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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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What happened Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
The headline split WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Actor Randolph Mantooth, known for 'Emergency!', dies at 80". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) frames it as "'Emergency!' star Randolph Mantooth dies at 80 - Fri, 10 Jul 2026 PST".
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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
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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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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
Mantooth had a decades-long career in television that also included soap operas and dozens of guest star roles.
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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
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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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