Randolph Mantooth, Known for Emergency! Dies at 80

[The Duck]

RIP Randolph Mantooth aka paramedic John Gage

Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80

Mantooth played firefighter and paramedic John Gage in the NBC show that aired from 1972 to 1977.

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Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80

He partnered with real-life pal Kevin Tighe (Roy DeSoto) on the popular NBC series, then did lots of soap operas.

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[ron.alan]

That was a good TV show.

 

[The Duck]

That was a good TV show.

It was a good show used to watch it every Saturday night back in the 1970s.

Nowadays I can still catch it Monday thru Friday in the afternoon.

 

[Smilax]

It was a good show used to watch it every Saturday night back in the 1970s.

Nowadays I can still catch it Monday thru Friday in the afternoon.

Same here, on the MeTV channel. Now that I'm retired I get to catch it again occasionally. It's amazing what L.A. used to look like.

 

[KGIII]

I remember the show existing, though I don't recall ever watching it.

 

[deb_user]

I was vaguely aware of the show, but I didn't watch much TV during its time on the air. My rich uncle, Sam, was sending me on all-expense-paid camping trips to various exotic locations around the world, and I also got married. I don't really remember any network TV shows from the '70s, and I've never spent a lot of time watching TV. Growing up, we didn't even have a TV until the '60s, when I was in high school. We lived so far out in the country we had to pipe in daylight, and TV required a 100' high tower with an antenna on top about 10' long, just to watch snow.