# Paul Mantee

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

## 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. 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 whom he met while standing in line at the Malibu post office.

## 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