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Paul Mantz (1903–1965)

Stunts | Miscellaneous Crew | Camera and Electrical Department

American aviator who became the most renowned stunt flyer in movies of the mid-twentieth century. The son of a school principal, he grew up Redwood City, California and developed a fascination with flying as a boy. He joined the Air Corps as a cadet and was a brilliant student pilot, but he was discharged after buzzing a train full of high-level officers... See full bio »

Born:

Albert Paul Mantz
in Alameda, California, USA

Died:

(age 61) in Buttercup Valley, California, USA
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1965 The Flight of the Phoenix (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1957 The Wings of Eagles (aerial stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1949 Twelve O'Clock High (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1947 Jungle Flight (stunt pilot)
 
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1943 Learn and Live (short) (stunt pilot)
 
1942 Thunder Birds [Soldiers of the Air] (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1942 Flying Tigers (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1942 Young America (stunt pilot)
 
1941 Keep 'Em Flying (chief stunt pilot: torpedo chase and flying sequences)
 
1941 Flying Cadets (stunt pilot)
 
1941 International Squadron (stunt pilot)
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1941 I Wanted Wings (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1941 The Face Behind the Mask (stunt pilot)
 
1940 Flight Command (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1940 Charter Pilot (stunt pilot)
 
1940 Hired Wife (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1940 Isle of Destiny (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1940 The House Across the Bay (stunt pilot)
 
1939 20,000 Men a Year (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1939 Coast Guard (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings (chief stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1938 Flight to Fame (stunt flyer)
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings (stunt pilot)
 
1937 The Woman I Love (stunt pilot)
 
1936 Love on the Run (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1936 The Border Patrolman (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1936 Sins of Man (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1936 Border Flight (stunts - uncredited)
 
1936 The Country Doctor (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1936 Ceiling Zero (stunt flier - uncredited)
 
1935 West Point of the Air (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1935 Loves of a Dictator (stunt pilot)
 
1934 Here Comes the Navy (aerial stunts - uncredited)
 
1933 Night Flight (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1933 Flying Devils (stunt flyer - uncredited)
 
1933 Central Airport (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1933 Parachute Jumper (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1932 Air Mail (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1931 The Galloping Ghost (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
1930 Hell's Angels (stunt pilot - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (31 titles)
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix (aerial sequences)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (aerial supervisor)
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles (director of aerial unit)
 
1960 The Crowded Sky (pilot - uncredited)
 
1957 Zero Hour! (night aerial footage - uncredited)
 
1957 Jet Pilot (pilot - uncredited)
 
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis (aerial supervisor)
 
1956 The Miracle of Todd-AO (short) (pilot: B-25)
 
1956 De Luxe Tour (documentary) (pilot)
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (planes supplier - uncredited)
 
1955 Strategic Air Command (aerial unit supervisor)
 
1952 Sky King (TV series) (aerial advisor - 16 episodes)
– The Porcelain Lion (1952) (aerial advisor)
– Destruction from the Sky (1952) (aerial advisor)
– Wings of Justice (1952) (aerial advisor)
– Blackmail (1952) (aerial advisor)
– The Giant Eagle (1952) (aerial advisor)
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1952 Cruise of the Zaca (documentary short) (helicopter pilot - uncredited)
 
1952 This Is Cinerama (documentary) (pilot - segment "America the Beautiful")
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (coordinator: aerial footage - uncredited)
 
1950 Borderline (supervisor: aerial scenes - uncredited)
 
1948 Fort Apache (aerial liaison - uncredited)
 
1947 Blaze of Noon (aerial unit supervisor, chief pilot)
 
1946 Gallant Journey (chief pilot)
 
1943 Air Force (chief pilot: Warner Bros.)
 
1941 Dive Bomber (chief pilot: Warner Bros.)
 
1941 I Wanted Wings (pilot: camera airplane - uncredited)
 
1940 Men Against the Sky (technical advisor)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent (pilot - uncredited)
 
1940 Isle of Destiny (flying sequences - uncredited)
 
1939 20,000 Men a Year (technical advisor)
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings (chief pilot, technical adviser)
 
1939 Tail Spin (technical director)
 
1938 Test Pilot (technical director - uncredited)
 
1936 China Clipper (pilot - uncredited)
 
1936 Ceiling Zero (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (17 titles)
1975 America the Beautiful (documentary short) (aerial director of photography)
 
1967 America the Beautiful (documentary short) (aerial director of photography)
 
1958 America the Beautiful (documentary short) (aerial director of photography)
 
1957 Jet Pilot (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1956 Toward the Unknown (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1956 De Luxe Tour (documentary) (aerial director of photography)
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks (pilot: camera airplane - uncredited)
 
1950 Chain Lightning (aerial director of photography)
 
1947 The Beginning or the End (aerial director of photography)
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1943 Briefing for the North Atlantic (aerial director of photography)
 
1940 Flight Command (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1940 Terry and the Pirates (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1939 Eternally Yours (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1939 Wings of the Navy (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings (aerial director of photography - uncredited)
 
1934 Change of Heart (aerial photographer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Winfield's Second Pilot (uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings
Pilot (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1956 Seven Wonders of the World (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1943 Learn and Live (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1956 Seven Wonders of the World (documentary)
Himself
 
1954 The Motion Picture Stunt Pilot (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

A. Paul Mantz
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm not a stunt pilot. I'm a precision pilot. See more »

Trivia:

Won the Bendix Trophy airplane races three years running, 1946-1948. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo