Editing Randolph Mantooth

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'''Randolph Mantooth''' (born '''Randy DeRoy Mantooth''', September 19, 1945 &mdash; July 9, 2026) was an American actor who portrayed [[Michael]] in the {{Ep|Greetings From Earth|prose=Y}}. He was born in Sacramento, California, the eldest of four children of a construction engineer whose work relocated the family repeatedly during his childhood.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_birth_family">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=born%20in%20Sacramento%2C%20California%20on%20September%2019%2C%201945|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He was best known for playing firefighter-paramedic John Gage on the NBC series ''[[w:Emergency!|Emergency!]]'', which ran from January 1972 to May 1977.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_gage_run_dates">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=aired%20for%20six%20seasons%2C%20from%20January%201972%20through%20May%201977|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Training and early roles ===

Mantooth acted for the first time at San Marcos High School in the Santa Barbara area, then studied at Santa Barbara City College before receiving a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_schooling_aada">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=He%20received%20a%20scholarship%20to%20the%20American%20Academy%20of%20Dramatic%20Arts|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He adopted the first name Randolph while enrolled there, graduating with the class of 1970.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_name_change_aada">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=where%20he%20changed%20his%20first%20name%20to%20the%20more%20formal-sounding%20Randolph|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_aada_class_1970">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=Alumnus%20of%20the%20AADA%20(American%20Academy%20of%20Dramatic%20Arts)%2C%20Class%20of%201970|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Among his jobs before acting professionally was a stint as a page at the NBC studios in Rockefeller Center.<ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_nbc_page_rockefeller">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=being%20an%20NBC%20Page%20at%20their%20television%20studios%20at%20Rockefeller%20Center|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

Universal talent scout Eleanor Kilgallen saw him playing the lead in a New York production of ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'', for which he shared a best actor award with Brad Davis, and signed him to a studio contract that brought him to Los Angeles in 1970.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_kilgallen_universal_contract">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=Eleanor%20Kilgallen%20spotted%20him%20in%20the%20play|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He accumulated guest credits over the following two years on ''[[w:Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[w:The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' and ''[[w:The Bold Ones: The Senator|The Bold Ones: The Senator]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_mantooth_early_guest_credits_universal">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236806971/#:~:text=he%20began%20appearing%20on%20TV%20shows%20including%20%E2%80%9CIronside%2C%E2%80%9D|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Was 80|publisher=Variety|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

=== Emergency! ===

Producer Robert A. Cinader saw a 1970 scene Mantooth played opposite [[w:Hal Holbrook|Hal Holbrook]] on ''The Bold Ones: The Senator'', in which his character broke down while giving courtroom testimony. Mantooth later recounted Cinader's reaction to that scene.

{{quote|text=From what I was told, he went, "That is my Johnny Gage."|source=Randolph Mantooth, quoted by ''The Hollywood Reporter''<ref group="commentary" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_cinader_casting_quote">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=That%20is%20my%20Johnny%20Gage|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>}}

Mantooth was hired in 1971 to play Gage opposite [[w:Kevin Tighe|Kevin Tighe]] as partner Roy DeSoto in the series, created by ''[[w:Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' producer [[w:Jack Webb|Jack Webb]] with Cinader.<ref group="production" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_hired_1971_webb_cinader">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=he%20was%20hired%20in%201971%20to%20play%20Gage%20opposite%20Kevin%20Tighe|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> The two paramedics were assigned to Station 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and worked alongside Rampart General Hospital personnel played by [[w:Robert Fuller|Robert Fuller]], [[w:Julie London|Julie London]] and [[w:Bobby Troup|Bobby Troup]].<ref group="production" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_station51_rampart_cast">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=Los%20Angeles%20County%20Fire%20Department%27s%20Station%2051|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Mantooth said that when he was told the part was a paramedic, he did not know what the word meant, and that only a small number were then working in California.<ref group="commentary" name="sloane_tvinsider_mantooth_paramedic_unfamiliarity">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1274911/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-loving/#:~:text=What%20the%20hell%E2%80%99s%20a%20paramedic|title=Randolph Mantooth, 'Emergency!' & 'Loving' Star, Dies at 80|author=Sloane, Stephanie|publisher=TV Insider|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="footnote_paramedic_count_discrepancy">Sources differ on the figure Mantooth cited. ''TV Insider'' quotes him giving thirteen paramedics in California at the time, while ''The Hollywood Reporter'' renders the same remark with an editorial substitution reading "a handful." Both accounts draw on the same 2013 Television Academy Foundation interview.</ref> The character's surname was drawn from Los Angeles County battalion chief Jim Page, who developed the department's paramedic program.<ref group="production" name="ems1_mantooth_gage_name_jim_page_origin">{{cite web|url=https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/articles/5-things-to-know-about-randolph-mantooth-NQcYLMbgv2Yamj1S/#:~:text=whose%20name%20was%20inspired%20by%20LACoFD%20Battalion%20Chief%20Jim%20Page|title=Who was Randolph Mantooth? 5 things to know about the 'Emergency!' star|publisher=EMS1|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

The series ran six seasons, and Mantooth performed the majority of his own stunts.<ref group="external" name="variety_mantooth_six_seasons_own_stunts">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236806971/#:~:text=which%20ran%20for%20six%20seasons%2C%20and%20performed%20most%20of%20his%20own%20stunts|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Was 80|publisher=Variety|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He directed two episodes, "The Nuisance" in 1976 and "Insanity Epidemic" in 1977, and also directed the 1978 telefilm ''Greatest Rescues of Emergency!''.<ref group="production" name="sloane_tvinsider_mantooth_directing_credits_emergency">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1274911/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-loving/#:~:text=Mantooth%20directed%20two%20episodes%20as%20well%20as%20the%20television%20movie|title=Randolph Mantooth, 'Emergency!' & 'Loving' Star, Dies at 80|author=Sloane, Stephanie|publisher=TV Insider|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He reprised Gage on ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'' and voiced an animated version of the character in the NBC Saturday-morning series ''Emergency +4'', which aired for two seasons beginning in 1973.<ref group="external" name="deadline_mantooth_gage_crossovers_emergency_plus_four">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2026/07/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236979651/#:~:text=He%20also%20voiced%20the%20Gage%20character%20in%20Emergency%2B4|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Who Appeared On Soap Operas Was 80|publisher=Deadline|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

=== ''Battlestar Galactica'' ===

Mantooth guest-starred as Michael in "[[Greetings From Earth|Greetings from Earth]]", the double-length Original Series installment directed by Rod Holcomb that first aired February 25, 1979.<ref group="external" name="imdb_greetings_from_earth_release_date_usa">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519743/releaseinfo/#:~:text=February%2025%2C%201979|title="Battlestar Galactica" Greetings from Earth (TV Episode 1979) - Release info|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Michael is the adult male among six humans discovered in suspended animation aboard the [[Lunar Avion|Lunar Shuttle Avion]] by [[Apollo]] and [[Starbuck]]. He wakes to find the atmosphere aboard the [[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]] too dense to breathe, and Apollo, Starbuck and [[Cassiopeia]] subsequently escort the shuttle toward its destination in an effort to determine whether the travelers' homeworld, [[Terra]], bears any relation to [[Earth]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_greetings_from_earth_episode_synopsis">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519743/#:~:text=When%20the%20adult%20male%2C%20Michael%2C%20wakes%20up|title="Battlestar Galactica" Greetings from Earth (TV Episode 1979)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> His companion Sarah was played by [[Kelly Harmon]].

Mantooth's brother, actor [[Donald Mantooth]], appears in the same episode as a [[Med. Technician|med technician]].<ref group="production" name="imdb_greetings_from_earth_fullcredits_donald_mantooth">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519743/fullcredits/#:~:text=Med.%20Technician(as%20Donald%20Mantooth)|title="Battlestar Galactica" Greetings from Earth (TV Episode 1979) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Mantooth discussed the guest appearance briefly during his 2013 Television Academy Foundation oral history, in a segment grouped with his recollections of ''[[w:Charlie's Angels|Charlie's Angels]]'' and ''[[w:Diagnosis: Murder|Diagnosis: Murder]]''.<ref group="commentary" name="harrington_televisionacademy_mantooth_oral_history_guest_roles">{{cite web|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/randolph-mantooth#:~:text=He%20discusses%20his%20post-Emergency!%20career%20with%20guest%20starring%20roles|title=Randolph Mantooth|author=Harrington, Amy|publisher=Television Academy Foundation|date=December 13, 2013|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

=== Later television and film ===

Mantooth joined the second season of the ABC comedy ''[[w:Operation Petticoat (TV series)|Operation Petticoat]]'' in 1978 as Lt. Mike Bender, followed the next year by the ABC comedy ''Detective School'' and the Cinader-produced miniseries ''[[w:The Seekers (miniseries)|The Seekers]]''.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_petticoat_detective_school_seekers">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=joining%20the%20second%20season%20of%20the%20ABC%20comedy%20Operation%20Petticoat|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He had earlier appeared in the 1977 miniseries adaptation of ''Testimony of Two Men''.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_mantooth_testimony_two_men_seekers_miniseries">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64238-randolph-mantooth?language=en-US#:~:text=miniseries%20adaptations%20of%20Testimony%20of%20Two%20Men|title=Randolph Mantooth|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

From 1987 he worked primarily in daytime drama, playing Clay Alden and later Alex Masters on the ABC serial ''[[w:Loving (TV series)|Loving]]'' across two stints totaling more than 380 episodes, then continuing the Masters role on its successor ''[[w:The City (1995 TV series)|The City]]'' for close to 200 episodes between 1995 and 1997.<ref group="external" name="deadline_mantooth_loving_the_city_episode_counts">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2026/07/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236979651/#:~:text=more%20than%20380%20episodes%20of%20the%20ABC%20daytime%20soap%20Loving|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Who Appeared On Soap Operas Was 80|publisher=Deadline|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Between the two ''Loving'' runs he played Richard Halifax on ''[[w:General Hospital|General Hospital]]'' from 1992 to 1993.<ref group="external" name="spokesman_mantooth_general_hospital_halifax_dates">{{cite news|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jul/10/emergency-star-randolph-mantooth-dies-at-80/#:~:text=He%20played%20Richard%20Halifax%20on%20%E2%80%9CGeneral%20Hospital%E2%80%9D%20from%201992%20to%201993|title='Emergency!' star Randolph Mantooth dies at 80|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He joined ''[[w:As the World Turns|As the World Turns]]'' in 2003 as Oakdale chief of detectives Hal Munson, a role he took over from Benjamin Hendrickson, and appeared on ''[[w:One Life to Live|One Life to Live]]'' in 2007.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_hal_munson_atwt_takeover">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=play%20Oakdale%20chief%20of%20detectives%20Hal%20Munson|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> His daytime work brought four Soap Opera Digest Award nominations.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_mantooth_soap_opera_digest_nominations">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64238-randolph-mantooth?language=en-US#:~:text=earning%20him%20four%20Soap%20Opera%20Digest%20Award%20nominations|title=Randolph Mantooth|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

Later film credits included ''[[w:He Was a Quiet Man|He Was a Quiet Man]]'' in 2007 and ''Bold Native'' in 2010.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_millennium_film_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=He%20Was%20a%20Quiet%20Man%20(2007)%2C%20the%20action%20adventure%20Bold%20Native%20(2010)|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> His final television credit was a two-episode arc on the FX series ''[[w:Sons of Anarchy|Sons of Anarchy]]'' in 2011, playing Wahewa chief Charlie Horse, who officiates the wedding of characters Opie and Lyla.<ref group="external" name="deadline_mantooth_sons_of_anarchy_charlie_horse_final_credit">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2026/07/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236979651/#:~:text=two-episode%20guest%20spot%20as%20Wahewa%20chief%20Charlie%20Horse|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Who Appeared On Soap Operas Was 80|publisher=Deadline|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

=== Stage work ===

Mantooth appeared off-Broadway in 2003 in [[w:Lanford Wilson|Lanford Wilson]]'s ''Rain Dance'' alongside [[w:James Van Der Beek|James Van Der Beek]], playing a military police officer and former Native American dancer in a piece set the night before the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico.<ref group="external" name="nbcnews_mantooth_rain_dance_offbroadway_role">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/randolph-mantooth-played-medic-nbcs-emergency-dies-80-rcna404688#:~:text=He%20appeared%20in%20the%202003%20off-Broadway%20show%20%E2%80%9CRain%20Dance%E2%80%9D|title=Randolph Mantooth, who played medic on NBC's 'Emergency!' series, dies at 80|publisher=NBC News|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> From 2003 he served as an associate artist of the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan, founded by [[w:Jeff Daniels|Jeff Daniels]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_purple_rose_associate_artist">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=Since%202003%2C%20he%20has%20been%20an%20Associate%20Artist%20of%20The%20Purple%20Rose%20Theatre%20Company|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> His work there included Carey Crim's ''Morning After Grace'' in late 2016.<ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_morning_after_grace_2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=Starring%20in%20%22Morning%20After%20Grace%22%20at%20the%20Purple%20Rose%20Theater|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

== Emergency medical services advocacy ==

Mantooth spoke at firefighter and emergency medical services conferences across the United States for decades after ''Emergency!'' ended, and served as a spokesperson for the International Association of Fire Fighters and the International Association of Fire Chiefs on health and safety matters, as well as a lifetime member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.<ref group="external" name="ems1_mantooth_iaff_iafc_naemt_advocacy_roles">{{cite web|url=https://www.ems1.com/ems-advocacy/articles/5-things-to-know-about-randolph-mantooth-NQcYLMbgv2Yamj1S/#:~:text=He%20is%20a%20spokesperson%20for%20the%20IAFF%20and%20the%20IAFC|title=Who was Randolph Mantooth? 5 things to know about the 'Emergency!' star|publisher=EMS1|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He attributed that commitment to paramedics who treated him for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty house furnace during the run of the series, and to the emergency personnel who treated his sister after a car accident.<ref group="commentary" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_carbon_monoxide_sister_motivation">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=saved%20by%20paramedics%20who%20figured%20out%20he%20had%20carbon%20monoxide%20poisoning|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

In 2012 the Los Angeles County Fire Department named Mantooth and Tighe honorary fire chiefs and presented them with white leather Cairns chiefs' helmets.<ref group="external" name="firerescue1_mantooth_honorary_fire_chief_2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.firerescue1.com/entertainment/emergency-star-longtime-ems-advocate-randolph-mantooth-dies#:~:text=the%20Los%20Angeles%20County%20Fire%20Department%20named%20Mantooth%20and%20Tighe%20honorary%20fire%20chiefs|title='Emergency!' star, longtime EMS advocate Randolph Mantooth dies|publisher=FireRescue1|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He received the James O. Page Award of Excellence from the International Association of Fire Chiefs EMS section in 2022.<ref group="external" name="ibtimes_mantooth_james_page_award_2022">{{cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/randolph-mantooth-legacy-emergency-1808128#:~:text=he%20was%20honoured%20in%202022%20with%20an%20award%20recognising%20his%20work|title=How Did Randolph Mantooth Die? Real Cause of Death, Career Highlights and Details of His Lifesaving Legacy|publisher=International Business Times UK|date=July 11, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

Mantooth served as an executive producer of the documentary ''Into the Unknown'', directed by Tom Putnam, alongside Tighe, [[w:Steve Buscemi|Steve Buscemi]] and Wren Arthur.<ref group="production" name="intotheunknowndoc_official_executive_producers_credit">{{cite web|url=https://intotheunknowndoc.com/#:~:text=From%20executive%20producers%20Randolph%20Mantooth%2C%20Kevin%20Tighe%2C%20Steve%20Buscemi|title=Into the Unknown|publisher=Into the Unknown|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> The film follows paramedic crews across the United States, and its producers launched a fundraising campaign on May 13, 2026, seeking $51,000 toward marketing and distribution.<ref group="production" name="ems1_into_unknown_kickstarter_campaign_may_2026">{{cite web|url=https://www.ems1.com/entertainment/emergency-stars-launch-kickstarter-campaign-to-expand-reach-of-paramedic-documentary#:~:text=A%20Kickstarter%20campaign%20launched%20May%2013%20with%20a%20goal%20of%20raising%20%2451%2C000|title='Emergency!' stars, Steve Buscemi support 'Into the Unknown' EMS documentary|publisher=EMS1|date=May 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Mantooth married Rosemarie Parra in 1978. They divorced in 1991.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_marriages_parra_connors">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=Divorced%20from%20actress%20Rose%20Parra%2C%20he%20married%20actress%20Kristen%20Connors%20in%202002|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He married actress Kristen Connors in 2002, with Tighe serving as best man.<ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_tighe_best_man_connors_wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=Kevin%20Tighe%2C%20was%20Best%20Man%20at%20his%202002%20wedding%20to%20Kristen%20Connors|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> The couple appeared together as an ambassador and his wife in the 2009 comedy ''Scream of the Bikini''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_scream_bikini_couple_roles">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=featured%20together%20as%20the%20ambassador%20and%20his%20wife|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> Two of his siblings also worked in the industry, actor Don Mantooth and producer Tonya Mantooth.<ref group="external" name="imdb_brumburgh_mantooth_siblings_industry_careers">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/bio/#:~:text=Two%20siblings%20also%20got%20into%20the%20business|title=Randolph Mantooth - Biography|author=Brumburgh, Gary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

A ranch Mantooth had bought in the Lobo Canyon area of Agoura, California, was destroyed in the Malibu fire of October 15, 1978.<ref group="external" name="imdb_mantooth_trivia_agoura_ranch_malibu_fire_1978">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544168/trivia/#:~:text=13.5-acre%20ranch%20in%20the%20Lobo%20Canyon%20area%20of%20Agoura|title=Randolph Mantooth - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He disclosed a cancer diagnosis in 2015 and completed treatment that year.<ref group="external" name="variety_mantooth_cancer_diagnosis_2015">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236806971/#:~:text=He%20had%20been%20diagnosed%20with%20cancer%20in%202015|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Was 80|publisher=Variety|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

Mantooth died on July 9, 2026, at a hospice facility in Ventura, California, at the age of 80.<ref group="external" name="barnes_hollywoodreporter_mantooth_death_ventura_hospice">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/#:~:text=died%20Thursday%20at%20a%20hospice%20facility%20in%20Ventura%2C%20California|title=Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on 'Emergency!,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> His sister attributed the death to complications from pneumonia.<ref group="external" name="newsnation_mantooth_death_pneumonia_complications_family">{{cite news|url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/randolph-mantooth-emergency-obit/#:~:text=passed%20away%20in%20Ventura%20on%20July%209%20following%20complications%20from%20pneumonia|title='Emergency!' star Randolph Mantooth, who later found success on soap operas, dead at age 80|publisher=NewsNation|date=July 11, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and by his brother Donald and sister Tonya.<ref group="external" name="variety_mantooth_survivors_kristen_donald_tonya">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236806971/#:~:text=survived%20by%20his%20wife%20Kristen%20and%20his%20siblings%20Donald%20and%20Tonya|title=Randolph Mantooth Dead: 'Emergency!' Star Was 80|publisher=Variety|date=July 10, 2026|accessdate=July 24, 2026}}</ref>

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