Randolph Mantooth Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-07-19
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| 1 | starring in "Morning After Grace" at the Purple Rose Theater. [December 2016] |
| 2 | He and Kevin Tighe both had to study the medical dictionary with Julie London and Bobby Troup, for pronouncing medical terms. |
| 3 | For he and Kevin Tighe to play their own roles on Emergency! (1972), they actually took paramedic courses, despite not taking any written exams. |
| 4 | Each September of every year (for nearly 30 years), by one week, he shared the same month (in birthdays) with Julie London, until her death in 2000. |
| 5 | In 1991, he was attached to appear in the american / italian coproduction of "White Cobra Express". The action movie was supposed to be directed by Jeff Kwitny and produced by Miles O'Keeffe, Chris Trainor, Blaine Beveridge and Aristide Massachessi ( aka Joe D' Amato ). Based on a script written by Jeff Kwitny and Greg Beal. Randy's costars would have been Miles O'Keeffe, John Steiner, Ronald Lacey, Henry Silva, Rebecca Lacey, Corinne Clery and Domiziano Arcangeli. The production couldn't find funding and was never made. |
| 6 | Surrogate son of Julie London. |
| 7 | Had signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1970. |
| 8 | Credits Julie London as his favorite acting mentor/best friend. |
| 9 | Did live action safety tips along with Kevin Tighe at the end of each episode of the Saturday morning cartoon series Emergency +4 (where they reprized both their roles from the live action TV show Emergency) these scenes were cut out when the show went in to syndication. |
| 10 | Has successfully treated cancer. [2015]. |
| 11 | One of his two sisters, Nancy Mantooth, died on August 26, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. |
| 12 | Upon arriving at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Randy was prompted to consider changing his name. Having Randy as his given name at birth, he felt this was more of a nickname than a name, so he decided to change his name to Randolph. |
| 13 | Randolph's great-great grandfather Robert Mantooth (b. 1825 in Cocke County, Tennessee) served as a Confederate soldier in the 60th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Crawford's) (79th Infantry) in the War Between the States. Robert's brothers (or cousins) John and James served in the same unit. |
| 14 | In almost all the Emergency! episodes, a pack of cigarettes is clearly visible in his front left uniform pocket. He is never shown smoking on camera at all. |
| 15 | Met Julie London in 1971 on Emergency! (1972). He was friends with her until her death in 2000. |
| 16 | Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Julie London on Emergency! (1972). |
| 17 | Once admitted he never had a crush on Julie London. |
| 18 | Mantooth along with Kevin Tighe would frequently visit Julie London's house. |
| 19 | Mantooth, along with Julie London, Bobby Troup and Kevin Tighe, attended the memorial of Jack Webb, when the producer passed away in 1982. |
| 20 | His acting mentor and former series' lead, Julie London, died on October 18, 2000, at age 74. (Julie celebrated her 74th birthday on September 26, 2000, just 1 week after him, and passed away, the following month of what would've been her husband's Bobby Troup's 82nd birthday.). |
| 21 | Like his ex-Emergency! (1972) co-stars, Julie London, Bobby Troup and Kevin Tighe, Mantooth is also a private person. |
| 22 | In 1995, he, along with former Emergency! (1972) co-stars, Kevin Tighe and Bobby Troup, all visited Julie London in the hospital, when she suffered a stroke. |
| 23 | He has played the same character (Paramedic John Gage) in three different series: Emergency! (1972), Emergency +4 (1973) and Sierra (1974). |
| 24 | Participating in Project 51, a non-profit organization organized to not only celebrate the impact Emergency! had on rescue and emergency services, but to honor members of the EMS profession as well. As one of seven committee members guiding this organization, Randy has just finished a cross-country tour, travelling with the refurbished Squad from the television show to such cities as: Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas, Long Island, Baltimore and the final stop, Washington, D.C. On May 16, nearly 30 years after Emergency! debuted, the Smithsonian Institute accepted Emergency! memorabilia into its Natural History Museum. [2000] |
| 25 | Became very good friends with Julie London's and Bobby Troup's entire family: Reese Troup, Jody Troup, Ronne Troup, Cynnie Troup, Kelly Troup, Lisa Webb and Stacy Webb. |
| 26 | Lifelong friend of Robert Pratt, they met in 1970, when they were both contract players at Universal Studios. |
| 27 | Along with Julie London, Bobby Troup and Kevin Tighe, Mantooth also appeared in every episode of Emergency! (1972). |
| 28 | Since 2003, Mantooth is an Associate Artist of The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan. |
| 29 | Best friends with and is a lifelong fan of Julie London, he owns both of her greatest hits compilations. |
| 30 | Best friend of Kevin Tighe. |
| 31 | His aunt, Margie Casey, died on May 17, 2012, at age 87. |
| 32 | His mother, Sadie Mantooth, died on April 2, 2013, at age 90. |
| 33 | Nephew of Margie Casey, who was a public school teacher, before an elementary school principal. She retired in 1989. |
| 34 | His acting mentor was the late Julie London, who was his childhood music heroine. |
| 35 | Before he co-starred opposite Julie London on Emergency! (1972), Mantooth, along with her second husband Bobby Troup, Tim Donnelly and Ron Pinkard had worked for Jack Webb, who was married to London at the time. |
| 36 | Friends with: Kevin Tighe, Ronne Troup, and her sister Cynnie Troup, Ron Pinkard, Debbi Morgan, Lee Majors and Larry Manetti. |
| 37 | He was considered for one of the leading parts in the short-lived WB show "Hyperion Bay". |
| 38 | He wrote a screenplay called "Pipeline" with Kevin Tighe. |
| 39 | He created a television show about the Urban Search and Rescue Unit called "USAR-1". |
| 40 | After Emergency! (1972), he was considered together with Harrison Ford for an television show about Canadian Mountain Rangers. The show was was never made. |
| 41 | He was considered for the part of Seismologist Walt Russell on the 1974 disaster movie Earthquake. In the end actor Kip Niven got the part. |
| 42 | Before he was a successful actor he used to be a newspaper boy for the local paper, the Coatesville Record, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. |
| 43 | As a teenager, he was a fan of both shows: The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961). |
| 44 | Was raised in Santa Barbara, California, after living in 24 states. |
| 45 | Serves as Honorary Chairman and Spokesperson for the Non-Profit County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association, and recently received an award for his efforts from the International Association of Fire Chiefs' EMS section. |
| 46 | Best known by the public for his starring role as Paramedic Johnny Gage on Emergency! (1972). |
| 47 | Did a play with Don Knotts and Rue McClanahan in a stage production of "The Man with The Dirty Mind.". |
| 48 | The oldest of four children. His siblings are Don Mantooth, Tonya Mantooth, and Nancy Mantooth. |
| 49 | His old friend and Emergency! (1972) co-star, Kevin Tighe, was Best Man at his 2002 wedding to Kristen Connors. |
| 50 | One of his first jobs in the entertainment industry was being an NBC Page at their television studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. |
| 51 | Bought a 13-1/2 acre ranch in Agoura, California, in the 1970s that was later destroyed by the devastating "Malibu Fire" on October 15, 1978. |
| 52 | Has been actively involved in several charitable causes such as The Make-A-Wish Foundation Western & Central Massachusetts Chapter and has served as a board member of Project 51. |
| 53 | In 1997, he made a guest appearance on Diagnosis Murder (1993) starring Dick Van Dyke, which reunited him with former Emergency! (1972) co-star Robert Fuller. |
| 54 | Co-owns a bar in New York. |
| 55 | His 7th out of his 9th year participating in an Annual All-Star-Game in Szot Park in Chicopee, Massachusetts. [July 2000] |
| 56 | He is half Seminole Indian. |
| 57 | Forced to cut his hair in compliance with real LA County Fire Department standards, Mantooth added the phrase: "Make room for a long-haired fireman" to his autograph on technical advisor Jim Page's copy of the pilot script. |
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