Randolph Mantooth

'Randolph Mantooth' (qv) definitely fit the bill when he made a bankable name for himself in the TV medical series _Notruf California (1972)_ (qv) as strong but sensitive paramedic/firefighter "John Gage".Tall, dark and good-looking, Randy is of Seminole Indian heritage, born in Sacramento, California on September 19, 1945. One of four children born to a construction engineer, his childhood was somewhat physically unsettling in that his father's job career had the family moving frequently from state to state. Randy attended San Marcos High School in the Santa Barbara area of California where he participated in school plays. He received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York following his studies at Santa Barbara City College.Randy was discovered in New York by a Universal talent agent after performing the lead in the play "Philadelphia, Here I Come" and returned to California. He slowly built up his resume with work on such dramatic series as _Adam-12 (1968)_ (qv), _McCloud (1970)_ (qv), _Alias Smith and Jones (1971)_ (qv) and _Dr. med. Marcus Welby (1969)_ (qv). This led to TV stardom on the popular "Emergency!" series in 1972 which ran over five seasons. As a change of pace, he tried comedy and earned series roles on the short-lived _Operation Petticoat (1977)_ (qv) and _Detective School (1979)_ (qv), as well as pursued the guest star route on episodics. He was also prominently seen in the high-profile mini-series _Testimony of Two Men (1977)_ (qv) and _The Seekers (1979)_ (qv).After a career lull in the early 1980s, Randy found a new direction in his career with daytime soaps. He played "Clay Alden" in the soap opera _Loving (1983)_ (qv) from 1987 through 1990, then left for personal reasons before returning to the show in 1993, this time in the role of "Alex Masters". The soap was later revamped and entitled _The City (1995)_ (qv) but it lasted only two more years.From there he has regularly appeared on _General Hospital (1963)_ (qv), _One Life to Live (1968)_ (qv) and _As the World Turns (1956)_ (qv), where he has played both good guys and villains. Millennium credits film include featured roles in the romantic comedy _It Started with a Kiss (1959)_ (qv), the action thriller _Agent Red - Ein tödlicher Auftrag (2000)_ (qv), the social drama _Price to Pay (2006)_ (qv), the romantic thriller _He Was a Quiet Man (2007)_ (qv), the action adventure _Bold Native (2010)_ (qv) and, his last to date, the horror yarn _Killer Holiday (2013)_ (qv). On TV, he has had regular roles on the daytime soap dramas _As the World Turns (1956)_ (qv) in 2003-2005 and _One Life to Live (1968)_ (qv) in 2007.Randy 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, most recently, "Rain Dance" off-Broadway in 2003.Divorced from actress 'Rose Parra' (qv), he married actress 'Kristen Connors' (qv) in 2002. They were featured together as the ambassador and his wife in the film comedy _Scream of the Bikini (2009)_ (qv). Two siblings also got into the business -- actor 'Don Mantooth' (qv) and producer 'Tonya Mantooth' (qv).::Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net