Celebrity Biographies
Paul mantee
Paul Mantee was not a celebrity. But as a secondary he accumulates more than 120 titles in his filmography. In addition, he was the protagonist of the cult science fiction film “Robinson Crusoe from Mars”, while the most veteran viewers will remember him as detective Al Carossa, in the series “Cagney and Lacey”. The interpreter passed away at the age of 82, on October 7, 2013.
Born on January 9, 1931, in San Francisco (California), Paul Marianetti (his real name) studied journalism. Upon his return from the Korean War front, he decided to pursue acting.
Paul Mantee went through the sets of numerous series until he was chosen as the protagonist of the B series film Robinson Crusoe from Mars , a science fiction version of the classic novel by Daniel Defoe , directed by Byron Haskin , where the protagonist after an accident he stayed isolated on Mars, with a monkey.
Although it has become a cult film over time, it was not very successful at the time, which relegated Mantee from then on to supporting roles in films such as Manhunt , and went through numerous television series, such as Remington Steele , Murder She Wrote , or Dallas . His most recognized character was the policeman he played in the crime series Cagney and Lacey .
In his last years of his career, he played a doctor in Dragon. The life of Bruce Lee , a health inspector in the Seinfeld series , and a journalist in Apollo 13 .
Divorced from Suzy Davis Mantee, in the last years of his life he was together with the also actress Ann Newman. Paul Mantee was also the author of two novels, “In Search of the Perfect Ravioli” and “Bruno of Hollywood.”