Joe Mantell
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| Born | December 21, 1915 |
| Died | September 29, 2010 (aged 94) Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1949–1990 |
Joe Mantell (né Mantel; December 21, 1915 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor of film and television. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as "Angie" in the 1955 film Marty,[1] which earned the Best Picture Award.
Mantell appeared in the episode "Storm Center" of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, the pilot of the ABC crime drama, The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack. In the 1974 film Chinatown, Mantell played Lawrence Walsh, associate of private eye Jake Gittes. He delivered the film's famous last line, "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown." The character of Walsh reappeared in The Two Jakes. He had a small role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.[2] Mantell appeared frequently in series television, including two episodes of The Twilight Zone: "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" (in a starring role) and "Steel". Mantell played a betrayed husband in the "Guilty Witness" episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He had a recurring role from 1961 to 1962 as Ernie Briggs in six episodes of the CBS sitcom, Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams. Mantell also starred in Season 1, Episode 5 (Far from the Brave) of the TV seriesCOMBAT.
Mantell was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City to immigrant parents from Austria.[3] His name was originally spelled "Mantel" and accented on the first syllable, but at the beginning of his acting career Mantell added the extra "L" and changed the pronunciation to "Man-TELL". On September 29, 2010, Mantell died in Tarzana, California, at the age of ninety-four.[4][5]
References
- ^ Osborne, Robert (1994). 65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards. London: Abbeville Press. p. 138. ISBN 1-55859-715-8.
- ^ "Joe Mantell filmography". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (October 1, 2010). "Joe Mantell Is Dead at 94; Played Sidekick in 'Marty'". The New York Times.
- ^ Coyle, Jake. "Actor Joe Mantell of 'Marty,' 'Chinatown' dies at 94". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "Chinatown actor Joe Mantell dies aged 94". BBC. September 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
External links
- Joe Mantell at IMDb
- Joe Mantell at the Internet Broadway Database
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