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Paul Mantee

Jan 09, 1931 - Nov 07, 2013 (82 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Seinfeld
Health Inspector
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The Rifleman
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Dallas
General Cochran
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Dragnet
Morris Copley
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Murder, She Wrote
Leo David Fender / Ronald Olson / Jack Landis
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Mannix
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Quincy, M.E.
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Adventures in Paradise
Ori
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Hawaiian Eye
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Dr. Kildare
Neurosurgeon

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