Randolph Mantooth

In 2000, Randolph Mantooth joined Project 51, a nonprofit organization created not only to celebrate the impact of Emergency! (1972) on rescue and emergency services but also to honor members of the EMS profession. As one of seven committee members guiding the organization, he completed a nationwide tour, traveling with the refurbished Squad from the TV series to cities including Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas, Long Island and Baltimore, ending in Washington, D.C. On May 16, roughly 30 years after the release of "Emergency!", the Smithsonian Institution accepted memorabilia from the series into the Museum of Natural History.

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Randolph Mantooth played the character of Los Angeles paramedic John Gage in four different series: Emergency! (1972), Emergency +4 (1973), Adam-12 (1968) and Sierra (1974).

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At the end of each episode of the Saturday-morning animated series "Emergency +4", Randolph Mantooth appeared with Kevin Tighe in live-action safety tips (both roles were reprised from the live-action TV series "Emergency!"), but these scenes were cut when the series aired.

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Randolph Mantooth is half Seminole Indian.

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Randolph Mantooth's old friend and Emergency! (1972) co-star Kevin Tighe was his best man at his 2002 wedding to Kristen Connors.

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Randolph Mantooth serves as Honorary Chairman and Spokesperson for the nonprofit Los Angeles County Fire Museum Association, and received an award from the EMS section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs for his efforts.

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Randolph Mantooth has been actively involved in various charities, such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation Western & Central Massachusetts Chapter, and served as a board member of Project 51.

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In 2015, Randolph Mantooth was in remission from an unspecified cancer he had completed treatment for. On his Facebook page, he announced that his sister, Nancy Jean Mantooth Dehoyos, died of cancer the same year.

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In the mid-1970s, Randolph Mantooth bought a 13.5-acre ranch in the Lobo Canyon area of Agoura, California; it was destroyed by the devastating "Malibu Fire" on October 15, 1978.

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Randolph Mantooth appeared in every episode of Emergency! (1972) alongside Julie London, Bobby Troup and Kevin Tighe.

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In 1995, Randolph Mantooth visited Julie London in the hospital when she suffered a stroke, together with his former Emergency! (1972) co-stars Kevin Tighe and Bobby Troup.

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Although Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe did not have to take any written exam to play their roles on Emergency! (1972), they did in fact take paramedic courses.

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Randolph Mantooth developed a series called "USAR-1" about an Urban Search and Rescue unit.

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Before appearing with Julie London on Emergency! (1972), Randolph Mantooth had worked for Jack Webb, who was previously married to London, along with her second husband (Bobby Troup), Tim Donnelly and Ron Pinkard.

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In nearly all "Emergency!" episodes, a pack of cigarettes is clearly visible in the left front pocket of the uniform, but Randolph Mantooth is never shown smoking on camera.

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One of Randolph Mantooth's first jobs in the entertainment industry was as an NBC page at the television studios in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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After living in 24 states, Randolph Mantooth grew up in Santa Barbara, California.

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After Emergency! (1972), Randolph Mantooth was considered for a series about the Canadian Mountain Rangers alongside Harrison Ford, but it was never made.

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Like his future co-star Kevin Tighe, Randolph Mantooth had been a lifelong Julie London fan since childhood, listening to her music, and he later acted alongside her as one of the paramedics on Emergency! (1972).

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Before Kip Niven won the role, Randolph Mantooth was considered for the part of seismologist Walt Russell in the film Earthquake (1974).

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Randolph Mantooth's great-great-great-grandfather Robert Mantooth (b. 1825, Cocke County, Tennessee) served as a Confederate soldier in the 60th Regiment of Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Crawford's) (79th Infantry) during the War Between the States. Robert's brothers (or cousins) John and James served in the same unit.

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Together with Kevin Tighe, Randolph Mantooth wrote a screenplay titled "Pipeline."

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Since 2003, Randolph Mantooth has been an Associate Artist of The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan.

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Randolph Mantooth is best known to the public for his role as paramedic Johnny Gage on the series Emergency! (1972).

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While traveling from Los Angeles to New York, Randolph Mantooth was approached by producers to do the soap opera Loving (1983). At one point the producers wanted his character to be a villain at heart, but he actually wanted his character to be a superior hero. He enjoyed the role.

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Mantooth and Emergency! (1972) cast members Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller and Julie London (Troup's widow) attended Bobby Troup's funeral on February 22, 1999.

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In 1970, Randolph Mantooth signed a contract with Universal Studios.

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In his youth, Randolph Mantooth was a fan of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961).

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As "Emergency!" gained popularity, Randolph Mantooth decided to devote his professional life solely to acting. He sold his share in his company Prattooth Productions to his brother Don Mantooth.

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Randolph Mantooth was a lifelong friend of Robert Fuller, who played his medical teacher on Emergency! (1972), but their relationship fell apart when Fuller, newly married to actress Jennifer Savidge, moved to a ranch near Gainesville, Texas.

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Randolph Mantooth partnered with his friend and fellow actor Robert Pratt to found the multimedia company Prattooth Productions.

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Randolph Mantooth was accepted as one of the leads of the short-lived WB show Hyperion Bay (1998).

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Randolph Mantooth is an AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts) graduate, class of 1970.

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Randolph Mantooth's aunt was Margie Casey, a public school teacher and elementary school principal. She retired in 1989 and died of cancer in 2012 at the age of 87.

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For about 30 years, until her death in 2000, Randolph Mantooth shared a birthday month with Julie London.

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Between 1993 and 2002, Randolph Mantooth took part in the Annual All-Star Game held at Szot Park in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

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Randolph Mantooth graduated from Santa Barbara City College in California.

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Randolph Mantooth was cremated at the Neptune Society in Thousand Oaks, California. His urn was later buried in the Santa Barbara cemetery in California.

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Randolph Mantooth graduated from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California.

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