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Veteran Actor Paul Mantee Dies at 82
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | November 11, 2013 | Mike Barnes

Posted on 11/11/2013 11:49:11 AM PST by EveningStar

Paul Mantee, a burly, tough-guy actor who starred in the 1964 sci-fi cult classic Robinson Crusoe on Mars and on TV's Cagney & Lacey as Det. Al Corassa, has died. He was 82.

A longtime resident of Malibu who wrote columns for the local newspaper, Mantee played the health inspector on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld, "The Pie;" had a recurring role as Commander Clayton on Hunter, the police drama that starred Fred Dryer; and appeared as Cornell, a henchman for Catwoman who disguises himself as Batman to frame the Caped Crusader for a robbery in a 1967 storyline that saw the villainess go back to college.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cagneyandlacey; hollywood; obituary; paulmantee; robinsoncrusoeonmars
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1 posted on 11/11/2013 11:49:11 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: Borges; DollyCali; Perdogg

ping


2 posted on 11/11/2013 11:49:41 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Oh the huge Mantee!


3 posted on 11/11/2013 11:49:56 AM PST by struggle
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To: EveningStar

Robinson Crusoe on Mars was one of my all time favorite movies.

RIP.


4 posted on 11/11/2013 11:50:55 AM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: EveningStar

I can’t think of too many other “careers” that people can stitch together a living out of working a few hours a year.


5 posted on 11/11/2013 11:54:16 AM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: EveningStar

Rest in peace

6 posted on 11/11/2013 11:54:25 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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7 posted on 11/11/2013 11:55:24 AM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: EveningStar

For a second I thought it said Paul McCartney. Gee, I guess “going veggie” ain’t good.


8 posted on 11/11/2013 11:58:10 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


9 posted on 11/11/2013 12:01:03 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Last Dakotan

Tom Cruise said he worked as hard as any soldier/Marine in Afghanistan...


10 posted on 11/11/2013 12:03:03 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Nachum

Mine too. I did not realize it was made back in the 60’s.


11 posted on 11/11/2013 12:05:42 PM PST by MamaB
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To: Kartographer

One of my favorite movies, all time. Rate it with Enemy Mine for great remakes of old classic stories.


12 posted on 11/11/2013 12:05:49 PM PST by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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13 posted on 11/11/2013 12:06:17 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: EveningStar

Always see him in old reruns of 60s shows like “The FBI” and such. Usually in rather minor, secondary roles. But, he was always a familiar face, and “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” gave him a touch of fame. It was a really nifty, endearing, little sci-fi film. Not as well-known as some others, but people who have seen it always have nice memories and opinions of it.


14 posted on 11/11/2013 12:07:43 PM PST by greene66
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Saw that film as a young lad. Our local CBS TV affiliate pre-empted network programming on Election Night and ran this, as I guess it was easier to interrupt for election returns. (we had a member of the extended family running for a local office and had to keep it on all evening).

Don’t think I’ve seen that film since.


15 posted on 11/11/2013 12:15:53 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Nachum

Ditto - Robinson Crusoe on Mars was a great movie!


16 posted on 11/11/2013 1:09:33 PM PST by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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Amen, and RIP. Loved that movie as a kid...had bad dreams about those cruciform alien spaceships!

A classic, seen it many times since...


17 posted on 11/11/2013 1:21:39 PM PST by Anton.Rutter
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To: EveningStar

RCOM really rates high as an iconic science fiction film. In the 1960s, there was about one or two really unforgettable films a year.

1960 The Time Machine
1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1962 -
1963 X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1964 First Men in the Moon; Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1965 Crack in the World; Planet of the Vampires
1966 Fahrenheit 451; Fantastic Voyage
1967 Quatermass and the Pit
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey; Barbarella; Planet of the Apes
1969 The Illustrated Man


18 posted on 11/11/2013 1:25:41 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (War on Terror news at rantburg.com)
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To: broken_arrow1

The trailer...

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaHJvF59Fg


19 posted on 11/11/2013 1:44:38 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: EveningStar

Interesting tidbit that he played in the Batman TV series because Adam West was in R.C.O.M. too. I remember seeing that flick at the Capitol theater in Ashland,Ky. when it was first released.


20 posted on 11/11/2013 2:24:50 PM PST by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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