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'Emergency!' Actor Randolph Mantooth Has Died, but His Career Helped Save Countless Lives
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DNyuz
· Jul 11, 2026
Randolph Mantooth, ‘Emergency!’ star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80
Randolph Mantooth, the actor best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on NBC’s hit 1970s series “Emergency!,” has died. He was 80. Mantooth died Thursday at a hospice facility in Ventura, Calif., after a long illness, his brother Donald Mantooth told The Hollywood Reporter. Donald said the actor had “been ill for a number of []
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· Jun 26, 2026
Blood, Sweat & Tears singer David Clayton-Thomas dies at 84
NEW YORK — Blood, Sweat Tears singer David Clayton-Thomas has died. He was 84. The voice behind hits including “You Make Me So Very Happy” and “Spinning Wheel” is said to have died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on ...
Us Weekly
· Jul 11, 2026
Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80: 'Emergency!' Star Dies After Long Illness
Randolph Mantooth, best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on the hit 1970s NBC series Emergency!, has died. He was 80. Mantooth died on Thursday, July 9, at a hospice facility in Ventura, California, his brother Donald Mantooth, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Donald said the actor had been “ill for a number of years []
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· Jun 29, 2026
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· Jun 22, 2026
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Variety
· Jul 10, 2026
Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80
Randolph Mantooth, known for playing paramedic Johnny Gage on the “Emergency!” TV series in the 1970s, died July 9 in Ventura. He was 80. Mantooth broke out in 1972 when he was cast in “Emergency!,” which introduced the profession of paramedics to the public. He co-starred with Kevin Tighe in the popular NBC series which []
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Related coverage for "'Emergency!' Actor Randolph Mantooth Has Died, but His Career Helped Save Countless Lives": DNyuz — Randolph Mantooth, ‘Emergency!’ star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80. ArcaMax — Blood, Sweat & Tears singer David Clayton-Thomas dies at 84. Us Weekly — Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80: 'Emergency!' Star Dies After Long Illness . profootballtalk — Remembering Joe Delaney, 43 years after he died. Drudge Report — Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen, Others Mourn.... Variety — Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80