Claim: Paul Mantee was incapable of appearing in a cult classic film titled Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

Paul Mantee -LRB- January 9 , 1931 -- November 7 , 2013 -RRB- was an American film and television actor .   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 -LRB- Ballantine Books , 1991 -RRB- and a semi-autobiographical Bruno of Hollywood -LRB- Ballantine Books , 1994 -RRB- .   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 .