Joe Mantell (né Mantel; December 21, 1915 â€" September 29, 2010) was
an American film and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Angie in the 1955 film
Marty, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.Mantell appeared
in the episode "Storm Center" of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, as
well as the pilot of the crime drama, The Untouchables, starring
Robert Stack that originally aired as a 2 part episode of the WDP. He
later turned up in The Untouchables series itself, in the 2 part
episode, "The Unhired Assassin", where he played Giuseppe Zangara, the
would-be assassin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt who ended up
accidentally assassinating Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak instead. 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
(1963).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" (co-starring with Lee Marvin). 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 one,
episode five ("Far from the Brave") of the TV series Combat!. From
1967-69 Mantell appeared five times on Mannix, four of which were in
his recurring role of private detective Albie Loos.Mantell was born in
the Brooklyn borough of New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from
the Kingdom of Galicia, a region in Eastern Europe controlled by the
emperor of Austria. His name originally was 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 94.
an American film and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Angie in the 1955 film
Marty, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.Mantell appeared
in the episode "Storm Center" of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, as
well as the pilot of the crime drama, The Untouchables, starring
Robert Stack that originally aired as a 2 part episode of the WDP. He
later turned up in The Untouchables series itself, in the 2 part
episode, "The Unhired Assassin", where he played Giuseppe Zangara, the
would-be assassin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt who ended up
accidentally assassinating Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak instead. 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
(1963).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" (co-starring with Lee Marvin). 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 one,
episode five ("Far from the Brave") of the TV series Combat!. From
1967-69 Mantell appeared five times on Mannix, four of which were in
his recurring role of private detective Albie Loos.Mantell was born in
the Brooklyn borough of New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from
the Kingdom of Galicia, a region in Eastern Europe controlled by the
emperor of Austria. His name originally was 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 94.
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