United Kingdom, July 11 -- Randolph Mantooth, the actor whose portrayal of firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage in the landmark NBC drama Emergency! helped transform public awareness of emergency medical services, has died aged 80 after a prolonged battle with cancer.

It emerged on Saturday (11.07.26) the television star died on Thursday (09.11.26) at a hospice facility in Ventura, California, surrounded by family and friends, according to his brother, Donald Mantooth.

Randolph had been battling several forms of cancer for a number of years, including throat cancer. Donald told The Hollywood Reporter his brother had "kept getting thinner and thinner" before his death. The actor is survived by his wife, Kristen Connors, whom he married in 2...