Randolph Mantooth filmography

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Randolph Mantooth is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mantooth has been a working actor in television, documentaries, theatre, and film for more than 40 years. 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 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).

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He was chosen to play a lead role as Fireman/Paramedic John Gage in the 1970s medical drama, Emergency! , a show that enjoyed six seasons (129 episodes) and seven two-hour television movie specials. Since this experience, Mantooth has spoken regularly at Firefighter and EMS conferences and symposiums across the United States, while maintaining an active acting career. He is a spokesperson for both the International Association of Firefighters [IAFF] and the International Association of Fire Chiefs [IAFC] for fire fighter health and safety, and he has been honored over the years with numerous awards and recognitions.

Mantooth has appeared in numerous films and television series in lead and supportive roles including mini-series adaptations of Testimony of Two Men (1977) and a starring role as Abraham Kent in The Seekers (1979–80). Through the 1990s and 2000s he explored a new direction in his career with daytime soap operas, earning him four Soap Opera Digest Award nominations. He has frequently returned to his theater roots in such productions as "Footprints in Blood", "Back to the Blankets", "Wink Dah", "The Independence of Eddie Rose", "The Paper Crown", "The Inuit" and "Rain Dance", among others.

Filmography

Television

Television acting roles [1] [2]
Year(s)TitleRoleDescription
1970 Matt Lincoln Paul1 episode of television series:
  • "Angie" (series 1, episode 9)
The Bold Ones: The Senator Lt. Tony Caffey2 episodes of television series:
  • "A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1"
    (season 1, episode 4)
  • "A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 2"
    (season 1, episode 5)
McCloud Intern
(season 1)

Phillip Yerby
(season 2)
2 episodes of television series:
  • "Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City?" (1970)
    (season 1, episode 1)
  • "The Disposal Man" (1971)
    (season 2, episode 4)
1971 The Virginian Lt. Dorn1 episode of television series:
  • "The Regimental Line"
    (season 9, episode 21)
Vanished Ensign2-part television movie
  • Crime/Drama/Mystery
Alias Smith and Jones Dan Loomis1 episode of television series:
  • "Stagecoach Seven"
    (season 1, episode 9)
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Ekins1 episode of television series:
  • Segment: "Class of '99"
Marriage: Year OneDanTelevision movie:
  • Drama/Comedy
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Terence "Terry" Kimble1 episode of television series:
  • "The Strange Secret of Yermo Hill"
    (season 3, episode 2)
Sarge Finch2 episodes of television series:
  • "The Combatants" (season 1, episode 10)
  • "The Badge or the Cross" (season 1, episode 0)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(1971 & 1972)
Intern
(season 2)

Actor
(season 3)
2 episodes of television series:
  • "Cynthia" (1971)
    (season 2, episode 19)
  • "Solomon's Choice" (1972)
    (season 3, episode 25)
Adam-12
(1971 & 1972)
Neil Williams
(season 3)

John Gage
(season 5)
2 episodes of television series:
  • "Log 88 - Reason to Run" (1971)
    (season 3, episode 25)
  • "Lost and Found" (1972)
    (season 5, episode 4)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
(1971 & 1974)
Lonnie Roth
(season 1)

Keith Ryder
(season 3)
2 episodes of television series:
  • "Until Proven Innocent" (1971)
    (season 1, episode 12)
  • "The Desertion of Keith Ryder" (1974)
    (season 3, episode 22)
1972The Bravos2nd Lt.LewisTelevision movie
  • Western
1972-1979 The Wedsworth-Townsend Act Firefighter/Paramedic
John Gage
2-hour Pilot movie for the series Emergency! .
Emergency!
(1972-1977)
Firefighter/Paramedic
John Gage
LACoFD
129 episodes of television series:
  • Also as Director:
    • "The Nuisance" (1976)
      (season 5, episode 24)
    • "Insanity Epidemic" (1977)
      (season 6, episode 14)
Emergency!
(1978-1979)
(Six 2-hour television movies)
Firefighter/Paramedic
John Gage
LACoFD
Six 2-hour television movies:
  • The Steel Inferno (January 7, 1978)
  • Survival on Charter #220 (March 28, 1978)
  • Most Deadly Passage (April 4, 1978)
  • Greatest Rescues of Emergency (December 31, 1978)
    (also as Director)
  • What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing (June 26, 1979)
  • The Convention (July 3, 1979)
Emergency +4
(1973-1974)
Firefighter/Paramedic
John Gage
(voice only)
23 episodes of television series
  • Adventure animation
1973 Starship Rescue HimselfSpecial
  • Previews for NBC's Saturday morning line up with Emergency!+4 and Star Trek: The Animated Series
1974 Go! Himself1 episode of a children's program
  • September 7, 1974 showing what firefighters and paramedics do
Sierra Paramedic John Gage1 episode of television series:
  • "The Urban Rangers"
    (season 1, episode 5)
1975 & 1976 Dinah! Himself2 episodes of talk show [2]
  • Season 2, episode 73 (December 26, 1975)
  • Season 2, episode 196(July 28, 1976)
1976 The Rich Little Show Himself1 episode of a comedy series
  • Season 1, episode 5 (March 1, 1976)
Cos Mailman1 episode of television series:
  • "New Family / Traffic Rules"
    Episode dated October 10, 1976
1977Testimony of Two MenFather Frank McNultyTelevision mini-series
  • Unknown episodes
1978 Project U.F.O. Tim Jenkins1 episode of television series:
  • "Sighting 4016: The Pipeline Incident"
    (season 2, episode 2)
1978 & 1979 Operation Petticoat (TV series) Lt. Mike Bender10 episodes of television series:
  • "Operation Spleen" (Season 2, episode 1)
  • "The Hunkle-Crandall Affair" (Season 2, episode 2)
  • "Cram Course" (Season 2, episode 3)
  • "You Owe Me One" (Season 2, episode 4)
  • "Don't Drink the Shimbaka!" (Season 2, episode 5)
  • "The Talent Show" (Season 2, episode 6)
  • "Sub-Down" (Season 2, episode 7)
  • "Hail to the Chief" (Season 2, episode 8)
  • "Big Deal on Kaloa Street" (Season 2, episode 9)
  • "Matters of Honor(Season 2, episode 10)
Detective School Eddie Dawkins11 episodes of television series:
  • "A Bier on the House" (Season 1, episode 1)
  • "Oh, How We Danced" (Season 1, episode 2)
  • "Lucy in the Sky with Pizza" (Season 1, episode 3)
  • "Hooray for Bulgaria" (Season 1, episode 4)
  • "The Runaway!" (Season 1, episode 5)
  • "The Jewel Heist" (Season 1, episode 6)
  • "One Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures"
    (Season 1, episode 7)
  • "Masseuse in the Cold, Cold Ground"
    (Season 1, episode 8)
  • "The Killer-Diller Lingerie Caper" (Season 1, episode 9)
  • "Farewell, My Miss Glendale" (Season 1, episode 10)
  • "The Bank Job" (series 1, episode 11)
1978 & 1981 Vega$ Bobby Howard
(season 1)

Todd Peterson
(season 3)
2 episodes of television series:
  • "Serve, Volley and Kill" (1978)
    (season 1, episode 11)
  • "French Twist" (1981)
    (season 3, episode 21)
1979 The Love Boat Alan Billingsley1 episode of television series:
  • "Second Chance/Don't Push Me/Like Father, Like Son" (season 2, episode 17)
Battlestar Galactica Michael1 episode of television series:
  • "Greetings from Earth"
    (season 1, episode 19) – also featured his younger brother Donald Mantooth
The Seekers Abraham KentTelevision movie
  • Drama/History
1980 Charlie's Angels Mark Williams1 episode of television series:
  • "Island Angels" (season 5, episode 4)
Aloha Paradise Guest1 episode of television series:
  • "The Star/The Trouble with Chester/Fran´s Worst Friend"
    (season 1, episode 2)
1981 Insight Adam1 episode of television series:
  • "The Sixth Day"
1981 Fantasy Island Dr. Paul Todd
(season 4)
1 episode of television series:
  • "Delphine/The Unkillable" (1981)
    (season 4, episode 20)
1983 thru 1986 The Fall Guy Larry (as
Randy Mantooth)
(season 3)

Veckler (season 4)

Jerry Andrews
(season 5)
3 episodes of television series:
  • "To the Finish" (1983)
    (season 3, episode 11)
  • "The Winner" (1984)
    (season 4, episode 12)
  • "To Lucky Stiff" (1986)
    (season 5, episode 14)
1984 Dallas Joe Don Ford1 episode of television series:
  • "Jamie" (season 8, episode 4)
Foul-up, Bleeps, and Blunders Himself1 episode of television show:
  • Presented Emergency! bloopers
1985 The Star Games Himself
(as Randy Mantooth)
1 episode of television series
  • "Emergency!/It's a Living/Roots/Paper Chase"
Scene of the Crime Guest1 episode of television series:
  • "The Memory Game"
    (season 1, episode 1)
Terror at London Bridge, aka Bridge Across Time Joe NezTelevision movie
  • Horror
Murder, She Wrote Raymond Two Crows/
DeMarco
1 episode of television series:
  • "Murder Digs Deep"
    (season 2, episode 11)
1986 Good Morning America Himself1 episode of a talk show
  • Episode dated July 9, 1986
1987-1990,
1993-1995,
&
1995-1997
Loving
&
The City
Clay Alden/
Alex Masters
Recurring role in television series
1988 L.A. Law Gil Tecowsky1 episode of television series:
  • "The Princess and the Pee"
    (season 3, episode 5)
1991White Cobra ExpressTelevision movie
  • Drama
Before the Storm Bing TupperTelevision movie
  • Drama
Under Cover Bing Tupper1 episode of television series:
  • "Sacrifices" (season 1, episode 3)
China Beach Joaquin1 episode of television series:
  • "100 Klicks Out" (season 4, episode 11)
MacGyver Earl Stringer1 episode of television series:
  • "The Prometheus Syndrome"
    (season 7, episode 4)
1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mr. Leland1 episode of television series:
  • "Please, God, I'm Only Seventeen"
    (season 9, episode 4)
Baywatch Sam Dietz1 episode of television series:
  • "Dead of Summer"
    (season 3, episode 11)
1992-1993 General Hospital Richard HalifaxRecurring role of television series: [2]
  • Daytime drama
1995 The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards Himself/PresenterPresenter (February 17, 1995)
1996 The West Himself (voice)
(cameo appearance)
1 episode of a PBS four-video documentary series
  • "The People"
    (season 1, episode 1)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show HimselfGuest on one episode of a syndicated talk show
1997 One Life to Live Alex Masters1 episode of television series:
Diagnosis Murder Mayor Bill Tremont1 episode of television series:
  • "Malibu Fire"
    (season 5, episode 3)
JAG Col. Ron Barret1 episode of television series:
  • "Impact"
    (season 3, episode 9)
Walker, Texas Ranger James Lee Crown1 episode of television series:
  • "Rainbow's End"
    (season 6, episode 10)
1998 Promised Land Ben Camden1 episode of television series:
  • "When Darkness Falls"
1999 Diagnosis Murder Himself
(cameo appearance)
1 episode of television series:
  • "Trash TV" [2]
    (season 6, episode 19)
2000 ER Policeman1 episode of television series:
  • "May Day"
    (season 6, episode 22)
Bitter Suite
(original title Time Share )
Ken CrandallTelevision movie
  • Action/drama
Ultimate Fan SearchHimselfTVLand Game Show
  • Provided a video question and answer
VH-1 Where Are They Now? HimselfTV series/documentary/biography
  • Episode dated October 21, 2000
2002 Street Smarts HimselfSyndicated Game show
  • Classic TV Week
2003 VH-1 Where Are They Now: TV Hunks HimselfTV movie documentary short
  • Episode dated June 30, 2003
2003-2005 As the World Turns Harold 'Hal' Todd
Munson, Jr.
30 episodes of television series:
  • Daytime drama
2004 The Hollywood Squares HimselfGameshow
  • TV Doctors Week (season 6, episode 96)
    February 9, 2004 [2]
2007 One Life to Live Kirk Harmon11 episodes of television series:
  • Daytime drama
Fire Serpent Dutch FallonTelevision movie
  • Drama
2009 Criminal Minds Mr. Patrick Gless1 episode of television series:
  • "Cold Comfort"
    (season 4, episode 14)
Entertainment Tonight HimselfTV series
  • Episode dated February 10, 2009
2010 Ghost Whisperer Allen Farber1 episode of television series:
  • "Dead Ringer"
    (season 5, episode 21)
Hometown GloryHimself
(Special Thanks)
Documentary/Action/Biography
2011 Sons of Anarchy Charlie Horse2 episodes of television series:
  • "Out" (1978)
    (season 4, episode 1)
  • "Dorylus" (1981)
    (season 4, episode 3)

Film

Feature film acting roles [1]
Year(s)TitleRoleDescription
1999Enemy ActionSolonskyFeature film
  • Action/drama
2000 Agent Red Admiral EdwardsFeature film
  • Action
2006Price to PayBertFeature film
  • Drama
2007 He Was a Quiet Man Dr. WillisFeature film
  • Comedy/drama
On the Revolutions of Heavenly SpheresArthur MaylerFilm short
  • Short/drama
2008Flowers and WeedsRoger LonerganFilm short
  • Short/drama
2009 Scream of the Bikini Ambassador CartwrightFeature film
  • Comedy
2010 Bold Native Richard CranehillFeature film
  • Action/adventure/comedy
2013 Killer Holiday Detective BodrogiFeature film
  • Horror/thriller
2014 Actor? A Documentary HimselfDocumentary
  • (In theaters May 1, 2014)

Theatre

Mantooth has frequently returned to his theatre roots in such productions as Footprints in Blood, Back to the Blankets, Wink Dah, The Independence of Eddie Rose, The Paper Crown, The Inuit and Rain Dance (off-Broadway), [4] among others. [1] Since 2003, Mantooth has been an Associate Artist of The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan, founded by Jeff Daniels, [5] completing a three-month run of Superior Donuts in 2012. [6]

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