01 |
 |
Wolf Lake | Sweeney | 1980-02-08 |
 |
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ordway | 1980-11-05 |
 |
When Hell Was in Session | Capt. Brown | 1979-10-08 |
 |
The Great Santini | Col. Virgil Hedgepath | 1979-10-26 |
 |
The Manitou | Dr. McEvoy | 1978-04-28 |
 |
The Greatest | Carrara | 1977-05-17 |
 |
Man From Atlantis: The Disappearances | FBI Agent Fuller | 1977-06-20 |
 |
Day of the Animals | Roy Moore | 1977-05-13 |
 |
Helter Skelter | Sgt. O'Neal | 1976-04-01 |
 |
W.C. Fields and Me | Edward | 1976-03-31 |
 |
Breakout | Cable | 1975-05-21 |
 |
Framed | Frank | 1975-08-01 |
 |
In Tandem | Man in Windbreaker | 1974-05-08 |
 |
Big Rose: Double Trouble | Troy | 1974-03-26 |
 |
The Healers | 1974-05-22 | |
 |
Cry Rape | Jim Hadley | 1973-11-27 |
 |
That Man Bolt | Mickey | 1973-12-01 |
 |
Call to Danger | 1973-02-27 | |
 |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Jiggs | 1969-12-10 |
 |
A Man Called Dagger | Dick Dagger | 1967-12-15 |
 |
An American Dream | Shago Martin | 1966-08-31 |
 |
Blood on the Arrow | Segura | 1964-10-11 |
 |
Robinson Crusoe on Mars | Commander Christopher Draper | 1964-06-01 |
