Paul Mantee, a renowned actor, began cultivating his creative skills from a tender age, engaging in imaginative play where he would emulate renowned cinematic icons such as Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. For several years, he toiled behind the scenes in the Hollywood film industry, working diligently without achieving widespread recognition, which ultimately proved to be a blessing in disguise when he was cast in the 1964 science fiction adventure film "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" as the protagonist, whose anonymity was a key factor in his selection for the role.
Personal Details
BornJan 9, 1931 San Francisco, California, USA
Spouse
Anne Newman Bacal
( Jun 4, 1970 to Jul 7, 2025 )Diane E. Worth
( Oct 20, 1961 to Jul 7, 2025 )Elizabeth Mott
( Jun 10, 1952 to Jul 7, 2025 )Suzy Davis
( Jul 7, 2025 to Nov 7, 2013 )
Biography
Career
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1999

Memorial Day as General Willard
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1995

Apollo 13 as Reporter
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1994

Lurking Fear as Father Poole
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Corassa
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1993

Illusions as Professor McRoe
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Doctor
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Murder, She Wrote as Leo David Fender and Ronald Olson and Jack Landis
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1990

Hunter as Commander Clayton
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1985
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1982
{"id":10104,"title":"240-Robert","year":1981,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/240-robert","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10104.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10104.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
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1980

Wolf Lake as Sweeney
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Fugitive Family as Walther
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ordway
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1979

The Great Santini as Col. Virgil Hedgepath
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When Hell Was in Session as Capt. Brown
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1978

The Manitou as Dr. McEvoy
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1977

Day of the Animals as Roy Moore
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Man from Atlantis as FBI Agent Fuller
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The Greatest as Carrara
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1976

Helter Skelter as Sgt. O'Neal
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W.C. Fields and Me as Edward
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The Six Million Dollar Man as Terry Campbell
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1975

Breakout as Cable
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Framed as Frank
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1974
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1973

That Man Bolt as Mickey
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Call to Danger as Adams
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Cry Rape as Jim Hadley
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1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Jiggs
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1967

A Man Called Dagger as Dick Dagger
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The Invaders as Deputy Vern Hammond
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Bonanza as Mike Farrell
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1966

An American Dream as Shago Martin
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1964

Robinson Crusoe on Mars as Commander Christopher Draper
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Blood on the Arrow as Segura