Randolph Mantooth

Known for ActingBorn 1945-09-19Died 2026-07-09Sacramento, California, USA

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 Adam-12 (1968); Marcus Welby, M.D. (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 Kaufman's Evil Little Thoughts, Black Elk Speaks, Carey Crim's Morning after Grace, Lanford Wilson's Rain Dance, and numerous works by Native American playwrights including William S. Yellow Robe Jr.Read more

Movies & web series

Before the Storm

Sons of Anarchy

Criminal Minds

Ghost Whisperer

The Seekers

ER

Emergency!

Emergency!

Night Gallery

MacGyver

Under Cover

Murder, She Wrote

China Beach

Sarge

Bold Native

JAG

Diagnosis: Murder

One Life to Live

Walker, Texas Ranger

McCloud

Battlestar Galactica

L.A. Law

Scene of the Crime

Aloha Paradise

Adam-12

Vega$

Where Are They Now?

Dallas

Operation Petticoat

Alias Smith and Jones

He Was a Quiet Man

Charlie's Angels

Promised Land

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Bravos

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

The Virginian

The Love Boat

Baywatch

Time Share

Detective School

Testimony of Two Men

Emergency +4

Marriage: Year One

The City

Price To Pay

Terror at London Bridge

Scream of the Bikini