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.
The Great Santini
(Col. Virgil Hedgepath)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
(Commander Christopher Draper)
The Manitou
(Dr. McEvoy)
Framed
(Frank)
Day of the Animals
(Roy Moore)
Man From Atlantis: The Disappearances
(FBI Agent Fuller)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(Jiggs)
Fugitive Family
(Walther)
Big Rose
(Troy)
A Man Called Dagger
(Dick Dagger)
Memorial Day
(General Willard)
W.C. Fields and Me
(Edward)
First Strike
Breakout
(Cable)
In Tandem
(Man in Windbreaker)
The Greatest
(Carrara)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
(Ordway)
When Hell Was in Session
(Capt. Brown)
Death Ray 2000
(James DiGiorgio)
Illusions
(Professor McRoe)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
(Self)
Blood on the Arrow
(Segura)
That Man Bolt
(Mickey)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(Doctor)
Promises to Keep
(Mike)
Helter Skelter
(Sgt. O'Neal)
Lurking Fear
(Father Poole)
Wolf Lake
(Sweeney)
Call to Danger
(Adams)
Apollo 13
(Reporter)
An American Dream
(Shago Martin)
Cry Rape
(Jim Hadley)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
(Corassa)
The Healers
The Time Tunnel
Murder, She Wrote
(Leo David Fender / Ronald Olson / Jack Landis)
Alice
CHiPs
(Eddie)
Seinfeld
(Health Inspector)
77 Sunset Strip
Remington Steele
(Albert Hastings)
T. J. Hooker
(Roy Harris)
L.A. Law
(Judge Mitchell Katlin)
The A-Team
(Chris Thomas)
The F.B.I.
(Frank Macklin)
Batman
(Cornell)
Simon & Simon
Quincy, M.E.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Karl)
The Streets of San Francisco
240-Robert
Mannix
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Kojak
(Hank Yankowski)
Cagney & Lacey
Hawaiian Eye
Dallas
(General Cochran)
Cannon
Hunter
(Commander Clayton)
Ironside
The Fall Guy
Laredo
Crazy like a Fox
(Bailey)
Sam Benedict
Felony Squad
Vega$
Cimarron Strip
The Outcasts
Police Story
Daniel Boone
(Atawa)
The Fugitive
(Jack Burmas)
S.W.A.T.
Capitol
The Fantastic Journey
Search
Adventures in Paradise
(Ori)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
The Fugitive
(Deputy Bob Howe)
Mr. Novak
(Hal Williams)
Foul Play
The Lieutenant
Rango
Grizzly Adams
Dr. Kildare
(Neurosurgeon)
Jericho
Joe Forrester
Bronk
Logan's Run
Masquerade
(Agent Watkins)
The Magician
(Joe Taggart)
The F.B.I.
(Vic)
The F.B.I.
(Gerald Spain)
The F.B.I.
(Norman Whitehead)
The Name of the Game
(Father Minetti)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(Terry)
Ironside
(Prof. Bradford Link)
Mannix
(Marcos)
Mannix
(Frank Viola)
Dragnet
(Morris Copley)
Steve Canyon
(Sgt. Taliman)
Hunter
(Lawrence)
Mannix
(Paul)
Mission: Impossible
(Byron Miller)
Quincy, M.E.
(Fake Carl Hopwood)
The Invaders
(Deputy Vern Hammond)
The Streets of San Francisco
(Renfro)
Cagney & Lacey
(Lt. Sandusky)
Cagney & Lacey
(Al Corassa)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
(Ordway)
Cagney & Lacey
(Detective Al Corassa)
Cagney & Lacey
(Detective Thomas)
Mission: Impossible
(Bill Fisher)
Mannix
(Tommy Gantt)
Mannix
(Dave Winters)