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Randolph Mantooth (born Randy DeRoy Mantooth, September 19, 1945), is an American actor who has worked in television, documentaries, theater, and film for more than 40 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 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). He was chosen to play a lead role as Fireman/Paramedic John Gage in the 1970s medical drama, ''Emergency!'', a show that aired six seasons (129 episodes) and six two-hour television movie specials. Since this experience, Mantooth has spoken regularly at Firefighter and EMS conferences and symposia across the United States, while maintaining an active acting career. He is a spokesperson for both the International Association of Firefighters () and the International Association of Fire Chiefs () 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 appeared in daytime soap operas, earning him four Soap Opera Digest Award nominations. He has frequently returned to theater in the productions ''Footprints in Blood'', ''Back to the Blankets'', ''Wink Dah'', ''The Independence of Eddie Rose'', ''The Paper Crown'', ''The Inuit'' and ''Rain Dance'', among others. ==History== Mantooth, the oldest of four children, was born as Randy DeRoy Mantooth in Sacramento, California, in 1945, to Sadie (nee Neddenreip) and Donald (Buck) Mantooth. He is of Seminole, Cherokee, Potawatomi,〔 Scottish,〔 and German descent. His mother was of German descent; his father was from Oklahoma.〔 His siblings are Don Mantooth, Nancy Mantooth and Tonya Mantooth. Because of their father's job in the construction industry, Mantooth lived in 24 states, finally settling in Santa Barbara, California, where he grew up. Mantooth attended San Marcos High School and participated in school plays. Following his studies at Santa Barbara City College, he received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York . It was there that he chose to change his first name from "Randy" to stage name "Randolph", keeping his last name.〔 His performance as "Gar" in the play ''Philadelphia Here I Come'' earned him the Charles Jehlenger Award for Best Actor, an honor he shared with fellow actor Brad Davis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Randy Mantooth Bio (archived version) )〕 Mantooth's earlier jobs included work as an elevator operator at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church and as a page at NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. His very first paying job in life was as a newspaper boy for the local paper, the ''Coatesville Record'', in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. On April 2, 2013, Mantooth lost his mother, Sadie Mantooth, age 90, at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. The Los Angeles County Fire Museum received a special donation from him to dedicate the memory of his mother.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=LA County Fire Museum (Museum Donor Board) )〕 In 2015, he revealed that he was both diagnosed with cancer earlier that year and had completed treatment, heading towards a recovery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randolph Mantooth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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