Paul Mantee
Acting
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.
Born: January 9, 1931
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Hunter
Global espionage with an American agent and his sexy partner.
W.C. Fields and Me
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
The Fall Guy
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Quincy, M.E.
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Quincy, M.E.
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Filmography
as General Willard
as Reporter
as Corassa
as Father Poole
as Doctor
as Professor McRoe
as Health Inspector
as Judge Mitchell Katlin
as Mike
as Bailey
as Leo David Fender / Ronald Olson / Jack Landis
as Commander Clayton
as Agent Watkins
as Chris Thomas
as Albert Hastings
as Lt. Sandusky
as Al Corassa
as Detective Thomas
as Roy Harris
as James DiGiorgio
as Ordway
as Ordway
as Walther
as Sweeney
as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
as Capt. Brown
as Roy
as Dr. McEvoy
as General Cochran
as Barton
as Eddie
as FBI Agent Fuller
as Carrara
as Roy Moore
as Lawrence
as Morgan
as Fake Carl Hopwood
as Perkins
as Sgt. O'Neal
as Edward
as Frank
as Cable
as Man in Windbreaker
as Troy
as Terry
as Mickey
as Jim Hadley
as Hank Yankowski
as Joe Taggart
as Adams
as Wallace Brooks
as Renfro
as Jiggs
as Father Minetti
as Dick Dagger
as Marcos
as Frank Viola
as Paul
as Tommy Gantt
as Dave Winters
as Prof. Bradford Link
as Deputy Vern Hammond
as Self - Dick Dagger (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Byron Miller
as Bill Fisher
as Ambahai
as Shago Martin
as Cornell
as Frank Macklin
as Vic
as Gerald Spain
as Norman Whitehead
as Segura
as Atawa
as Commander Christopher Draper
as Hal Williams
as Jack Burmas
as Deputy Bob Howe
as Neurosurgeon
as Ori
as Nick Malatesta
as Sgt. Taliman
as Johnny Crow
as Morris Copley