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Paul Mantee | |
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Born | Paul Marianetti January 9, 1931 |
Died | November 7, 2013
Malibu, California, United States | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–1998 |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Mott ( m. 1952; div. 19??) Diane E. Worth ( m. 1961; div. 19??) Ann Newman ( m. 1970; div. ??) Suzy Davis (??) |
Paul Mantee (born Paul Marianetti; January 9, 1931 – November 7, 2013) was an American film and television actor. [1] [2]
Mantee was born Paul Marianetti in San Francisco, California. [1] A journalism major at San Mateo Junior College, Mantee enlisted in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Korean War [3] [4] that made him decide on acting as a career. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. [4] [5]
His stage name was changed from an Italian-sounding name to the name of Humphrey Bogart's character in The Petrified Forest. [1] 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. [2] Mantee authored two novels, In Search of the Perfect Ravioli (Ballantine Books, 1991) and a semi-autobiographical Bruno of Hollywood ( Ballantine Books, 1994). [1] [2]
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 [1] whom he met while standing in line at the Malibu post office. [6]