Randolph Mantooth

Randy DeRoy Mantooth September 19 1945 July 9 2026 known professionally as Randolph Mantooth was an American actor who worked in television documentaries theater and film for more than 50 years A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts he was discovered in New York by a Universal Studios talent agent while performing the lead in the play Philadelphia Here I Come After signing with Universal and moving back to California he slowly built up his resume with work on such dramatic series as Adam12 1968 Marcus Welby MD 1969 McCloud 1970 and Alias Smith and Jones 1971 Mantooth portrayed paramedic John Gage in the 1970s medical drama Emergency and spoke regularly at Firefighter and EMS conferences and symposia across the United States while maintaining an active acting career He was a spokesperson for both the International Association of Firefighters IAFF and the International Association of Fire Chiefs IAFC for firefighter health and safety and was honored over the years with numerous awards and recognition He appeared in numerous films and television series in lead and supportive roles including miniseries adaptations of Testimony of Two Men 1977 and a starring role as Abraham Kent in The Seekers 1979 Through the 1990s and 2000s he appeared in daytime soap operas earning him four Soap Opera Digest Award nominations He frequently returned to performing in theatrical productions He served as an associate artist at Jeff Daniels Purple Rose Theatre His performances include Mark Kaufmans Evil Little Thoughts Black Elk Speaks Carey Crims Morning after Grace Lanford Wilsons Rain Dance and numerous works by Native American playwrights including William S Yellow Robe Jr