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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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As of July 11, 2026 at 4:07 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
The headline split The left frames it as "Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80". The center frames it as "'Emergency!' star Randolph Mantooth dies at 80 - Fri, 10 Jul 2026 PST".
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10 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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Left / center-leftRandolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80
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CenterActor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
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NBC NewsNews report · Jul 11, 4:07 AM
Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC’s ‘Emergency!’, dies at 80
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LOS ANGELES — Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage in NBC’s “Emergency!” television series in the 1970s, has died at age 80 after a long illne...
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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jul 11, 12:50 AM
Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80
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Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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WNBC / NBC New YorkNews report · Jul 11, 12:36 AM
Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC's ‘Emergency!', dies at 80
Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage in NBC’s “Emergency!” television series during the 1970s, has died at age 80 after a long illness, his fa...
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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Jul 11, 12:34 AM
'Emergency!' star Randolph Mantooth dies at 80 - Fri, 10 Jul 2026 PST
Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on the 1970s series "Emergency!," has died at 80, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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NBC5 Dallas-Fort WorthNews report · Jul 10, 11:36 PM
Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC's ‘Emergency!', dies at 80
Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage in NBC’s “Emergency!” television series during the 1970s, has died at age 80 after a long illness, his fa...
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